Charleston’s Next Pulitzer?

West Ashley, as well as the rest of the tri-county region now has a new go-to news source competing with venerable media outlets like the Post and Courier, Coffee News, and West Of. Launched in January, Fauxcountry News is so far still just a website...

Bridge Bike Lane Test Begins in April

Charleston County has announced that beginning Saturday, April 2, the far right lane of the peninsular-bound Ashley River Bridge will be closed for up to 60 days. The purpose is to measure the actual traffic impact of the creation of a proposed bike lane over the...

Learning Center Opens in West Ashley

Dozens of parents, children, teachers and leaders gathered March 11 to celebrate the new 10,000-square-foot Roper St. Francis Learning Center at 16 Farmfield Ave. a stone’s throw from the proposed Whole Foods location. “This gorgeous Roper St. Francis Learning Center...

West Ashley Flashback

Part of writing West Ashley Flashback is discovering the bits and pieces of a community’s history. The fun begins when the one-liners became a paragraph, then finding the right piece to complete the whole jigsaw puzzle of a story. For example, in several...

Mug Shots

The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent...

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