Oh, For Art’s Sake
West Ashley Public Schools Have A Glaring DeficitIn Visual Art Teachers Local parents and art lovers are fed up with the tiny visual arts offerings at West Ashley High School. The school currently has no visual arts teachers on staff and is advertising for only a...
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Finding A Place
Two weeks ago, the view at the Harold Smith Classic tennis tournament at St. Andrews Parks and Playground was exactly the way Harold Smith would want it to look. While all the players were dressed in all-white, their faces were every color under the sun. Black, white,...
Fertile Ground
Seth Allen, who showed early signs as a plant enthusiast as a boy in Loxley, Ala., was destined to become the first curator of collections at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. In this newly created position, Allen will oversee the propagation, documentation and...
West Ashley Flashback: A Return ToThe Rodeo
Two weeks ago we revisited the Chareston Rodeo Club and the Boots and Saddle Horsemen’s Club of Charleston County. The rodeo was a way of life in St. Andrew’s Parish in the 1960s. To read the story, visit www.westof.net/west-ashley-flashback-wild-wild-west-ashley....
Shmear It On
Bagel Nation finally made its way to West Ashley with hopes to continue a successful formula of long-time-favorite menu items served up by employees who are like family. With a loyal customer base who have been known to travel from as far away as Sam Rittenberg...
Student of the Month: Guadalupe Chavez-Gutierrez
Guadalupe Chavez-Gutierrez, also known as Lupe, has always been hardworking, responsible, and helpful when it comes to her academics. All of these qualities came in handy last year and again this year in her Yearbook class when the former editor had to leave....
Deep In The Forest
Eugene Horne has been making art for more than 40 years. He grew up in Augusta, Ga. where he first was exposed to art making in high school. He later earned a BFA in studio arts from the University of Georgia and then an MFA in painting from the University of South...
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 beenleft out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
MOJA Comes to West Ashley
As part of the MOJA Artst Festival, classically trained contemporary violinist Daniel D. Will perform a special free concert at the community garden at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6. Daniel D. began performing live at age 12. A graduate...
Beyond the Fields
On Sunday, Oct. 1 the new documentary Beyond the Fields – Slavery at Middleton Place made its debut on South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV). Created by the Middleton Place Foundation, the documentary illuminates the lives led and the contributions made by...
A Barrel Full of Pumpkins
Beers and barrels have a long and torrid relationship. Historically, if you go far enough back, you’ll see that most beer came in contact with wood at some point. So, letting beer hang out in a barrel is nothing new, although with the dearth of beers out today having...
