All Aboard

All Aboard

From trains & film to medicine & cuisine, The Citadel Mall continues to evolve while remaining West Ashley’s stalwart shopping hub by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer With prominence on hit TV shows like Stranger Things and The Last Of Us, there seems to be a...

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West Ashley Flashback — ShaMelLon’s Golden Anniversary

West Ashley Flashback — ShaMelLon’s Golden Anniversary

Looking back at the first 50 years of the Shaftsbury, Melrose, and Longbranch neighborhoods Flower Power was a popular peace slogan in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Over time, the ladies that formed neighborhood garden clubs may have seen the power of the flower...

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West Ashley Wanderer — Say Yes to the Dress

West Ashley Wanderer — Say Yes to the Dress

A comfy, $25 dress on Amazon brings local women together by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Reviewing past event pictures on my phone, I discovered to my slight embarrassment that I’d been wearing the same colorful, affordable, one piece, washable, dress from Amazon...

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Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

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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Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Four St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground athletes head to Oregon for the National Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Staff Reports It was another great year for the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground track and field team. It had approximately 70 boys and girls,...

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Holla at Ya’ Boy

Holla at Ya’ Boy

Bok Choy Boy’s residency at Charles Towne Fermentory is a win-win-win, for chef, brewery, and customers by Lorne Chambers | Editor  Charleston’s many food trucks and pop-ups are an exciting way to offer diners a different kind of cuisine every day of the week outside...

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Devil Makes One

Devil Makes One

Pete Bernhard of acclaimed Americana trio Devil Makes Three plays to play show at Tin Roof from Staff Reports The power of words isn’t lost on Pete Bernhard, the frontman and primary songwriter for longstanding Americana triumvirate The Devil Makes Three. For as much...

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Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

As the old idiom says, they are worth a thousand words Sometimes it takes a while to learn the full story that the photograph tells, unless one is very lucky and the photographer inscribed it on the back. The lack of dates, names or details is the norm for many...

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West Ashley Wanderer — For the Love of Gates

West Ashley Wanderer — For the Love of Gates

West Ashley gates are full of color and character I take a lot of photographs. I take so many that they eventually fall into categories. I have collections of tiny houses, sidewalk graffiti, murals, heart-shaped symbols, and favored trees.  When I noticed there was a...

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Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig

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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Ready Player One

Ready Player One

From vintage arcade games to state-of the art iRacing simulators, Gamehaus is a welcomed addition to the West Ashley nightlife scene by Lorne Chambers | Editor Asked recently if he would be interested in opening a restaurant and bar in Mt. Pleasant, local restaurateur...

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