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We All Scream For Gelato
Earlier this year, Kelly Chu, co-owner of one of West Ashley’s favorite and most-lauded restaurants, Red Orchids, shocked the gelato world by taking first place in a national competition for the best...
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Schools Need To Focus On Career Counseling
The administration of Governor Mark Sanford presented the Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA), which was adopted by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2005. The legislation required...
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State Needs To Ramp Up Its Commitment To Small Businesses
With all of the big news in late June about $1 billion in new foreign investment in South Carolina, it’s time for the state to pay more attention to the little guy and small businesses. The new state...
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West Ashley Flashback
A path leaves Folly Road, runs parallel to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track until it takes a left turn and ends in a clump of trees situated in the center of a field owned by the Harrison family....
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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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Comedy and Curls
“Every relationship has a few split ends” is the subtitle to real life couple Fray Forde and Catherine Dee Holly’s new romantic comedy short film Good Hair, in which a conditioner bottle sets a chain...
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Capturing a Killer
Robert Maniscalco stared into the eyes of a remorseless sociopathic last fall and tried to capture part of a murderer’s soul. And in a show at the Fabulon — Center For Art & Education in West...
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After months of summer vacation, schools are preparing to launch a new school year. Teachers report back for duty Thursday, Aug. 10 (although many of them have been preparing their classrooms for...
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While S.C. Has Fewer Hate Groups, There May Be More Simmering Hate
Ten years ago, South Carolina was littered with real-life hate groups – 43, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama. These days, the number is down to a dozen. At one point, South...
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The N.E.(w.) IPA
For the majority of my time as a drinker of great American beer, when it came to IPA and Pale Ale, it was always West Coast style. Think of the piney, citrus hops grown locally on the west side of the...
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Restaurant-Ready
The problem of understaffing in the Charleston food and beverage industry may have found its solution in the award-winning culinary program at West Ashley High School. Churning out culinary competition...
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West Ashley Flashback — A Well-Polished Show
Mr. Hester’s musicals were the cultural event of the spring season in St. Andrew’s Parish High School. Known to his students as “Fess,” short for Professor, Mr. Hester honed his directing skills...
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A True Friend To Our Schools
For the last century, there have been few industries in the United States that are more rooted in their respective community than the local pizzeria. And while chain pizza places have done little to...
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Start Off On the Right Foot
Fabulon — a Center for Art Education is hosting a special workshop this Wednesday, Aug. 9 with professional organizer and productivity specialist Heather K. Powers, owner of HKpowerStudio. The name of...
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There’s New Sheriffs in Town
Among the 10 public schools in West Ashley, around one-third of them will have a new leader to start the 2017-18 school year, with at least one other to get a new principal at some point in the year....
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Big Changes For West Ashley Schools
The 2017-2018 school year will be one of great change in West Ashley. Springfield Elementary School, Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary, and West Ashley Advanced Studies Magnet Middle School School...
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Beasley Is S.C.’S Jimmy Carter In Fight Against World Hunger
David Beasley is having the time of his life. The former South Carolina governor, who has spent almost two decades since being in office in mission work to help people around the world, now is...
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Getting Jerked Around
Celebrate Jamaica as you wine and dine at the 4th Annual SC Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival from 12 noon to 7 pm on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Meet Chef Ty from Jamaica and...
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Souvenirs of Summer
As summer swiftly comes to a close, Fabulon: Center for Art & Education transitions to new schedules, rituals, and routines. For some it is a new beginning associated with starting school, but for...
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Making A Difference
Everyone’s experience in high school is different. Some have it easier than others. Regardless of the situation, everyone experiences adversity and struggles during those years. So imagine how much...
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