Heading Back to School
25 years after Middleton and St. Andrew’s merged, alumni try to preserve their identity by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Lights. Camera. Action. Calling all alumni of St. Andrew’s High School (Rocks) and Middleton High School (Razorbacks). You are wanted front...
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A Cut Above
Area business helps raise money for hometown hero from Staff Reports Drew Leilich, Founder and President of Carolina Exterminating, in West Ashley, is calling on the local community to support one of West Ashley’s unsung heroes—Rick Fowler, a longtime resident and...
The Power of Flowers (and veggies)
C.E. Williams—North’s Garden Club is about growing more than just plants by Lorne Chambers | Editor C.E. Williams—North campus welcomed students, staff, families, community members, and media outlets to a Garden Gala on Friday, May 16. The event showcased the hard...
West Ashley’s Littlest Artists
The Youth Art Gallery at West Ashley Branch Library returns with Spring exhibit, summer packets now available by Lorne Chambers | Editor Last year, the recently reopened West Ashley Library in South Windermere began a program that highlighted the work of some of West...
Rice, Rice, Baby
West Ashley chef Wyatt Gaus cleans up at Island Rice Cookoff from Staff Reports West Ashley-based private chef Wyatt Gaus recently competed in the Island Rice Cookoff annual fundraiser for Abundantly More Children’s Closet at the James Island Town Hall. The...
West Ashley Flashback — A West Ashley Power Couple
M.O. and Eva Gardner were dedicated to serving St. Andrew’s Parish Cultivating community service was strong in the Gardner family. Their labor of love in the service sector produced a legacy that is still seen today. Exploring the story of Eva Gardner’s influence in...
West Ashley Wanderer — Opening a New Chapter
West Ashley now has a used bookstore inside the Citadel Mall by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I don’t have much patience for folks who downplay Citadel Mall. When I mention the creative ways empty storefronts are being used, they often look blank. Sure, sure. We’d...
Pulling all the Right Strings
Classical guitarist Alejandro Rowinsky plays Drayton Hall for Piccolo Spoleto by Lorne Chambers | Editor As the 2025 Spoleto Festival USA comes to a close this month, so does its little sister festival, Piccolo Spoleto, which is put on by the City of Charleston’s...
From Flame to Fork
Popular food truck Fiddler’s Fire sets up residency at Sweatman’s Garden by Lorne Chambers | Editor Over the last year, one of the most exciting pop-ups in the Lowcountry has been Fiddler’s Fire. For over a year, owner Tyler Cook has been slinging fresh seafood and...
West Ashley Flashback — That’s a Walk Down Memory Lane
Charleston City Directories help paint a picture of West Ashley life in the 1950s & 60s There are a couple of common expressions heard while researching a community’s history: “That’s a walk down memory lane” or “I haven’t heard about that person (or place) in...
West Ashley Wanderer — Designs, Dreams & Doors
Architectural Antiques & Design, where history meets creativity by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer A jumble of mysterious antique furniture and accessories, three hundred doors, piazza spindles, decorative iron bits and pieces, rich fabric samples, old records,...
