Following In Father’s Footsteps
Five West Ashley businesses share their experiences carrying on the family legacy by Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley has deep roots. And a lot of them come from strong family trees that spread throughout our community and into our local businesses. Mom and Pop...
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West Ashley Flashback — The Fertile Grounds of St. Andrew’s Parish
Remembering the early days of St. Andrew’s Parish Pleasure Grove. Old Towne. Ravenel. Wehaken. Ashem. These names connect the present with the past in St. Andrew’s Parish along the banks of the Ashley River. Charles Jervey Ravenel came to St. Andrew’s Parish in 1912...
Barks & Bones
Halloween Party for you and your furry friends at Magnolia Community Garden from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy is inviting you and your furry friend for a spooky good time at Barks and Bones. This dog-friendly Halloween party will be held 5-7 p.m. on...
Tuffy Tiger Comes To Town
Halloween Spooktakular at Frothy Beard Brewery welcomes local mascots for a Halloween fundraiser from Staff Reports Hosted by Frothy Beard and Zombie Bob’s Pizza in the Ashley Landing Shopping center, the Halloween Spooktakular community event will have free arts and...
Sláinte and Prost
Ireland’s Own and Jägerhaus Pub takes the European pub theme to the next level by Lorne Chambers | Editor It’s fair to say that Charleston has never seen a place quite like Ireland’s Own and Jägerhaus Pub. Inside the 10,200-square-foot space that was once the...
Manny’s Says Good-bye
After nearly three decades, beloved Mediterranean restaurant closes, ending an era in the West Ashley dining scene by Bill Davis | News Editor It’s hard to believe that Manny’s Mediterranean Grille has closed for good. A fire didn’t kill it four years ago. And for the...
All the Rage!
The Break Room Charleston opens this month in West Ashley, giving customers a chance to smash their frustrations From Staff Reports Stressed, frustrated, or annoyed at your neighbor, boss or ex, and need to take 15 to ‘let it all out’? The Break Room Charleston is...
Re-Entering Orbit
Former Wormbelly members form The Lost Cosmonauts, play first gig at Tin Roof on Saturday, Sept. 7 by Lorne Chambers | Editor Two decades ago, the band Wormbelly broke onto the local music scene with a unique style of genre-bending rock ‘n’ roll and fiery live shows...
A discussion with artist, teacher, milliner Meyriel J. Edge Favorite tool: Pencil Finest of all the colors: Blue, but I rarely use it. Travel wish list: Bruges, Belgium. I went to Provence and enjoyed drawing there, I would go back. Artists of admiration: Vermeer,...
Just a Stone’s Throw Away
New neighborhood eatery and bar reinvents the former Parson Jack’s spot by Lorne Chambers | Editor Local restaurateur Steve Stanec has worn out the asphalt between his home in West Ashley and his two restaurants, North Park Grill and Heroes Pub, located in North...
West Ashley Flashback — Back to School
Returning to the halls and fields of St. Andrew’s Parish School In the Celebration of Progress brochure published in October of 1943 by the Exchange Club of St. Andrew’s Parish there is a page with a history of “St. Andrew’s Parish School”. The first sentence reads:...
