The Future of the Auto Mile
What’s in store for West Ashley’s long stretch of car dealerships? by Bill Davis | News Editor Which way is West Ashley’s “Auto Mile” headed? On one hand, over a hundred acres of dealership parking lots could shrink and be repurposed for other commercial uses as...
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West Ashley Flashback — Albemarle Elementary School
Albemarle Elementary School situated at the corner of Sycamore Drive and Magnolia Road opened in April of 1944 to accommodate 260 students who previously attended St. Andrew’s Parish School. Up to that point all the children in St Andrew’s Parish attended school...
Uniting West Ashley
West Ashley United, a local nonprofit, will host its first public event Saturday, April 23 at Citadel Mall in hopes of improving their part of town. Mayor John Tecklenburg will speak at the event, which will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and there will be local vendors,...
The State of Real Estate
For it’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 27, the West Ashley-James Island Business Association (WAJIBA) welcomes guest speaker Michael Sally, 2016 president of the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors (CTAR). WAJIBA meets at the top of the Holiday Inn...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Bridge-a-geddon
It’s been 10 days since the far-right, peninsular-bound lane of the Legare Bridge from West Ashley was closed as part of a 60-day test to see how a bike/pedestrian lane would affect morning commute times. And so far, the results have been … anecdotal. And fire-y, if...
Plantasia Comes to West Ashley
With around 2,500 visitors each year, Plantasia is the Charleston Horticultural Society’s biggest annual event. And for the first time in its 15-year history, Plantasia will be held in West Ashley. Fitting, perhaps, since CHS’s offices are located on Windermere...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
West Ashley Flashback — How Red Top Came To Be
In 1875 James Grant had the opportunity to purchase 17 ¼ acres of highland and 7 ½ acres of marsh from land that was formally known as “Marshfield” plantation located in the area known today as Red Top. Grant was born in 1849 on the peninsula of Charleston. The 1850...
What About Doscher's
Many in West Ashley held their breath until the decision to locate a new Whole Foods Market next door to Doscher’s IGA grocery store was announced. Many were excited, seeing the announcement as a stamp of approval from a pricy national chain that West Ashley had...
‘Fore’ A Good Cause
Liza Ellen Warner’s life was tragically cut short when her husband shot and killed her on Oct. 1, 2004. He then took his own life. Doug and Shirley Warner, Liza’s father and stepmother, wanted to find a way to turn their family’s tragic loss into a means of honoring...
