An Attitude of Optimism

The Optimist Club of West Ashley recently honored seven local students for their strong community involvement and service. The club has been honoring local youth through the national Youth Appreciation program for more than 50 years, as well as hosting annual...

Sticking It to Hunger

This Saturday and Sunday, in celebration of its fifth anniversary in West Ashley, Charleston Community Acupuncture is offering free acupuncture in exchange for a small donation of five or more non-perishable food items that will be donated to the Lowcountry Food Bank...

Photo by Major

“Photo by Major” is stamped on 8×10 glossy photographs preserved in the archives at Ashley River Baptist Church. In October of 1949, the Reverend Robert Wesley Major accepted the position of Pastor at the Ashley River Baptist Church. Reverend Major was called to...

West Ashley's (un)official Tree

Johns Island may have the Angel Oak. Athens, Ga., may have the “Tree That Owns Itself.” The General Sherman sequoia and drive-through redwoods can call California home. Bahrain’s Tree of Life may be the original site of the Garden of Eden. And, sure, the Avenue of...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYBirds of a Feather Sew Together

Dealing with your in-laws is something that most people dread. But not sisters-in-law Yana and Jennifer Wieckowski. The two West Ashley residents have combined decades of sewing experience, attention to detail, and creativity in design  to form Hemming Birds Boutique,...

MADE IN WEST ASHLEYOne Lucky Shucker

Started in 2013, The Lucky Shucker was founded by friends Will Altman and Josh Silverman who met through their involvement with the financial advocacy group Slow Money. Both were interested in locally developed, sustainable products, and recognized in each other a...

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