More Than Just Lip Service
West Ashley salon owner continues personal fight to raise money for charity with Lip Sync for Lungs Live Battle VIII: Totally ’80s by Lorne Chambers | Editor Being an entertainer has always come...
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Chamber Music Charleston returns to The Pearl for a special performance on Friday, Feb. 23 by Lorne Chambers | Editor Last year, Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) launched a new concert series to be held...
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Newly-elected Mayor William Cogswell on his top priorities for West Ashley by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer New Charleston Mayor William Cogswell has officially taken the helm at City Hall and is...
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Cedar Creek Tavern revamps and reinvents Ashley River Road restaurant and bar by Lorne Chambers | Editor A creek is typically defined as being dynamic, always in motion, moving towards something...
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The Bootle Family
More than just BBQ for Early Suburban St. Andrew’s Parish Barbecue. Hospitality. Guest Home. Water. Fire Chief. Hunting. Skeet Competitions. Travel. Documenting and Archiving History. The Bootle family...
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West Ashley Wanderer — Sewing the Seeds of Creativity
by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer A recent video of a young boy named Sam presenting his father with a shirt he’d sewn for him, was shared on social media and soon received more than 4 million...
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Charleston Animal Society Celebrates 150 Years by Joe Elmore | Charleston Animal Society President and CEO As South Carolina’s first animal organization and one of the oldest in the nation, Charleston...
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The enduring legacy of South Carolina’s oldest tearoom and gift shop By Joan Perry | Contributing Writer The story of the beginning of the Tearoom tradition at Saint Andrew’s Parish Church, a.k.a. Old...
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Say Cheese!
Local pizzamaker shines under the bright lights of Vegas at International Pizza Expo by Lorne Chambers | Editor What a year it has been for Pizza A Modo Mio owner Michael Pitera. In February of 2023,...
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West Ashley Wanderer — Tangled Up In Blue
Exploring the mystical art of indigo dyeing at Drayton Hall by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I love blue and I’m not alone. I wear blue, eat off blue plates, drive a blue car, and have lived in blue...
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West Ashley Flashback — Big on the Pig
Piggly Wiggly was originally at Dupont Crossing before it moved to Skylark Drive DuPont Crossing was a hub for community activity in St. Andrew’s Parish. It wasn’t a road but more of a conceptual area...
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WAHS French teacher Julia Royall is a top-five finalist for CCSD 2024 Teacher of the Year from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) officials surprised five teachers last month by...
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Newly renovated West Ashley Library welcoming back patrons to check out books and much more by Jenny Peterson | News Editor “Fabulous!” “So wonderful!” “Wow!” It’s the common reaction among those who...
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The Don of Time
West Ashley pooch celebrates 20th birthday with a huge party and parade by Lorne Chambers | Editor Twenty years is a long time. In dog years, it’s an eternity, an improbability, almost an...
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West Ashley Flashback — A Flair For the Dramatic
Mr. Hester’s musicals are still talked about today among St. Andrew’s High alumni It’s spring, the time when memories of the musical productions organized by Mr. Bernard Hester and the students of St....
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Celebrating the Legacy of the Rotary Club of West Ashley
by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer The premise of this West Ashley Wanderer column was that as I wander around our neighborhood I might happen upon interesting things to feature … and I have! As a...
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Swig & Swine celebrates 10 years with $10 pork plates this Memorial Day by Lorne Chambers | Editor Ten years ago this month, owner Anthony DiBernardo bet on himself and set out to pursue his dream...
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Erode the Dream summons the mystical and mythical Genrevolta at Tin Roof for a special one-night-only show on May 18 by Lorne Chambers | Editor For old music heads around town, the name Genrevolta...
View ArticleDemolition Leading to Major Upgrade
Wappoo Road and Savannah Highway intersection improvements break ground by Jenny Peterson | News Editor A post by City of Charleston councilmember Ross Appel, who represents West Ashley, announced an...
View ArticleBattle of the Bots
Orange Grove Middle Goes to Texas for World Robotics competition Special For West Of Free Press After a huge win earlier this year at the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship, the Orange Grove...
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