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...
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West Ashley Flashback — Everybody Loves A Parade
Everybody loves a parade, especially a Christmas Parade. A 1959 article from the Charleston Evening Post announced a Santa Claus parade sponsored by the newly opened St. Andrew’s Center. Santa would ride on St. Andrew’s Parish’s newest fire engine from St. Andrew’s...
The Brownies Are Back!
Many of you might be familiar with the little black building in front of what will eventually become West Ashley’s first and long-awaited Whole Foods. The sign reads Burrell and Flynn’s and owners Beth Burrell and Seana Flynn want you to know that they are back in the...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Come and See
Stirring together the ingredients of music, humor, stories, and singing, the duo known across the country as Cring & Clazzy will be performing their show Come and See at 10 a.m. on Sunday Dec. 31. at the Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, located at 3225...
Making Waves
West Ashley resident Daron Lee Calhoun II hopes that the recent racial disparity study he shepherded into existence will be the next step in making life fairer for everyone, regardless of color, in Charleston County. Calhoun is the Race and Social Justice Initiative...
Doing Things The Right Way
When the folks over at the non-profit Camp Happy Days called him a “catering hero” in a recent West Of article, we knew we needed to look into Charleston native and long-time local caterer Jamie Westendorff a little more. Having made his first food and beverage...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Season’s Greetings
More than 15 students from the West Ashley High School Art Club, Wildcat International Club, and a number of others who have an interest in the arts stayed afterschool for two and a half weeks for up to three hours a day to design and paint a giant greeting card for...
Their Special Ale
With the first week of winter a week away, it seems only appropriate to talk about the style of beer obviously meant for this time of year, winter warmer. Generally an English holiday ale, classic winter warmers of the early 1900s were malty, robust, lightly hopped,...
Country Blues From the Get-Go
These Things Shall Pass is the 10th full-album release from Memphis-area musician Davis Coen, and fulfills his long-standing goal of recording an entire spiritual-based album. The album nods to a wide range of classic song selections, spanning from time-tested...
