Nov 20, 2013
Lava Salon co-owner Geoff Richardson has been called many things: hairdresser, husband, father, the unofficial Mayor of Avondale, arts booster, Airstream enthusiast, and involved citizen. Mostly, as many who know him best will tell you: he’s nuts. Never able to focus...
Nov 20, 2013
“If you put two Charlestonians in a big room full of people, somehow they are going to find each other and they will start talking about Charleston and their memories of it,” says Mary Coy, author of To Hear Them Tell It: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston. This...
Nov 20, 2013
For six long days in the heat of a Charleston August, West Ashley resident Cynthia Pulsifer coached nine volunteer actors and a number of crew members through the production of a film that had come to represent as much of a journey for her as it had to her main...
Nov 20, 2013
When West Of published its first issue in February of 2005, the West Ashley dining landscape looked quite a bit different. There were still several “old school” restaurants — places that were just synonomous with West Ashley — such as Liberty Café, Sunfire Grill,...
Nov 20, 2013
Known to some as “downtown West Ashley,” the Avondale Business District certainly has a vibrant, mini-metropolitan vibe. There’s always something happening, and even bigger things on the way. Avondale Restaurant Week, Avondale 5k, a Halloween Pub Crawl, next week’s...
