Deep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System's massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West Ashley, most people speak in terms of improvements to buildings,...
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West Ashley Wanderer — Painting the Town
Local artists help make West Ashley a little more colorful When artist MASÁRE let me know he had completed the current eye-catching mural project on the side of the Drake Fitness building in Avondale, I walked down to catch the scene without cars parked in front of...
West Ashley Flashback — Road to the Wappoo Causeway
The origin of one of West Ashley’s most travelled roads Wappoo Road. Almost everyone who lives in West Ashley crosses or drives this road on a daily basis. But does anyone really ponder the origin of the road or its name? Step back to when the first people arrived by...
Deep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System's massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West Ashley, most people speak in terms of improvements to buildings,...
A Public Park 350 Years in the Making
Old Towne Creek County Park opens beside the birthplace of South Carolina’s first permanent European settlement by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Just days before Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, West Ashley has officially unwrapped a gift of its...
West Ashley is Home to one of America’s Rarest Reproductions
Middleton’s prized 1818 silk copy of the Declaration of Independence is one of only four in the world from Staff Reports As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this month, one of the nation’s rarest tributes to the Declaration of Independence...
If This Tree Could Talk
The Arcadian Park live oak is a piece of living history by Kenneth Marolda | Member of the West Ashley Historians Nestled in a pocket of live oak trees only a stone’s throw from Charles Towne Landing, Arcadian Park in Avondale is an oasis of calm amid the bustling...
A Star-Spangled Adventure
New children’s book helps young readers discover Middleton Place and the spirit of Independence Day by Lorne Chambers | Editor When Middleton Place Youth & Family Programs Manager Alexandra Emch began brainstorming family-friendly programs for America’s 250th...
Ladies and Gentleman… The Volstad Room
Avondale’s hip new cocktail bar aims to elevate West Ashley’s nightlife by Lorne Chambers | Editor There has been an air of mystery surrounding what’s going on behind the shiny gold door at 15 Magnolia Road. The space, which once housed Voodoo Tiki Bar & Grill and...
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...
