Fertile Ground

West Ashley continues to be fertile ground for would-be politicians, judging by the number of locals who are running for office this year. It also seems to be fertile ground for potential scandals. Last year, during the mayoral campaign to replace longtime Mayor...

County Tweaks Bridge Merge Lane

On Sunday, April 24, Charleston County crews modified the traffic merge lane onto the Ashley River Bridge, which is part of the controversial Bike/Pedestrian Improvement Project Test Lane. Previously, the traffic merge was located on Folly Road just north of Albemarle...

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

It took a few tries for a restaurant to finally stick at 1660 Savannah Highway, but when Derek Harris and Brian Lawson plunked down d.d. Peckers’ Wing Shack, the building’s curse was broken. Now Derek and Brian and the extended Pecker family are about to host their...

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...

West Ashley Flashback — Albemarle Elementary School

Albemarle Elementary School situated at the corner of Sycamore Drive and Magnolia Road opened in April of 1944 to accommodate 260 students who previously attended St. Andrew’s Parish School. Up to that point all the children in St Andrew’s Parish attended school...

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