Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig
Former Piggly Wiggly site remains a slab of concrete after City Council fails to pass development plan by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Getting anything done by consensus in West Ashley has been a struggle.” That line, said by Charleston City council member Peter...
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West Ashley Flashback — Taking a Peak Into Peek’s Past
Tongue-twisters and Easter eggs hidden in the history of St. Andrew’s Parish Exciting Update: As this newest West Ashley Flashback about Isaac D. Peek goes to press, the community has learned that the South Carolina Department of Archives and History has reviewed a...
Keep West Ashley Beautiful
Local woman leads charge against litter in West Ashley by Lorne Chambers | Editor Five years ago, a small group of local residents had a vision for a better West Ashley. They created an organization to help achieve that vision, calling it West Ashley United. The...
Fire Station 11 Still Not Finished
More than a year over original deadline, the striking new station is still not able to be used by Bill Davis | News Editor More than a year ago, West Of Free Press ran a story about the already-late Station 11 fire station on Savannah Highway adjacent to the...
West Ashley’s Split Personality
A rapidly-evolving community deals with two different identities and two different approaches to commercial growth By Bill Davis | News Editor It may be harder and harder to recognize West Ashley in the coming years. Last month, the S.C. Chapter of the American...
Maryville-Ashleyville Goes Upscale
Prime location draws a new 40-home upscale development to the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood by Bil Davis | News Editor Upscale development has come to the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood, with the Avenue of Oaks, an ambitious housing development brought to...
Changes on the Half Shell
The Deli says good-bye to breakfast, expands to add Steam’d Raw Bar with indoor/outdoor seating and fresh seafood by Lorne Chambers | Editor Last year The Deli opened in the former First Federal Bank location on Savannah Hwy. near the I-526 on ramp. It was the latest...
Don’t Call it A Comeback
Highfalutin show marks the triumphant return of Kevin Harrison to Charleston’s visual art scene by Lorne Chambers | editor It’s been 20 years since protesters filled the sidewalks of Broad Street in historic downtown Charleston, holding signs and picketing an art...
West Ashley Flashback — A Walk in the Park
Parks played — and continue to play — pivitol rolls in communities throughout West Ashley Maps and Plats of the early neighborhoods in St. Andrew’s Parish have interesting features and often give us clues as to what the community desired when the neighborhood was...
Day Trippin’ — Charles Towne Landing
Annual Founders Day festivities at West Ashley landmark get a 21st century virtual overhaul this year In April of 1670, a single wooden ship called the Carolina sailed into Charleston harbor and at the behest of King Charles II, the occupants established the first...
WAHS Robotics Team Wins State Championship
Robotics Team 9623Z takes top spot at VRC High School State Championships from Staff Reports West Ashley High School’s robotics team, 9623Z - Zulu, competed at the VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) High School State Championship this past weekend in Greenville, SC, and...
