West Ashley Flashback — The History of Our Water (part 1 of 4)

Water is arguably an important influence on the course of history. Enter ‘water influence on history’ in the Google search engine and the top link is a journal devoted to this subject entitled “Water History”, of which volume 1 issue 1 is dated July 2009. Whether one...

Snowpocalypse Wow!

Snow may be a rare and beautiful thing here in the Lowcountry, but it can play havoc with West Ashley residents and the stores that they rely on. Except, that is, if they both live in a handful of “interconnected nodes” on this side of the river. Well, the first...

West Ashley Man Awarded State’s Highest Civilian Honor

After decades of working to better his native Charleston and South Carolina at large, James Julian “Jimmy” Bailey was awarded the Governor of South Carolina’s highest honor for civilians. The SC Order of the Palmetto recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievements...

West Ashley Flashback — A Celebration of Progress

Late in 1941, H. A. Petit of Windermere had the idea that the time had come to form an Exchange Club in St. Andrew’s Parish. This type of club could act as a service club, a chamber of commerce and a community club. With the threat of war, it would provide a mechanism...

More Snow Heading Our Way!

While most in West Ashley have had enough ice and snow for quite a while, Mex 1 Coastal Cantina is bringing back just a little bit of the white stuff for a few hours for a special event celebrating the Baja-inspired surf bar and Mexican restaurant’s fifth anniversary....

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