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Randolph Park: Then & Now
West Ashley Flashback gives the reader stories of St. Andrew’s Parish from an earlier period of time. However, sometimes the story can be told best by connecting the present with the past. A “Now and...
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Big Hats, Fast Horses Come To West Ashley
A new race meet, The Steeplechase of Charleston at Stono Ferry Racetrack in West Ashley, will join the National Steeplechase Association’s 2017 spring racing schedule on Saturday, April 8. Tickets are...
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Garden Center Dedicated at Magnolia
For many, many years a cabin has stood unused near the ticket booth at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens. It has always been referred to as Tena Gilliard’s Cabin. Gilliard was a greeter at Magnolia in...
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Pickin’ On West Ashley
For the first time ever, the Charleston Bluegrass Festival will be held in West Ashley. This weekend more than 20 local and touring bluegrass bands will be a part of the festival, held April 7-8 at the...
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West Ashley Master Plan Needs Input
The West Ashley Revitalization Commission (WARC) was formed by Charleston City Council ordinance in Sept. 2016. City Councilman Peter Shahid was tapped by Mayor John Tecklenburg to chair the 19-member...
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It’s Time For Mcmaster To Share His Policy Vision With S.C.
Henry McMaster has wanted to be governor for about as long as I can remember. He ran and lost a couple of times. So when he became lieutenant governor, he seemed to be a shoe-in for the 2018...
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Athlete of the Week: Trae Baumrind
West Ashley High School senior Trae Baumrind has made great bounds in the two years he has been on the high school’s archery team. Recently, Baumrind won second place in the South Carolina State...
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WAHS Finishes Third at ProStart Invitational
Recently West Ashley High School (WAHS) sent two Culinary Arts teams to the 15th Annual South Carolina ProStart Invitational. The South Carolina ProStart Invitational is the state’s premier competition...
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Cosmic Twang Stomp
Hailing from Indiana, the core of T.V. Mike and the Scarecrowes moved to California in 2007 and have been rolling up and down mountains and deserts since. Described as a “Cosmic Twang Stomp” band, T.V....
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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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Magnolia Easter Egg Hunt
More than 15,000 plastic eggs have been stuffed with candy and prizes for the 8th Annual Magnolia Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Children will be divided into...
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Seeds of Success
Starting next Wednesday, the city-run West Ashley Farmers Market will reopen for what is hoped to be the first of at least 25 weeks at Ackerman Park off Sycamore Drive. Last year, the city ran an...
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Ground Breaking
Development has become a double-edged shovel in West Ashley. On one hand, everyone is excited about the new Whole Foods Market development along Savannah Highway, which broke ground recently. The move...
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President Trump Has Opportunity To Replace Income Tax
During President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, he said, “Don’t let the Washington politicians ever tell you that something can’t be done. I refuse to accept that!” Now he has a chance to prove it...
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City Must Find Courage to Stem Growth of Hotels
It’s pretty sad — and kind of amazing — that a 10-year-old can reach a common-sense conclusion that seems to elude a majority of Einstein members of Charleston City Council and its planning commission....
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A Thing Of Beauty
Much has been written in the column lately about the virtues of session beer. Those low alcohol yet tasty brews that you can return to over and over in an afternoon really are fantastic. Still, there...
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Good To The Last Drop
With nearly 20 breweries and counting in Charleston (three right here in West Ashley), it’s hard to stand out in the crowd. But the owners of Twisted Cypress Brewing Co., that recently opened on Sam...
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Leading The Way
West Ashley High School’s Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA) team competed in the South Carolina Health Occupations Students of America State Leadership Conference. The conference took place...
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Able and Dependable
Before there were City Council members representing Districts west of the Ashley, there were Aldermen representing Wards. When the decision was made to annex a large section of St. Andrew’s Parish into...
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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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