Turning Dirt and Getting Going
City’s West Ashley municipal hub at Ashley Landing is one step closer to reality by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer The 35.5-acre Ashley Landing redevelopment project, which broke ground in May 2025,...
View ArticleA Taste of Rome
Pizza A Modo Mio bringing new concept to mall food court from Staff Reports One of Charleston’s favorite pizza restaurants is returning to its West Ashley roots with a new concept. It will also become...
View ArticleBluegrass and Storytelling
Grammy-nominated musician brings Appalachian traditions to Magnolia from Staff Reports Bluegrass music, mountain folklore, and generations of Appalachian tradition will take center stage at Magnolia...
View ArticleSignaling a New Direction
Artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Dayton Colie finds inspiration everywhere, even in the click of a turn signal by Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley resident Dayton Colie started playing...
View ArticleWest Ashley Wanderer — Painting the Town
Local artists help make West Ashley a little more colorful When artist MASÁRE let me know he had completed the current eye-catching mural project on the side of the Drake Fitness building in Avondale,...
View ArticleWest Ashley Flashback — Road to the Wappoo Causeway
The origin of one of West Ashley’s most travelled roads Wappoo Road. Almost everyone who lives in West Ashley crosses or drives this road on a daily basis. But does anyone really ponder the origin of...
View ArticleDeep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System’s massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West...
View ArticleAmerica Turns 250!
How West Ashley Helped Shape our Nation https://www.westof.net/west-ashley-is-home-to-one-of-americas-rarest-reproductions/ https://www.westof.net/a-public-park-350-years-in-the-making/...
View ArticleA Public Park 350 Years in the Making
Old Towne Creek County Park opens beside the birthplace of South Carolina’s first permanent European settlement by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Just days before Americans celebrate the nation’s...
View ArticleWest Ashley is Home to one of America’s Rarest Reproductions
Middleton’s prized 1818 silk copy of the Declaration of Independence is one of only four in the world from Staff Reports As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this month, one...
View ArticleDo You Believe in Fairies?
Hidden worlds await along Magnolia’s garden paths by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer This summer, step into a world of wonder as a magical, whimsical fairy village comes to life at Magnolia...
View ArticleLocal Robotics Teams Go International
Orange Grove students to represent Charleston in the Netherlands this month from Staff Reports A group of West Ashley students is taking their talents overseas this month, representing Charleston on an...
View ArticleDistrict Honors West Ashley Counselor
C.E. Williams Middle School’s Tori Hoplins named first-ever CCSD School Counselor of the Year from Staff Reports Last month, Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced the recipient of its...
View ArticleRookie Teacher of the Year
Drayton Hall Elementary’s Kaitlin Ashby receives first-year honor from district from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Huggins and staff surprised four first-year...
View ArticleBobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much...
View ArticleFox and the Falcon Takes Flight
New stylish wine bar Fox and the Falcon opens in Avondale by Lorne Chambers | Editor A hip new gathering place just opened in West Ashley. Fox and the Falcon gets its name and inspiration from two...
View ArticleCultivating Connection
Parks Conservancy celebrates the official opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy celebrated the opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food...
View ArticleWest Ashley Wanderer — Leave Your Mark
Community members are buying inscribed bricks to support St. Andrew’s Parks I’ve long been jealous of people whose names are inscribed in the bricks on King Street. How did I miss that opportunity?...
View ArticleWest Ashley Flashback — Returning to the Rodeo
Rodeos were part of the culture in St. Andrew’s Parish Who remembers the rodeo in West Ashley? Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a friend who lives in Drayton on the Ashley. As I entered the...
View ArticleLeading by Example
Lowcountry Land Trust’s new West Ashley hub wins Carolopolis Award for sustainable design that blends into the landscape by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer In a region where growth often tests the...
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