Mar 25, 2013
The marine biology class from West Ashley High School has enlivened their after school routine. Instead of going home to relax on the couch or take a post-learning nap, these students are spending two additional hours at the end of their school day helping...
Mar 25, 2013
Jim Werden died last Thursday night of an apparent heart attack at the age of 64. Werden was a football coach in the West Ashley area for nearly 30 years, including 26 seasons at Middleton High School and later three at the newly-formed West Ashley High School. Werden...
Mar 25, 2013
Donna the Buffalo’s feel-good, groove-oriented, danceable, and often socially-conscious music all began more than 20 years ago with roots in old-time fiddle music that evolved into a soulful electric Americana mix infused with elements of Cajun/Zydeco, rock,...
Mar 25, 2013
I’m in the Big Apple this week. A city that tests what you are made of and where sometimes, just sometimes, dreams come true. I’m in the Big Apple because my brother wrote the score for a musical called Piggy Nation that is debuting “off Broadway” next...
Mar 25, 2013
Could you eat on $35 a week? Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker did it in December as part of a challenge to eat for seven days by spending the average budget of food stamp recipients. After seven days, he admitted it was tough. He described how he suffered from...