The Evolution of Avondale
With the opening of several new businesses, West Ashley’s hippest corridor is experiencing yet another renaissance by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer The quaint downtown of otherwise sprawling West Ashley, The Avondale Business District currently consists of two main...
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Art Matters — A Conversation with Gale Ray
Artist actively painting, retired weaver and faux finish painter Describe your work I capture passages and pathways, both manmade and in nature by painting landscapes and sculpting and making paintings of shells. Current project Making pottery based on shells that I...
A Tale of Two Stores
South Windermere Earth Fare says good-bye while Harris Teeter says hello to West Ashley Circle by Lorne Chambers | Editor Not too long ago, much of West Ashley bordered on being designated a “food desert,” according to federal officials. A big swath of 29407 and 29414...
Not-So-Horrifying For Vegetarians
For a barbeque place, Swig & Swine has plenty of meat-free options West Ashley vegans and vegetarians proclaimed a collective ‘Praise be!’ when Whole Foods opened the doors of its Savannah Highway store in August of 2018. No longer would we have to pack up the...
Buzzing Around West of the Ashley
Revisiting the second oldest subdivision West of the Ashley In the ongoing discussion about the name we use for our section of Charleston, Cele insisted that “West of the Ashley” was the proper term, not “West Ashley.” Many still insist on St Andrew’s Parish. The...
Run with the Wild Ones
“Where the Wild Things Run” 5K Run and Walk returns to Caw Caw Interpretive Center on March 7 from Staff Reports Grab your running shoes, and get ready to run wild at Caw Caw! The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) hosts its popular annual Where...
In-Shore Fishing Report — March 2020
Time To Get Back on the Water The water is warming, which means its time to get ready to catch some fish by Captain Geoff Bennett | Special to West Of Free Press Warmer weather is arriving in the Lowcountry and we’ve already seen a few days in the 70s. As the...
Memorial FirEhouse Delayed
Hot construction market and limited supplies cool construction at future Station 11 site by Bill Davis | News Editor Work is several months delayed on the new firehouse on Savannah Highway that overlooks the Charleston Nine memorial through one window each for the...
A Potential Park For Parsonage Road
St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground makes a pitch for Church Creek Plaza site by Bill Davis | News Editor For years, Church Creek Plaza was a neglected, decaying shopping strip at the corner of Ashley River and Parsonage roads. Then five years ago, the county moved to...
West Of Turns 15
West Ashley’s newspaper continues to cover our ever-changing community special to West Of Free Press On Feb. 1, 2005 the first edition of West Of hit the racks. “My main goal was to give West Ashley a voice, to help us not be overlooked and overshadowed,” said editor...
Score One for the Home Team
Local BBQ restaurant is all fired up about giving back by Lorne Chambers | Editor Fourteen years ago Home Team BBQ opened it’s first restaurant in an old gas station along St. Andrew’s Boulevard in West Ashley. The arrival of Home Team marked a shift in the South...
