Gold Medal Dreams
St. Andrew’s Running Club makes big strides with youth track & field sports by Lorne Chambers | Editor With the 2020 Summer Olympic Games well underway, the eyes of the world are on Tokyo as the best athletes from more than 200 countries compete in a host of...
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Local Institution Catches Fire
Manny’s Neighborhood Grille, a West Ashley institution for more than two decades, will be closed for at least the next month due to a fire last Wednesday in the bar area of the restaurant. Or it could end up moving from its current home on Old Towne Road, according to...
2015 WAHS FOOTBALL PREVIEW
West Ashley High School head football coach Bobby Marion understands that preseason polls don’t mean diddlysquat. Last year, the Wildcats were ranking in the top 10 in the state for the first time in school history. They finished the season at 3-8, missing the...
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 off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
How the West Is Won
There’s a high probability that Charleston’s next mayor will hail from West Ashley, judging from the preponderance of candidates that filed for the race last week. State Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, local businessman John Tecklenburg, attorney and former City Councilman...
The Business of Beer
For its regular August meeting, the West Ashley-James Island Business Association (WAJIBA) will host a special panel discussion on “The Business of Beer.” Coming just in time for Charleston Beer Week (Sept. 13-19), the Business of Beer panel discussion will be held...
An Evening To Remember
For the third year in a row, people with special needs, their family, and their friends are invited to the Special Needs Prom, which will be held this Friday, Aug. 21 at the Bees Landing Recreation Center, located at 1580 Ashley Gardens Blvd. in West Ashley. Organized...
Going with the Phloem
If all goes as planned, pretty soon, it will be hard to see West Ashley for the trees. Next month, the 10,000 Trees for Charleston project will resume its free tree giveaways with a special treat: 1,500 Live Oaks that were donated from Johns Island nursery Charleston...
Mug Shot
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 off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Remembering Benjamin Ezekiel Hamilton
Elegantly scribed in brown ink on a decorated page from the family bible are the words: “Benjamin Ezekiel Hamilton Geddes Plantation born April 10, 1886.” He regularly paid the poll tax of $1, as witnessed by the numerous receipts kept by his daughter, Diane. He paid...
Workplace Luxury
Baker Motor Company Inc. in West Ashley was just named one of “Automotive News 100 Best Dealerships to Work For” in 2015. This is the third consecutive year that Baker Motor Company of Charleston has received this title. The dealership ranked #4 in 2014 (and was also...
