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A Life Committed to Service
Swig & Swine owner learned how to deal with the high pressure of the restaurant industry while aboard a submarine by Lorne Chambers | Editor As the old adage goes, if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. But when you’re hundreds of feet beneath the...
West Ashley Flashback — The Bridges That Built West Ashley
For centuries, crossing the Ashley River has shaped the communities on both shores On October 5, 1955, the creosote tanker “Fort Fetterman” struck the Ashley River Memorial Bridge, destroying the western draw span. Folks living in St. Andrew’s Parish had become quite...
West Ashley Wanderer— Tangled Up in Blue
West Ashley family lives on the former Wappoo Plantation where Eliza Lucas Pinckney cultivated indigo In 1739, a 16-year-old girl was left in charge of her family’s plantation on Wappoo Creek. Following Betsy Road to its intersection at Lord Calvert Drive, you will...
Do You Believe in Fairies?
Hidden worlds await along Magnolia’s garden paths by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer This summer, step into a world of wonder as a magical, whimsical fairy village comes to life at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The Fairies & Flowers exhibit will feature...
Local Robotics Teams Go International
Orange Grove students to represent Charleston in the Netherlands this month from Staff Reports A group of West Ashley students is taking their talents overseas this month, representing Charleston on an international stage in one of the world’s fastest-growing STEM...
District Honors West Ashley Counselor
C.E. Williams Middle School’s Tori Hoplins named first-ever CCSD School Counselor of the Year from Staff Reports Last month, Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced the recipient of its first-ever School Counselor of the Year Award, recognizing excellence...
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Drayton Hall Elementary’s Kaitlin Ashby receives first-year honor from district from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Huggins and staff surprised four first-year teachers with Rookie Teacher of the Year awards. Among them was one...
Bobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much scheduled west of the Ashley River this year, West Ashley still found a...
Fox and the Falcon Takes Flight
New stylish wine bar Fox and the Falcon opens in Avondale by Lorne Chambers | Editor A hip new gathering place just opened in West Ashley. Fox and the Falcon gets its name and inspiration from two creatures long associated with the vineyard landscape. High above the...
Cultivating Connection
Parks Conservancy celebrates the official opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy celebrated the opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest with a May 16 ribbon-cutting, revitalizing a historic West...
