West Ashley's (un)official Tree

Johns Island may have the Angel Oak. Athens, Ga., may have the “Tree That Owns Itself.” The General Sherman sequoia and drive-through redwoods can call California home. Bahrain’s Tree of Life may be the original site of the Garden of Eden. And, sure, the Avenue of...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYA Moveable Feast

For years, West Ashley has been the homebase of the area’s underground Guerilla Cuisine supper club, led by the charismatic “jimihatt.” (If he were taller, he would also be considered “shadowy.”) Operating from an undisclosed residence on this side of the Ashley...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYKeepin' It Cheesy

Four transplanted New Yorkers have dug out an interesting niche for themselves and their artisanal cheese business in the same Orleans Road shopping center as Monster Music. This day, the front windows of the storefront are steamed after fromager Greg Tatis, who...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYAs The Page Turns

It’s said that the “journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.” For Kelly Owens, a local academic turned author, that first step came when she saw that one of her freshman students had written “skip lines” on the back of their hand. It struck Owens, who is a...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYGetting to the PULP of It

PULP owner Kris Westerson began making books and paper in the fall of 2008. She almost immediately sold what she made to friends and colleagues. And then began being asked to make custom pieces. However, the idea to establish a business making and teaching about...

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