Set In Stone

Set In Stone

Great-granddaughter of the builder of Savannah Highway’s historic “Stone House” honors her Appalachian roots through music by Bertha Booker | Contributing Writer Local musician Lane Gregory’s small Avondale cottage is built in what she likes to call the “Lowcountry...

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The Signs of Our Time

The Signs of Our Time

West Ashley landmarks bring us comfort because they are a reminder of home story & photos by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Returning from travel, it’s a comfort to come home to a place just as, if not more beautiful. The airport is familiar and then the...

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What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

Looking at how some West Ashley streets got their name Ever wondered how the streets and neighborhoods of St. Andrew’s Parish got their names?  The stories behind some of the names are well known, for instance the streets in Byrnes Downs were named for various...

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Checking Out

Checking Out

 Local icon Doscher’s IGA Grocery Store closing after 48 years in West Ashley  by Bill Davis | News Editor All the cashiers are leaning on their elbows this late April afternoon, outnumbering the customers. The top and bottom dry shelves are empty on every aisle. Only...

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A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

West Ashley community rises up to assist families impacted by Palms Apartment fire by Jenny Peterson | Contributing Writer   It’s been about a month since an early-morning fire tore through The Palms, a West Ashely apartment complex on Feb. 7, destroying five...

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Off the Rails

Off the Rails

Mex 1 Coastal Cantina will transform their front parking lot into an epic snowboarding jump on Jan. 15 from Staff Reports Forty-thousand pounds of snow will be falling in West Ashley on Saturday, Jan. 15. Specificially it will land in the parking lot of Mex 1 Coastal...

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Poke Your Tastebuds

Poke Your Tastebuds

Creative twists on traditional Asian favorites are the trademarks of Poke Burri, which just opened in the new Victory building in Avondale by Lorne Chambers | editor The first tenant of the new Victory building in Avondale has officially opened its doors. The...

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West Ashley Supper Club

West Ashley Supper Club

Brand new column celebrates the joys of cooking and the importance of supporting local businesses Let’s take a quick survey. By a show of hands, how many of you have spent the last couple of months overindulging? That’s OK. And how many of you are super stoked about a...

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West Ashley Flashback — 10 Years of Flashing Back

West Ashley Flashback — 10 Years of Flashing Back

 Looking back on a decade of collecting stories and photographs You are this community’s reservoir of information. You have been sharing your stories, beautiful memories, photographs, scrapbooks, and mementoes of St. Andrew’s Parish. Because of your generosity I have...

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The Beer Snob — The Old Foghorn

The Beer Snob — The Old Foghorn

A classic American Ale Of all the ‘recognized’ beer styles, one of the oddest may be barleywine. Originally created in England in the 18th century as an alternative to wine when supplies of the grape tipple might have been minimal due to inevitable strife with...

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Foul Play

Foul Play

Violent crimes in West Ashley saw a sharp uptick in 2021   by Bill Davis | News Editor Twenty twenty-one has been a dubious year for violent crime in West Ashley. Phone trees light up whenever shots are heard in a neighborhood. Social media posts explode after every...

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