Make Way for the “CowFartBus”
Orange Grove Charter School goes Green(er) with school bus that runs off renewable natural gas by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer It's name may be funny, but its mission is sincere. The “CowFartBus” looks exactly like any other school bus at Orange Grove Charter...
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A Culinary Tour of the Caribbean
New Pan-Caribbean restaurant Patois takes over where Spanglish leaves off Story by Lorne Chambers | Editor Photo by Paul Cheney After opening to much fanfare in late 2019, Spanglish Cocina+Bar struggled through a rocky 2020 that resulted with the original owners,...
What’s West Ashley Eating?
Greetings my fellow 29407 & 29414ers! Somehow, the powers that be decided that letting me have a column in this paper would be a good idea. You can call me Mr. Eats, a.k.a. the dude behind the Instagram @westashleyeats. Go follow it, NOW! I won’t share a bunch of...
WAHS Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Coach
Benjamin Snyder, former three-time Coach of the year takes over Wildcat program from Staff Reports West Ashley High has named Benjamin Snyder, a four- time Conference Coach of the Year, as its next head men’s basketball coach. After a successful run as the head coach...
Road Trippin’ — Botany Bay
Edisto Island’s hidden gem is hotbed for nature, especially birds native to this region I grew up in a house full of music. Instruments hung on the walls and the huge stereo that took up an entire corner of the living room played all day and night — everything from...
West Ashley Flashback — Revisiting West Ashley’s WWII P.O.W. Camp
A deeper dive into World War II prison camp helps separate fact from folklore The Prisoner of War Camp stories have provided many years of intrigue and urban legends for St Andrew’s Parish. Divining out the truth has taken persistence. Between “old school”...
What is West Ashley Eating?
New Instagram page focusing exclusively on West Ashley food gains a following by Lorne Chambers | Editor The person behind the popular new Instagram account @westashleyeats scoffs if you call him an influencer. But he is influencing people and he is having an...
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...
