A New Life For the Dead Pig
City seeks public input on future of former Sam Ritt/Old Towne Piggly Wiggly site The only thing deader than the old Piggly Wiggly at the intersection of Old Towne Road and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard is the idea of replacing it with a mega-gas station. Last year, the...
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No Man Is An Isle
It is perhaps no surprise that the residents of the Capri Isles neighborhood have been experiencing a sharp uptick in flooding issues of late. One, every other part of West Ashley has been struggling with drainage issues since Hurricane Joaquin, the “1,000-year...
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...
Striking The Right Note
Only one thing will be missing from the celebration of former West Ashley High School band director Eddie Shealy’s life and career this Friday at the school: Eddie Shealy. It had been hoped that Shealy would be able to attend the ceremony, but he passed away earlier...
Polo Comes to Ravenel
Thousands of spectators will head to West Ashley this weekend to enjoy high-speed polo, Charleston fashion, luxury vehicles, farm-to-table food, wine, spirits, and beer as part of the Victory Cup, held at the Hyde Park Polo Club in Ravenel. Not just a polo match, The...
Meet The Candidates
League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area (LWVCA) has launched a series of candidate forums for the Charleston area elections that will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. For West Ashley there are two seats that are being contested — District 2, which is currently held by...
West Ashley Flashback — Welding The Community Together
“Nothing carved in stone nor wrought in iron, can show the satisfaction the workman or the sufferings of his labor.” This quote of Philip J. Conlon Jr. illustrated the philosophy of a welder’s life held by both him and his father. Conlon Sr. attended Murray Vocational...
Life and Comedy After Death
Just in time for Halloween, 5th Wall Productions presents Ghost Walks Into a Bar, a new play by Mora V. Harris. With this dark comedy, 5th Wall is bringing humor with a spooky twist, along with a sincere reflection of what it is that makes us human … and what it means...
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...
Dissociative Identity Dram
As you probably already know, I love beer. I love discussing the subject, trying new styles and different brewery releases, even travelling for beer events. Beer really can and does bring folks together. Yet I’m often struck with just how varied our preferences are...
To AirBnB Or Not To AirBnB
A year’s worth of hard work on crafting a citywide plan to control short-term rentals in Charleston homes met with a resounding slap in the face last week. And that slap and that plan could reverberate across the river to West Ashley. For the past year, a nominated...
