West Ashley's Art Scene Evolves

It looks like everyone wants to get into the act, as several local groups have joined with City Hall’s recent effort to expand and strengthen arts programming in West Ashley. For years, the Charleston arts’ spotlight has been trained on the peninsula, with its...

A Big Cheer For West Ashley

FLIP! Gym, located in West Ashley and home to more than 600 cheerleaders and gymnasts, recently had two teams finish in the top 10 at the invitation-only Varsity National Cheerleading D1 Summit at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The Wolfpack competitive cheer program...

Living History Comes To Magnolia

Last weekend visitors to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens experienced history with period-dressed “living historians” as they told stories and presented craft and cooking demonstrations to mark a time when enslaved Africans labored in America. The Slave Dwelling...

Driven ’Til The Wheels Fell Off!

The purple-painted Auto-Banh Food Truck, known affectionately as “Big Purp,” was recently towed into the parking lot at 1117 Magnolia Road – the longtime home of West Ashley dive bar Tin Roof. The truck, owned by West Ashley resident Jeanine Cafaro, has been scooting...

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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