Nov 27, 2014
When asked what her hobbies were, junior Leah Ledford’s answer is simple. Cheerleading. “The girls are like family,” she says of her teammates. It’s hard to believe that there was a time when Ledford needed to be persuaded by her coach to join the cheer team at West...
Nov 27, 2014
For someone who runs a West Ashley-based restaurant, David Lowe is spending less and less time here. Four years ago, Lowe, a former corporate furniture salesman, took a big risk based on a family recipe. He struck out on his own, armed with all-fresh ingredients, and...
Nov 27, 2014
Dealing with your in-laws is something that most people dread. But not sisters-in-law Yana and Jennifer Wieckowski. The two West Ashley residents have combined decades of sewing experience, attention to detail, and creativity in design to form Hemming Birds Boutique,...
Nov 27, 2014
Started in 2013, The Lucky Shucker was founded by friends Will Altman and Josh Silverman who met through their involvement with the financial advocacy group Slow Money. Both were interested in locally developed, sustainable products, and recognized in each other a...
Nov 27, 2014
West Ashley wood-turner Ashley Harwood was told in college at Carnegie Mellon University to give up the art of glassblowing, that she was too smart for an endeavor deemed by the art scene as too “crafty.” But that’s not what turned her to turning wood. Her dad wanted...
