Looking Back at 2018 … And Looking Ahead to 2019
by Bill Davis | News Editor This past year in West Ashley was supposed to be the moment when a shooter releases the basketball and it begins to take flight, after years of study, planning, and meetings. And while there were definite successes, like the construction of...
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Chocolate Treats
Of the few traditions associated with Valentine’s Day, chocolate may be the most delicious. The sweet, dark goodness of this sinful delight has been touted as an aphrodisiac and is a stimulant. Often when discussions of alcohol wander to chocolate, the prevailing...
Addressing the State of West Ashley
Everyone has seen those videos online of guys shooting basketballs off the sides of mountains or from atop buildings into baskets hundreds of feet below in a ravine or a parking lot. There are two factors that make that ball go in that basket. One, editing – the guys...
Seeking Westie Nominations
West Of, West Ashley’s weekly community newspaper, is out to honor a handful of people who’ve made the biggest, most positive effect in our part of town this past year. But to think that we here at West Of know about all the good being done out there in West Ashley is...
West Ashley Flashback — The History of Our Water (part 1 of 4)
Water is arguably an important influence on the course of history. Enter ‘water influence on history’ in the Google search engine and the top link is a journal devoted to this subject entitled “Water History”, of which volume 1 issue 1 is dated July 2009. Whether one...
Snowpocalypse Wow!
Snow may be a rare and beautiful thing here in the Lowcountry, but it can play havoc with West Ashley residents and the stores that they rely on. Except, that is, if they both live in a handful of “interconnected nodes” on this side of the river. Well, the first...
West Ashley Man Awarded State’s Highest Civilian Honor
After decades of working to better his native Charleston and South Carolina at large, James Julian “Jimmy” Bailey was awarded the Governor of South Carolina’s highest honor for civilians. The SC Order of the Palmetto recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievements...
West Ashley Flashback — A Celebration of Progress
Late in 1941, H. A. Petit of Windermere had the idea that the time had come to form an Exchange Club in St. Andrew’s Parish. This type of club could act as a service club, a chamber of commerce and a community club. With the threat of war, it would provide a mechanism...
More Snow Heading Our Way!
While most in West Ashley have had enough ice and snow for quite a while, Mex 1 Coastal Cantina is bringing back just a little bit of the white stuff for a few hours for a special event celebrating the Baja-inspired surf bar and Mexican restaurant’s fifth anniversary....
A New Year’s Resolution
As a new year opens up, many of us strive to change our ways, to do things differently than we might have last year. Why not drink better beer this year and really enjoy it. If you’re new to the craft beer game, resolve to find and enjoy the good stuff. I know that...
Ready For the Stage
Last week, patrons of the arts were given a sneak peek into the future theater in Charleston. And it just happened to be in a strip mall in West Ashley. For its 40th year, the venerable Charleston Stage will move much of its operations from a spot next to a former...
