Moving On

Last week, Charleston City Council voted not to allow for a chimney and a fireplace that were once part of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp, located on Colony Road along the Ashley River, to be included in a municipal historical overlay zone that would have...

Their Stories, Their Lives, Their Struggles

Matt Baer grew up participating in the Charleston Jewish Community Center (JCC) and finished his service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) paratrooper’s brigade in August 2013. On Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Baer will discuss his experience as a Lone Soldier (in...

JCC Heading To The Sales Block

By the time you read this, a cornerstone of Lowcountry Jewish life may be up for sale. The board of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) voted earlier this month to sell its large facility on Raoul Wallenberg Boulevard. Mosha Kalinsky, the board’s current president,...

From Community Controversy to Community Pride

A modern occurrence can stimulate a historic memory — like the construction of the new St. Andrew’s Elementary School on the site of the original school nestled between the neighbors of Byrnes Downs, South Windermere, and Olde Windermere. The short little road of...

Hoops From the Heart

Monday morning, West Ashley High school assistant boys’ basketball coach Shaun Haggerty will tip-off a basketball camp that will honor the short life of his daughter and the help and compassion his family has received since her passing. Diagnosed with a rare condition...

Four WAHS Students Selected in Apprentice Program

Eleven juniors and seniors from six Lowcountry high schools officially became apprentices June 25 during a signing ceremony for the inaugural class of the Youth Apprenticeship Program in Manufacturing. Four of those students attend West Ashley High School (WAHS)....

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