Flooding, Development, and Traffic, Oh MY! The Mayor and Four West Ashley City Council Seats Up for Re-Election by Bill Davis | News Editor Six candidates for mayor and 11 candidates for City Council representing chunks of West Ashley are all skipping down the yellow...
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A Conversation with Corina Fimian
Corina Fimian was born in Switzerland and emigrated to the United States in 1996. After moving to Charleston, she started taking ballet at Ballet Academy of Charleston. With her love for ballet and a solid business background, Corina Fimian took over Ballet Academy of...
West Ashley Goes to Washington
Congressman-elect Joe Cunningham wades into deeper waters by Bill Davis | News Editor If you thought 2018 was West Ashley’s “time” because of its growing political power on City Council and the mayor hailing from here, don’t forget newly-elected U.S. Congressman Joe...
Coming of Age
West Ashley Senior Center is getting very, very close to opening by Bill Davis | News Editor When is the municipal Waring Senior Center going to open in West Ashley, every silver fox wants to know? That’s a good question. Soon? Four months behind on its original open...
Making a Splash
Former City Councilmember Kathleen Wilson makes a plea for an aquatic complex to be built in West Ashley by Bill Davis | News Editor Kathleen Wilson, the former City Councilperson from James Island, may finally see her dream come true in West Ashley. Last month,...
Finding Her Voice
A year after losing her gallery, West Ashley arts champion and West Of Free Press contributor Susan Irish debuts personal solo show by Lorne Chambers | Editor It’s been a tumultuous year for Susan Irish. The former public school teacher and tireless supporter of the...
Plane Jane Says Goodbye
Iconic Charleston party band calls it quits after 25 years of rocking the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor Longevity is something that’s extremely hard to achieve in the music business. Yet Plane Jane has been at the forefront of the Charleston party scene for...
Magic of the Marsh
Local artist Chelsea Edwards draws inspiration from the energy of the outdoors By Lorne Chambers | editor Whether it’s a song, a movie, a book, or a painting, art has the power to transport us. And with chilly weather here in the Lowcountry, it’s nice to be...
Filling The Void
High heat can do a lot of things in a restaurant, like sear a steak to perfection, or burn through workers. Charleston’s perpetually hot dining scene has meant high demand for workers in the dining rooms and kitchens or restaurants throughout the region. For years,...
Guest Homes Were the Precursor To Short-Term Rentals
Tourism has been an important part of this area’s economy since boats started to set anchor in Charleston Harbor. This did not go unnoticed to the entrepreneurs in St. Andrew’s Parish; especially after the bridge connection was reestablished with the peninsula of...
Cease and Desist
Is enforcement of the city’s short-term rental ordinance treating citizens like criminals? by Bill Davis | News Editor Charleston’s new short-term housing rental ordinance is going to be retooled, but not before some people who own houses in West Ashley take big hits....
