Leading by Example
Lowcountry Land Trust’s new West Ashley hub wins Carolopolis Award for sustainable design that blends into the landscape by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer In a region where growth often tests the balance between development and preservation, one West Ashley...
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Strength in Community
How Washington Park became a neighborhood with organizations that continue to function today Washington Park, the lovely neighborhood adjacent to Maryville, introduced in January’s West Ashley Flashback through the eyes of Cecil Diggs, began with a strong sense of...
Bird Bites Take Flight
West Ashley gardener turns decades-old family recipe into a backyard birding favorite Is it appropriate to host a baby shower for bluebirds? I was so excited when a mama bluebird settled in my new birdhouse that I did everything possible to make her welcome. I hung a...
Lowcountry Fishing Report — May is a Great Time to be on the Water
Along with the usual suspects, summer species have now joined the fray It’s an excellent time to get out on the water. Local waterways are full of baitfish, and gamefish are feeding aggressively. With all the summer species now present alongside the usual favorites,...
High Water Fest Continues to Find Its Groove
Two days of great weather and better music outshine a few sour notes by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are worse ways to spend a spring weekend than being in Riverfront Park with a breeze coming off the Cooper River, live music in the air, and the sun melting...
West Ashley Shoppes Sells for $22.6 Million
Local retail center, across from the Citadel Mall has a new owner from Staff Reports A prominent West Ashley shopping center changed hands last month in a multimillion-dollar deal, signaling continued investor interest in the area’s busy retail corridor. West Ashley...
Turning Wrenches, Changing Lives
West Ashley CAS students breathe new life into emergency vehicle bound for Honduras from Staff Reports Students in the West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies’ Automotive Technology program recently completed a repair project on a donated ambulance, which is destined...
For the Love of Books
As the popularity of indie bookstores surge nationwide, a romance-focused shop opens in West Ashley by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer After years of being written off in the age of Amazon, independent bookstores are quietly staging a comeback as shoppers are...
Heading South
Gooseberry set to bring their Brooklyn alt-rock sound to Tin Roof on April 20 from Staff Reports A rising indie rock act out of New York City is making its way to West Ashley later this month, as Gooseberry takes the stage at Tin Roof on Monday, April 20, joined by...
History in Handwriting
Middleton Place hosts interactive ink-and-quill workshop as part of 250th programming from Staff Reports In a time when texts, emails, and keyboards dominate daily life, one of the Lowcountry’s most historic sites is inviting visitors to slow things down—way down—and...
Paint It Positive
Youth Art Gallery returns to West Ashley Library from Staff Reports Young creatives across West Ashley are being invited to put their imagination—and encouragement—on display. The Charleston County Public Library’s West Ashley branch is now accepting submissions for...
