Do You Believe in Fairies?
Hidden worlds await along Magnolia’s garden paths by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer This summer, step into a world of wonder as a magical, whimsical fairy village comes to life at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The Fairies & Flowers exhibit will feature...
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Do You Believe in Fairies?
Hidden worlds await along Magnolia’s garden paths by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer This summer, step into a world of wonder as a magical, whimsical fairy village comes to life at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The Fairies & Flowers exhibit will feature...
Local Robotics Teams Go International
Orange Grove students to represent Charleston in the Netherlands this month from Staff Reports A group of West Ashley students is taking their talents overseas this month, representing Charleston on an international stage in one of the world’s fastest-growing STEM...
District Honors West Ashley Counselor
C.E. Williams Middle School’s Tori Hoplins named first-ever CCSD School Counselor of the Year from Staff Reports Last month, Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced the recipient of its first-ever School Counselor of the Year Award, recognizing excellence...
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Drayton Hall Elementary’s Kaitlin Ashby receives first-year honor from district from Staff Reports Charleston County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Huggins and staff surprised four first-year teachers with Rookie Teacher of the Year awards. Among them was one...
Bobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much scheduled west of the Ashley River this year, West Ashley still found a...
Fox and the Falcon Takes Flight
New stylish wine bar Fox and the Falcon opens in Avondale by Lorne Chambers | Editor A hip new gathering place just opened in West Ashley. Fox and the Falcon gets its name and inspiration from two creatures long associated with the vineyard landscape. High above the...
Cultivating Connection
Parks Conservancy celebrates the official opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy celebrated the opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest with a May 16 ribbon-cutting, revitalizing a historic West...
West Ashley Wanderer — Leave Your Mark
Community members are buying inscribed bricks to support St. Andrew’s Parks I’ve long been jealous of people whose names are inscribed in the bricks on King Street. How did I miss that opportunity? I’ve considered taking a black marker into town on a Second Sunday to...
West Ashley Flashback — Returning to the Rodeo
Rodeos were part of the culture in St. Andrew’s Parish Who remembers the rodeo in West Ashley? Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a friend who lives in Drayton on the Ashley. As I entered the neighborhood, I thought about the West Ashley Flashback from 2017,...
Leading by Example
Lowcountry Land Trust’s new West Ashley hub wins Carolopolis Award for sustainable design that blends into the landscape by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer In a region where growth often tests the balance between development and preservation, one West Ashley...












