West Ashley Screams
Popular neighborhood haunt is bigger and scarier than ever by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer Years before West Ashley residents Michael and Karen LaMar ever dreamed of opening a haunted house, they were the family that was famous for their over-the-top Halloween...
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VOTE WEST ASHLEY!
District 7 Incumbent Brantley Moody faces challenger Sydney van Bulck on Nov. 5 by Jenny Peterson | News Editor While the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election is high-profile due to the presidential candidates on the ballot, local elections are also important. On the...
The Glass Onion Breaks a Few Eggs
Popular West Ashley restaurant now serving breakfast, brings back Saturday brunch by Lorne Chambers | Editor For 17 years, venerable West Ashley eatery The Glass Onion has been a model of consistency. Owner and executive chef Chris Stewart has tweaked a few things...
West Ashley Screams
Popular neighborhood haunt is bigger and scarier than ever by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer Years before West Ashley residents Michael and Karen LaMar ever dreamed of opening a haunted house, they were the family that was famous for their over-the-top Halloween...
Don’t Call it a Comeback
Lowcountry radio legend The Critic makes a triumphant return to the airwaves by Lorne Chambers | Editor Two years ago, longtime local radio fans paid a fond farewell to one of the most beloved radio personalities in the Lowcountry. After nearly 30 years on the air,...
The Giving Tree(s)
West Ashley becomes home to the state’s first food forest by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer There is nothing as delicious as biting into ripe fruit handpicked from a tree. Nothing. I picked fruit one summer as a teenager and remember it like it was yesterday....
Rethinking, Rewriting, Reshaping
Can changing the City of Charleston’s zoning codes help make West Ashley’s corridors more appealing? by Jenny Peterson | News Editor Over the years, residents have often been asked and have long provided input on ways they felt West Ashley could be improved. But in...
More Bang For Your Bite
Mex 1 Coastal Cantina steps up its game with new Culinary Director and Director of Operations by Lorne Chambers | Editor For 11 years, Mex 1 Coastal Cantina has been bringing the flavors of Southern California to West Ashley. But a lot has changed in the last decade,...
Shuck Cancer
Veteran Nashville songwriter Dave Gibson and newcomer Charlie Argo play Shuckin’ Shack as part of Fresh & Raw Tour from Staff Reports Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar aims to Shuck Cancer with a live music fundraising event featuring a mix of nostalgic country and new...
A Flair for Fashion
West Ashley designer Gina Marie reps her brand in New York for Fashion Week by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer Thirteen years ago, Gina Marie was working in battery manufacturing, a job she despised. Her son was on the brink of graduating from high school, and she...
A New Chapter for Middleton Place
Visionary museum leader Dana Hand Evans takes the helm at Middleton Place Foundation from Staff Reports Last month, Middleton Place Foundation welcomed Dana Hand Evans as the organization’s new President & CEO. Evans, recognized for her visionary leadership,...
