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To Drink Or Not To Drink Guinness
Lately quite a few of my friends have been resorting to Guinness while at the bar. These are seasoned beer drinkers, who are in the know. Although many people are intimidated by Guinness due to its...
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High School Culinary Team Places First in State
Two West Ashley High School Culinary Arts Teams participated in the 14th Annual South Carolina ProStart Invitational March 6-8 at the North Charleston Convention Center. The WAHS ProStart Culinary Team...
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Athlete of the Week — Darrell Singleton
West Ashley High School senior runner Darrell Singleton has literally outrun his competition. Singleton has been on the track team for three years, but he has already broken numerous records. In the...
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Off and Runnin’
West Ashley High School hosted the 10th Annual Sandlapper Track & Field Classic on Saturday, March 5. A total of 17 schools and 895 athletes attended the event, making it the third largest track...
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Local DECA Club Members Place at State
The West Ashley High School DECA Club competed at the DECA State Career Conference at the North Charleston Coliseum Feb. 26-28. Twelve members placed in the top ten and three members placed in the top...
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Every House Has a Story
“Housing Problem More Acute Here” ran the headline in the Sunday edition of The News and Courier in November of 1942. Many of the young families living in the area after World War II felt this acute...
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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...
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Condon Calling it Quits
County Councilmember Colleen Condon, who represents much of West Ashley, announced this week that she would not be running for re-election. Condon has served three consecutive four-year terms on...
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The Best In The West
Mayor John Tecklenburg was not the first Charleston mayor to be recognized for doing something to make West Ashley a better place to live. His predecessor, some guy named Riley, received a Westie Award...
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A ‘Win‘ For the Ladies of DuWap
Two years ago, Dale Aren, Meredith Demetre, Frances Waite, and Carmen Nash banded together to block the construction of an automobile tow-yard in the midst of their neighborhoods. Turky’s, a venerable...
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Should We Settle For A Gas Station?
You’ve probably seen the commercials for the satellite TV provider with people living like Old West pioneers next to their modern-day neighbors. The tag line is “why settle for cable TV?” In the...
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Lawmakers Need Courage to Move State Forward
There’s something about the children’s narrative of Winnie the Pooh that seems to be a good fit for South Carolina’s legislative leaders. In one Pooh book inspired by creator A.A. Milne, the timid...
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Athlete of the Week — Javon King
West Ashley senior Javon King always strives for success. Over the course of the last four years he’s had success on the football field, wrestling mat, track, and in the weight room. This year King won...
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Principal For A Day
Two West Ashley residents and executives at Select Health of South Carolina were selected to participate in the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Principal for a Day program Wednesday, March 2....
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A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy
For the month of April, Fabulon Art Center presents the works of acclaimed visual artist Hampton R. Olfus. Entitled Layers: A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy, the exhibit opens with a reception from...
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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...
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West Ashley Flashback
Part of writing West Ashley Flashback is discovering the bits and pieces of a community’s history. The fun begins when the one-liners became a paragraph, then finding the right piece to complete the...
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Learning Center Opens in West Ashley
Dozens of parents, children, teachers and leaders gathered March 11 to celebrate the new 10,000-square-foot Roper St. Francis Learning Center at 16 Farmfield Ave. a stone’s throw from the proposed...
View ArticleBridge Bike Lane Test Begins in April
Charleston County has announced that beginning Saturday, April 2, the far right lane of the peninsular-bound Ashley River Bridge will be closed for up to 60 days. The purpose is to measure the actual...
View ArticleCharleston’s Next Pulitzer?
West Ashley, as well as the rest of the tri-county region now has a new go-to news source competing with venerable media outlets like the Post and Courier, Coffee News, and West Of. Launched in...
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