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...
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Wildcats Evoking Sense of Community
Community Pep Rally and Trunk-or-Treat have become favorite annual events at WAHS By Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer The words West Ashley and community go hand in hand. But put them together and they take on an even deeper meaning. The West Ashley community is a...
Revisiting the Underground Railroad
Perspectives in Freedom Conference held at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Special to West Of Free Press Scholars, living historians, and enslaved descendants will gather in West Ashley at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens to show that the Underground Railroad was...
Following the Yellow Sauce Road
Hitting the road to pay homage to a lost BBQ icon, Michael Bessinger contemplates his own place in an ever-changing industry by Lorne Chambers | Editor In just a few months, Bessinger’s Barbecue on Savannah Highway will celebrate 80 years in business. Michael...
Have a Heart
Longtime community servant Kevin Walsh could use some help by Bill Davis | News Editor For more than the past two decades, Kevin Walsh has poured himself into serving West Ashley as the executive director of the St. Andrew’s Parks and Playgrounds Commission, which...
WAHS Honors Former Middleton State Champs
Photo: Members of the 1985 and 1986 State Championship Middleton Boys Soccer Teams pose for a photo during the Alumni Night Halftime Presentation at West Ashley High on Friday, Sept. 21 (Photo By Marc Ridel) Fourth annual Alumni Night recognized ’85 and ’86 Razorback...
Riding the Surge
Photo: The tarp aisle at West Ashley Hardware was completely whiped out during Hurricane Florence preparations Hurricane Florence was a boom for some businesses and a bust for others by Bill Davis | News Editor While Hurricane Florence may not have slammed into...
All West Ashley’s A Stage
“The Pearl,” Charleston Stage’s new education center and rehearsal space opens in Ashley Landing shopping center this month by Bill Davis | News Editor Starting this month, Charleston Stage will open its new education center and rehearsal space in the Ashley Landing...
Hollywood Pool Party
County breaks ground on public pool and aquatics center in Hollywood The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) broke ground on a pool construction project in Hollywood on Wednesday, Aug. 29. The complex will be called the West County Aquatic Center...
A Slice of Home
Photograph by Andrew Cebula New Yorker Todd Lucey brings culinary experience and passion to pizza with Slice Co. by Lorne Chambers | Editor Tucked into the back corner of the Indigo Village Shopping Center, Slice Co. officially opened its brick and mortar location in...
A Pleasurable Place For Picnics
Photo: The Santos sister gather at Pleasure Grove. From left to right: Dolly Santos Reynolds, Mamie Santos Harrison (Joe Harrison’s second wife) Inez Santos Grayson and Irene Santos Burk. (Photograph courtesy of Barbara Burk deWitt and Ruth Burk Gay) In 1916 Rene...
