Almost Time for Velcro Sneakers

Folks … Has it actually been 40 years since Saturday Night Live first aired? The time sure does fly by. Except for some minor aches and creaking of bones, I don’t usually feel my age. To me, a birthday is basically just another day on the calendar. After all, we only...

Better Than They Have To Be

After several weeks and dozens of nominations — each one worthy of recognition — the West Of editorial department again had the daunting task of selecting 15 folks who sacrificed their time and energy to make West Ashley a better place to live, work, and play in 2014....

BamBOOZEled Again!

Around this time every year, the cold weather starts to get old, Valentine’s Day disappoints, and New Year’s resolutions have faded away. Most days, what you need is a good laugh. If not a laugh, then you need a good drink. At the second annual BamBOOZEled!, you can...

Hopslam or Hypeslam?

I’m really not sure if this should have been an omen, but a friend texted me to say that his local Harris Teeter just got a few cases of Hopslam. I was not at home, much less near his store, and was pretty certain I would be able to get my own 6-pack either through my...

More Civics Education Is A Good Thing

My 11-year-old daughter fretted this week over which president’s name she would draw from a hat at school for a history project. She was emphatic that she didn’t want somebody “boring” like Ulysses S. Grant, not a terribly popular name in our household. She wanted...

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