Opposites attract at Magnolia

Two students from the National Landscape School of Versailles in Paris (or L’Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage) are in the midst of a summer internship at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in West Ashley. Magnolia Plantation, handed down by Draytons and not by...

¡Yo Quiero Yo Bo!

Every day of the week, South Windermere Shopping Center is a bustling nexus of activity between Downtown, Byrnes Down, James Island, and Folly Beach. Add to the mix YoBo Cantina Fresca, which recently opened where South of Philly Pizzeria closed last winter is the...

35 Questions for West Ashley

One of the first discussions in the West Ashley Flashback was on perspective. I’ve gained a lot of this while researching the modern history of St. Andrew’s Parish, West Ashley. But mostly what I’ve gained is a list of questions. Each time I meet someone new, fill in...

Writing A New Song

While all the rocks have been turned hundreds of times and the melodies have become inverted to a fray, music still creates the freedom, expression, and escape that makes our world continue to search for innovation. From a man who originally set out to play jazz...

Let’s Engage in the Trade War

America has been in a trade war ever since the country started, retired U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings reminded members of the Rotary Club of Charleston this week. The problem, however, is America forgets it is in this war, a struggle that is costing jobs and our national...

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