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West Ashley Flashback — Getting Over It
“A Wheelmen’s Retreat. A Club House In St. Andrew’s Parish For the Cyclists” is an intriguing headline from the January 4, 1897 edition of The News and Courier discovered while researching “Pleasure Grove” (the subject of another West Ashley Flashback). A few months...
Something is in The Air
The Gallery at Avondale Therapy announces the opening of new exhibit this week, featuring new works by local visual artist Lynne Riding. The exhibit entitled In the Air~2 officially opens this Saturday, June 3 and will run through Aug. 30. An artist reception will be...
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...
WAHS Seniors are Honored on College Decision Day
West Ashley High School held the second annual College Decision Day on May 17, 2017, to recognize all graduating seniors who have been accepted to a college or university or have enlisted in the military. This year, 75 seniors were in attendance. All total, 28...
Farm Fresh Suds
It seems these days every beer you pick up is brewed with something besides water, yeast, hops and malt. Without going down the road of “where have all the classic styles of beer gone,” you would be hard pressed to visit your local pub and not find at least one bottle...
2017 Spring Cookbook Issue — A Trip To The Farmers Market
Every spring and every Fall West Of puts out our semi-annual Cookbook Issue. Essentially it’s a food-centric issue that is a kind of cookbook, with recipes, cooking tips, and ideas from local chefs and food purveyors. There is always a theme of some sort and recipes...
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...
Unsettled
There’s a new development fight roiling in West Ashley, with the battleground beginning at the doorstep to the oldest plantation on the Ashley River. Roll down Ashley River Road like you’re headed to Drayton Hall, but turn onto Ashley Hall Plantation Road right before...
May is Bessinger’s Barbecue Month
Last week, during the monthly meeting of the St. Andrew’s Rotary Club at Bessinger’s Barbecue on Savannah Highway, Mayor John Tecklenburg came to the podium to talk a bit about the Plan West Ashley meetings that have been taking place over the last several months....
City Council Race Already Heating Up
With strong encouragement from business and community leaders, West Ashley businessman Kevin Shealy announced today that he will seek Charleston City Council’s District 2 seat in November to offer ethical, professional, business leadership to city government. “As a...


