Growth, Grief, and Light
West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh’s Avondale mural tells a story by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh has completed a striking new mural in the Avondale Business District, a vivid addition to his ongoing “Light Pilots” collection....
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West Ashley Flashback — The Storied Life of Leon Feldman
West Ashley icon lived a long life filled with devotion to family, Judaism, community service, friends, golf, Duke basketball, and a lifelong poker game Leon Feldman lived to be 102 years old. He had the stories to go along with this lifetime, and he loved to share...
West Ashley Wanderer — Roadside Wonders & Quirky Collections
Dr. Sock Monkey makes his way to the Sock Monkey Museum by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I check Atlas Obscura for unusual sights before any travel. My love language is, “Did you want me to stop so you can get a picture?” South Carolina has generously served up...
West Ashley Flashback — A Reason to Rejoice
St. Andrew’s Parish celebrated the infrastructure achievement of bringing water West of the Ashley Part 4 of 4 installment on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish The hooray moment came on Feb. 23, 1943 when the contract was signed with the Charleston...
From Truck to Table
Popular food truck The Wedge opens a brick-and-mortar NY-style Deli in West Ashley by: Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Charleston’s favorite New York deli-inspired food truck, The Wedge, is opening a brick-and-mortar location this month, bringing its iconic...
Humans Gone Wild
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus brings the big top to West Ashley from Staff Reports Local families are in for a high-energy spectacle this October as the Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: Humans Gone Wild rolls into West Ashley for a four-day run under the big top at Citadel...
16 Years and Running
West Ashley laces up for the annual Avondale 5K, benefiting the Charles Webb Center from Staff Reports Every October, West Ashley comes alive with the pounding of sneakers on pavement, smiling faces at the finish line, and a strong sense of purpose. On Saturday, Oct....
A New Chapter For Magnolia
Charleston native Ivey Gibbs named Director of Preservation and Interpretation from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation and Gardens has announced the appointment of Charleston native Ivey Gibbs as its new Director of Preservation and Interpretation. Gibbs, who has been...
The Bridge Charts a New Course
West Ashley radio station 105.5 goes against national currents to navigate a format anchored in the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are more ways to hear music today than there have ever been in human history: internet radio, satellite radio, Spotify,...
A Spa for the Soul
New Mikvah at Dor Tikvah marks milestone for West Ashley’s Jewish community from Staff Writer Last month, congregation Dor Tikvah in West Ashley celebrated the grand opening of the new Drs. Miriam & Felix Glaubach Mikvah, the first mikvah built in Charleston in...
Great Guns on the Ashley
17th-century cannons roar at Charles Towne Landing once again by Matt Proust | Contributing Writer Great Guns on the Ashley offers a glimpse at the early days of South Carolina’s first colony History will thunder across the Ashley River on Saturday, Sept. 6 as...
