Apr 13, 2017
Henry McMaster has wanted to be governor for about as long as I can remember. He ran and lost a couple of times. So when he became lieutenant governor, he seemed to be a shoe-in for the 2018 nomination. Then, his predecessor resigned for a federal job, making...
Apr 13, 2017
The West Ashley Revitalization Commission (WARC) was formed by Charleston City Council ordinance in Sept. 2016. City Councilman Peter Shahid was tapped by Mayor John Tecklenburg to chair the 19-member commission. Counsulting firm Dover Kohl of Coral Gables, Fla. was...
Apr 4, 2017
For the first time ever, the Charleston Bluegrass Festival will be held in West Ashley. This weekend more than 20 local and touring bluegrass bands will be a part of the festival, held April 7-8 at the Middleton Place Woodlands, located at 4279 Ashley River Road in...
Apr 4, 2017
For many, many years a cabin has stood unused near the ticket booth at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens. It has always been referred to as Tena Gilliard’s Cabin. Gilliard was a greeter at Magnolia in the early 1900s and she lived in the cabin. “In recent years, we’ve...
Apr 4, 2017
A new race meet, The Steeplechase of Charleston at Stono Ferry Racetrack in West Ashley, will join the National Steeplechase Association’s 2017 spring racing schedule on Saturday, April 8. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online for $40 and children 12 and...
