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Cocktails For A Cause
Over the next week West Ashley residents can enjoy a fine historic cocktail at various restaurants around town and support a great cause at the same time. A dozen West Ashley restaurants are...
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Ring Them Bells
Grace United Methodist Church will host a concert by the Wesley Bell Ringers at 7pm. on Sunday, June 12, The church welcomes the public to enjoy this free concert, which will feature 17 teenaged...
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Oh The Places They’ll Go…
“There is a quote by Donovan Livingston I thought described this Class of 2016 perfectly,” said West Ashley High School valedictorian Adriana Pappas, “‘At the core, none of us are meant to be common....
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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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Continuing A Legacy
This month, the Charleston Friends of the Library present its second book sale of the year with a special tribute to Charleston County Public Librarian Cynthia Hurd, who worked for years at the St....
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Backpedaling To The Future
Just riding a bicycle from the neighborhood right behind the West Ashley Mellow Mushroom to the base of the Legare Bridge to take the front-page picture for this story is a downright nightmare. Even at...
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How Will We Fund Road Improvements?
Glad to resume the Rising Tide column after taking a respite to run for office. The number one concern I heard from voters while running for County Council was poor road conditions and excessive...
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The Recoil of Hope
Some of the most welcoming places I’ve ever been are Southern black churches on Sunday mornings — halls of worship filled with bright eyes, toothy smiles and genuine warmth. They have been places where...
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Hopped Up On Caffeine
In some ways, it seems that the craft beer movement is over. By that, I mean it’s no longer a ‘movement’ as much as it is now a fact of life. One no longer needs to sell others on the beauty of...
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Mug Shots
July 12 | BREAKING AND ENTERING Citadel Mall security cameras caught on video a man attempting to pry open a kiosk business’ safe with a yellow-tipped crowbar. The man and two apparent accomplices...
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Library Board Elects Brack As Chairman
The Board of Trustees of the Charleston County Public Library has elected West Ashley businessman and publisher Andy Brack to serve as its chairman. Other officers elected include tax professional...
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All In the Family
The Mobros are Kelly and Patrick Morris. The name, “The Mobros” simply stands for “Morris Brothers.” But while the chosen name for this electric songwriting duo may be simple, their songs are not so...
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Famous Charleston Recipes from St. Andrew’s Center
In 1961 St Andrews Center published “Famous Charleston Recipes from St. Andrew’s Center.” On the first page it was stated that this book was “A Gift” and not for sale. Not only no charge but no...
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Ladybugs Flying Free at Magnolia
Hundreds of smiling children will scatter throughout Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on Saturday, July 23 to launch 150,000 ladybugs skyward during the Lowcountry’s largest release of the...
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A Real Iron Man
Adam Gorlitsky may have crossed the finish line nearly three hours after the race began, and riding in a golf cart, but he was surely the biggest winner of last week’s Run the Landing race at Charles...
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Repairing The Rift
Work is underway to close the rift in City Council that stretches all the way to West Ashley. Two weeks ago, City Councilmen Bill Moody and Keith Waring responding to criticism submitted a letter to...
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Clearing A Path
West Ashley’s livability and traffic problems just got three steps closer to improving, or took two steps closer to disaster last week, depending on who you ask. Charleston County Council defeated a...
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Mayor John Tecklenburg announced Monday that Ackerman Park off Sycamore Avenue will soon be home to the city’s newest farmer’s market. Surrounded by supporters and staffers. Tecklenburg told the...
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What Should The Gateway To Charleston Look Like?
Long before the Piggly Wiggly store at the “suicide merge,” where Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and Old Towne Road meet, closed in 2013, residents in the nearby neighborhoods were concerned about the...
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Sales Tax Holiday Gimmick Is Here Again
Pens, pencils and paper. Blankets, bed spreads and shower curtains. Adult diapers, bonnets, bridal gowns, corsets, costumes, earmuffs, ice skates ski boots and tuxedos. All are among the 100-plus...
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