HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
Plans for former Ryan’s space and adjoining shopping center could change the face of St. Andrew’s Boulevard by Bill Davis | News Editor A key strip of St. Andrews Boulevard is about to undergo major changes that could deeply impact the livability of neighborhoods that...
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Beads of Courage
On Tuesday, June 16, the West Ashley Optimist Club of Charleston donated $500 to the Beads of Courage program at MUSC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Al Eads, past SC Optimist District governor and board member of West Ashley Optimist Club, joined Melissa Kubu, MUSC Manager...
Honoring Fallen Librarian, Hero
Cynthia Hurd may have passed on, but her name will live for quite some time in West Ashley and beyond. Not only did Charleston County Council vote this week to rename the St. Andrews Library branch in her honor, but a fund has been set up in her name to benefit the...
Come On Inn
There are numerous passing references to restaurants, cabins, guest homes, and clubs that were opened in St. Andrew’s Parish in the early 1900s. Some establishments have been easily researched as family members have great personal archives. Others are known at this...
Every Hero Has A Story
A strained sense of normalcy returned Saturday to the St. Andrews Regional Library off of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard three days after its manager, Cynthia Hurd, 54, was shot to death by a 21-year-old white supremacist with a checkered past. Hurd was one of nine black...
Baseball For All
The Charleston Miracle League and PlayToday! Foundation host a groundbreaking celebration Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m. for its new TherapyPlay! Module. Constructed adjacent to Joe Griffith Miracle Field at 780 West Oak Forest Dr., the TherapyPlay! Module is the first...
Anakin Skywalker Busted!
It looks like Anakin Skywalker has turned to the dark side. Last Wednesday, June 17, Jake Broadbent, best known as the actor who portrayed a young Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, was arrested after driving speeds as high as 117 through...
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...
Picking The Right One
Books come from trees, so it makes sense that West Ashley’s next library will find a home in one of three wooded lots near the intersection of Glenn McConnell Boulevard and Bees Ferry Road. On Tuesday evening (after press time) Charleston County Council had an...
Public Invited to Naturalization Ceremony
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness …” Those words, drawn from the Declaration of...
Public Input Gathered on Dupont/Wappoo
Last week dozens of West Ashley residents attended workshops and information sessions during a three-day planning exercise at St. Andrews Middle School. The public planning workshop was organized jointly by the City of Charleston and Charleston County planning...
