WAHS Honors Former Middleton State Champs
Photo: Members of the 1985 and 1986 State Championship Middleton Boys Soccer Teams pose for a photo during the Alumni Night Halftime Presentation at West Ashley High on Friday, Sept. 21 (Photo By Marc...
View ArticleHave a Heart
Longtime community servant Kevin Walsh could use some help by Bill Davis | News Editor For more than the past two decades, Kevin Walsh has poured himself into serving West Ashley as the executive...
View ArticleFollowing the Yellow Sauce Road
Hitting the road to pay homage to a lost BBQ icon, Michael Bessinger contemplates his own place in an ever-changing industry by Lorne Chambers | Editor In just a few months, Bessinger’s Barbecue on...
View ArticleRevisiting the Underground Railroad
Perspectives in Freedom Conference held at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Special to West Of Free Press Scholars, living historians, and enslaved descendants will gather in West Ashley at Magnolia...
View ArticleWildcats Evoking Sense of Community
Community Pep Rally and Trunk-or-Treat have become favorite annual events at WAHS By Donnie Newton | Contributing Writer The words West Ashley and community go hand in hand. But put them together and...
View ArticleSlide On In
Indoor playground OutSlide In now open in the Belk wing of Citadel Mall From Staff Reports Last month OutSlide In opened its 7,200-square-foot indoor playground, located in the Belk wing of the Citadel...
View ArticleThe Road Less Traveled
Western North Carolina’s Sezessionville Road plays Home Team BBQ’s Live Wire Wednesday Special to West Of Free Press Sezessionville Road is an expandable two-piece Americana/Alt Indie/Rock Band from...
View ArticleThink Fast, Vote Smarter
With Election Day quickly approaching, here’s a primer for West Ashley voters by Bill Davis | News Editor Research shows that Americans don’t pay attention to a political race until three weeks out...
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The River Between Us
Remembering the time a ship crashed into the Ashley River Bridge in 1955 “It seemed to me it was going to be a pretty dull day as far as getting any news pictures was concerned. I didn’t have a single...
View ArticleA Craft Collaboration
West Ashley businesses Broom Wagon Coffee and Charles Towne Fermentory team up to make one deliciously dark beer By Lorne Chambers | Editor Coffee and beer are among the oldest and most widely-drank...
View ArticleHorsing Around
West Ashley dad Andrew Barton writes and illustrates children’s book ‘Heyward the Horse Loves Charleston, Of Course’ By Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley resident Andrew Barton is a father, husband,...
View ArticleCease and Desist
Is enforcement of the city’s short-term rental ordinance treating citizens like criminals? by Bill Davis | News Editor Charleston’s new short-term housing rental ordinance is going to be retooled, but...
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Guest Homes Were the Precursor To Short-Term Rentals
Tourism has been an important part of this area’s economy since boats started to set anchor in Charleston Harbor. This did not go unnoticed to the entrepreneurs in St. Andrew’s Parish; especially after...
View ArticleFilling The Void
High heat can do a lot of things in a restaurant, like sear a steak to perfection, or burn through workers. Charleston’s perpetually hot dining scene has meant high demand for workers in the dining...
View ArticleMagic of the Marsh
Local artist Chelsea Edwards draws inspiration from the energy of the outdoors By Lorne Chambers | editor Whether it’s a song, a movie, a book, or a painting, art has the power to transport us. And...
View ArticlePlane Jane Says Goodbye
Iconic Charleston party band calls it quits after 25 years of rocking the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor Longevity is something that’s extremely hard to achieve in the music business. Yet Plane...
View ArticleFinding Her Voice
A year after losing her gallery, West Ashley arts champion and West Of Free Press contributor Susan Irish debuts personal solo show by Lorne Chambers | Editor It’s been a tumultuous year for Susan...
View ArticleMaking a Splash
Former City Councilmember Kathleen Wilson makes a plea for an aquatic complex to be built in West Ashley by Bill Davis | News Editor Kathleen Wilson, the former City Councilperson from James Island,...
View ArticleComing of Age
West Ashley Senior Center is getting very, very close to opening by Bill Davis | News Editor When is the municipal Waring Senior Center going to open in West Ashley, every silver fox wants to know?...
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West Ashley Goes to Washington
Congressman-elect Joe Cunningham wades into deeper waters by Bill Davis | News Editor If you thought 2018 was West Ashley’s “time” because of its growing political power on City Council and the mayor...
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