Sam Ritt to get a Facelift
Long-awaited redesign aims to boost safety, resilience in West Ashley by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer One of West Ashley’s main commercial corridors could soon take on a dramatically different look—and purpose—as city officials unveiled a conceptual redesign of...
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A Gullah Gift for the Holidays
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens hosts doll-making workshop with renowned gullah artist Genya Stokes-Watson from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is adding a meaningful, handmade touch to the holiday season with a special Gullah doll-making workshop...
Modern Med at Mazal
Brothers draw on family recipes and heritage to bring authentic Mediterranean food to West Ashley by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Two brothers have opened a new Mediterranean restaurant in West Ashley, drawing from their family’s culture, recipes and...
It’s Always the Giving Season at Amor
AMOR Healing Kitchen marks 100,000 meals delivered, launches $100K challenge to support the next 100,000 from Staff Reports AMOR Healing Kitchen, a West Ashley-based nonprofit known for delivering plant-based meals to Lowcountry residents facing serious health...
West Ashley Goes Underground
Underground Chuck’s opens in the former O’Charley’s space from Staff Reports Back in August, O’Charley’s on Henry Tecklenburg Drive closed its doors after more than two decades of serving West Ashley families, sports teams, and countless weeknight dinners. At the...
Quilting with Kindness
One generation’s support and love, ushering in the next generation by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer What would be the collective noun for a group of loving grandmothers? Google suggested a Celebration, Gladness, Wisdom, Blossoming, Glamor, or a Tapestry of...
Connecting the Tracks
Remembering one man’s passion for model trains reminds us of West Ashley’s rich railroad history by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Dupont Crossing is part of the vernacular for a time in West Ashley’s history, when it was still called St. Andrew’s Parish, and...
Taking Root
Volunteers dig into second Food Forest in West Ashley by Lorne Chambers | Editor The hands-on work marked an exciting milestone for the Charleston Parks Conservancy’s second public Food Forest, developed in partnership with the City of Charleston. The Ashleyville...
CHATS Backs Plan to Replace North Bridge
Sutton and Stavrinakis applaud step toward safer West Ashley–North Charleston connection from Staff Reports While construction continues across the Ashley River Bridge heading downtown, big changes could also be on the horizon for one of Charleston’s most vital and...
Gene’s Cracks the Safe
For West Ashley bar, it’s what’s outside a decades-old safe that’s the real treasure by Lorne Chambers | Editor For decades, the old metal safe sat just to the left of the entrance of Gene’s Haufbrau, looking like something straight out of a movie set. It was such a...
Growth, Grief, and Light
West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh’s Avondale mural tells a story by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh has completed a striking new mural in the Avondale Business District, a vivid addition to his ongoing “Light Pilots” collection....
