Feb 4, 2015
Camellias, a southern landscape favorite, show off a blaze of color throughout the winter months. Middleton family history holds that in the year 1786, French botanist Andrè Michaux, gave the Middletons some of the first camellias to be planted in an American garden....
Feb 4, 2015
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...
Feb 4, 2015
West Ashley state rep Leon Stavrinakis officially launched his campaign for Charleston’s Mayor on Monday, Feb. 2, pledging to be a “hands-on mayor,” focusing on the day-to-day concerns of city residents, like traffic, crime and our public schools. “I was born here. I...
Jan 29, 2015
This week’s issue marks the beginning of Volume 11 for West Of, which means that 10 volumes (or 10 years) are in the books. While I’m proud to reach this landmark and fully appreciate just how hard it is for any small business to simply survive a decade, especially...
Jan 29, 2015
On Dec. 6, 1932 ground was broken on property along Wappoo Creek in The Crescent for the construction of Alexander Sprunt Jr.’s home. Sprunt would name his home Siskaya, a term that was an alteration of the Cherokee Indian term Tsiskwahi meaning “A Place of Birds.”...
Jan 29, 2015
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...
