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 impossibility. Yet, sometimes, things defy convention. And some dogs deny...
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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 impossibility. Yet, sometimes, things defy convention. And some dogs deny...
Beyond the Books
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 walk through the doors of the newly-renovated West Ashley library,...
Crème de la Crème
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 announcing their selection as the Top Five Finalists for 2024 Teacher...
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 and very easy to identify. The Seaboard Air Line tracks crossed...
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 homes. The only thing better than blue is the deep, peacocky,...
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, he officially opened the doors to his popular West Ashley spot after...
Tea Time
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 St. Andrew’s, is a charming one. The simple, elegant white church...
A History of Caring
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 Animal Society will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2024. As CAS...
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 views. One of the actors from the Southern Charm television series, who...
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 were influencers in all of these matters for St. Andrew’s Parish....
