The Evolution of Avondale
With the opening of several new businesses, West Ashley’s hippest corridor is experiencing yet another renaissance by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer The quaint downtown of otherwise sprawling West Ashley, The Avondale Business District currently consists of two main...
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Mug Shots
July 20 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Police responded to the food court at Citadel Mall, where a woman said her coworker pulled a pocketknife on her and threatened to kill her if she called police. Apparently, the man’s open-hand slapping of the woman in the back of the head...
Clearing A Path
West Ashley’s livability and traffic problems just got three steps closer to improving, or took two steps closer to disaster last week, depending on who you ask. Charleston County Council defeated a measure to place a referendum for a 25-year, $2 billion local sales...
Repairing The Rift
Work is underway to close the rift in City Council that stretches all the way to West Ashley. Two weeks ago, City Councilmen Bill Moody and Keith Waring responding to criticism submitted a letter to the Post and Courier that detailed their ongoing concerns with the...
A Real Iron Man
Adam Gorlitsky may have crossed the finish line nearly three hours after the race began, and riding in a golf cart, but he was surely the biggest winner of last week’s Run the Landing race at Charles Towne Landing. Gorlitsky, paralyzed from the waist down for the...
Ladybugs Flying Free at Magnolia
Hundreds of smiling children will scatter throughout Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on Saturday, July 23 to launch 150,000 ladybugs skyward during the Lowcountry’s largest release of the environmentally friendly insect. The Third Annual Ladybug Release will begin at...
Famous Charleston Recipes from St. Andrew’s Center
In 1961 St Andrews Center published “Famous Charleston Recipes from St. Andrew’s Center.” On the first page it was stated that this book was “A Gift” and not for sale. Not only no charge but no obligation to purchase. “We hope you will use it to your advantage and in...
Library Board Elects Brack As Chairman
The Board of Trustees of the Charleston County Public Library has elected West Ashley businessman and publisher Andy Brack to serve as its chairman. Other officers elected include tax professional Steven Clem of James Island as vice chairman, MUSC program assistant...
Mug Shots
July 12 | BREAKING AND ENTERING Citadel Mall security cameras caught on video a man attempting to pry open a kiosk business’ safe with a yellow-tipped crowbar. The man and two apparent accomplices jumped a semi-secured part of the mall after hours, and attempted...
Backpedaling To The Future
Just riding a bicycle from the neighborhood right behind the West Ashley Mellow Mushroom to the base of the Legare Bridge to take the front-page picture for this story is a downright nightmare. Even at 9:30 a.m. on a Thursday, well after standard rush hours have...
Continuing A Legacy
This month, the Charleston Friends of the Library present its second book sale of the year with a special tribute to Charleston County Public Librarian Cynthia Hurd, who worked for years at the St. Andrew’s Branch Library in West Ashley. Hurd was among the nine...
