Deep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System's massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West Ashley, most people speak in terms of improvements to buildings,...
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Turning Dirt and Getting Going
City’s West Ashley municipal hub at Ashley Landing is one step closer to reality by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer The 35.5-acre Ashley Landing redevelopment project, which broke ground in May 2025, is steadily advancing through its first phase with major...
A Taste of Rome
Pizza A Modo Mio bringing new concept to mall food court from Staff Reports One of Charleston’s favorite pizza restaurants is returning to its West Ashley roots with a new concept. It will also become one of the first new dining tenants announced as part of Citadel...
Bluegrass and Storytelling
Grammy-nominated musician brings Appalachian traditions to Magnolia from Staff Reports Bluegrass music, mountain folklore, and generations of Appalachian tradition will take center stage at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens on Friday, Aug. 14, when Grammy-nominated...
Signaling a New Direction
Artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Dayton Colie finds inspiration everywhere, even in the click of a turn signal by Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley resident Dayton Colie started playing and writing original music when he was 16. “At the time, it did not...
West Ashley Wanderer — Painting the Town
Local artists help make West Ashley a little more colorful When artist MASÁRE let me know he had completed the current eye-catching mural project on the side of the Drake Fitness building in Avondale, I walked down to catch the scene without cars parked in front of...
West Ashley Flashback — Road to the Wappoo Causeway
The origin of one of West Ashley’s most travelled roads Wappoo Road. Almost everyone who lives in West Ashley crosses or drives this road on a daily basis. But does anyone really ponder the origin of the road or its name? Step back to when the first people arrived by...
Deep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System's massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West Ashley, most people speak in terms of improvements to buildings,...
A Public Park 350 Years in the Making
Old Towne Creek County Park opens beside the birthplace of South Carolina’s first permanent European settlement by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Just days before Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, West Ashley has officially unwrapped a gift of its...
West Ashley is Home to one of America’s Rarest Reproductions
Middleton’s prized 1818 silk copy of the Declaration of Independence is one of only four in the world from Staff Reports As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this month, one of the nation’s rarest tributes to the Declaration of Independence...
If This Tree Could Talk
The Arcadian Park live oak is a piece of living history by Kenneth Marolda | Member of the West Ashley Historians Nestled in a pocket of live oak trees only a stone’s throw from Charles Towne Landing, Arcadian Park in Avondale is an oasis of calm amid the bustling...
