Jul 29, 2014
After years of hearings, criticism, and praise, planning and recasting, work on the West Ashley Traffic Circle was scheduled to begin this past Monday. Located at the intersection of Bees Ferry Road and Glenn McConnell Parkway, one-fourth of the circle is already in...
Jul 29, 2014
This week, West Ashley’s Lava Salon was named to fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine Elle’s annual list of top 100 salons in the United States. The full service salon, located along Savannah Highway in the Avondale Point Business District, joins the prestigious...
Jul 29, 2014
Charleston County Council this past week once again publicly discussed the proposed purchase of an additional 70 acres as a buffer zone at its Bees Ferry Landfill. Some neighbors and community members were worried that the added acres would serve a welcome mat to dump...
Jul 29, 2014
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 off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Jul 29, 2014
If the turnout at Magnolia Planation and Gardens’ Ladybug Release this past Saturday is any indication, these tiny speckled red bugs are more popular than SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer, and Sesame Street combined. Hundreds of children lined up at the ladybug booth to...
Jul 24, 2014
It will be at least eight months before the South Caroliana Department of Transportation (SCDOT) begins construction on a new intersection between Main Road and Highway 17 South (aka Savannah Highway). And at least a year before the work is completed. And yet, most...