Think Fast, Vote Smarter
With Election Day quickly approaching, here’s a primer for West Ashley voters by Bill Davis | News Editor Research shows that Americans don’t pay attention to a political race until three weeks out from the election. Well ... we’re down to one week before the Nov. 6...
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Happy Hollidaze
My buddy enters the house, carrying with him a festively adorned bottle of magic elixir from Belgium. Later in the evening, we crack open an American barleywine, and the rich flavors and alcohol warm our mouths and bellies. Another night, my brother in law breaks out...
Young Blood
Once you get over the idea that the newly elected City Councilman for Dist. 10, Harry Griffin Jr., is only 22 years old, the next hurdle is that he isn’t 23, yet. “It’s cool to be 22-year-old City Councilman, but it’s even cooler winning as a 22-year-old candidate...
A Noble Hospitality
Mex 1 Coastal Cantina’s Beverage Director, Morgan Hurley, was named the winner of the 2018 Charleston Wine+Food Festival official Cocktail Competition, held as part of the Souls + Saints: Dia de los Muertos event earlier this month. Hurley’s winning cocktail is “A...
A Time For Giving Back
During its monthly meetings at Bessinger’s Barbecue on Savannah Highway, the West Ashley-James Island Business Association (WAJIBA) typically offers local businesses and the public programs with a variety of speakers, who talk about issues important to the local...
Founder of Middleton Place Foundation to Retire
At its annual meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, Marion Tracey Todd, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Board of Trustees of the Middleton Place Foundation, was unanimously elected to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the Middleton Place...
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...
The Cold Mountain
For many beer aficionados, fall to winter is the best time of the year. A large number of seasonal brews begin hitting the shelves over the holidays, and some of these are the best beers of the year. Snowy scenes adorn bottle labels, festive names are created and...
One Block at a Time
Every year during the week of Black Friday, when we are inundated with advertising from big box stores and national chains, West Of usually focuses an edition on small businesses that are in their infancies. Furniture makers. First-time restaurateurs. Bow-tie...
FACE OFF
Election Day 2017 was not a good day for incumbents on City Council, and a less-than-perfect result for Mayor John Tecklenburg. In Dist. 2, which represents parts of West Ashley, insurance man Kevin Shealy absolutely swamped incumbent Rodney Williams by a close to...
Heroes of Hope
In a small office suite on Carriage Lane in West Ashley, Camp Happy Days executive director and native Charlestonian Cindy Hay Johnson and her team are putting together the last minute details of this year’s Heroes of Hope Gala set for this Friday, Nov. 17. For the...
