In the Eye of the Storm
Controversial City Councilman Harry Griffin keeps fighting by Bill Davis | New Editor It was an unforgettable year that no one wants to remember. Especially if you’re Charleston City Councilman Harry Griffin. Not all of 2020 was bad for Griffin, as he took his health...
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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...
West Ashley Royalty
There was much fanfare last week surrounding West Ashley High School’s annual Mr. and Miss West Ashley Pageant. Held in the school’s auditorium, this year’s pageant featured 34 students competing for the crowns. But in the end, only one male and one female student...
The State of West Ashley
West Ashley was very much on the mind of Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. last week as he delivered his final annual State of the City address. For the 39th time, Riley took to the rostrum in City Hall. He spoke of a robust city, with a crackling, resurgent economy, that is...
Flower Power
Camellias, a southern landscape favorite, show off a blaze of color throughout the winter months. Middleton family history holds that in the year 1786, French botanist Andrè Michaux, gave the Middletons some of the first camellias to be planted in an American garden....
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...
Stavrinakis Announces Run for Mayor
West Ashley state rep Leon Stavrinakis officially launched his campaign for Charleston’s Mayor on Monday, Feb. 2, pledging to be a “hands-on mayor,” focusing on the day-to-day concerns of city residents, like traffic, crime and our public schools. “I was born here. I...
West Of Turns 10
This week’s issue marks the beginning of Volume 11 for West Of, which means that 10 volumes (or 10 years) are in the books. While I’m proud to reach this landmark and fully appreciate just how hard it is for any small business to simply survive a decade, especially...
This Place is For The Birds
On Dec. 6, 1932 ground was broken on property along Wappoo Creek in The Crescent for the construction of Alexander Sprunt Jr.’s home. Sprunt would name his home Siskaya, a term that was an alteration of the Cherokee Indian term Tsiskwahi meaning “A Place of Birds.”...
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...
Traffic Stop Leads to End of Crime Spree
A tip from a citizen led to a traffic stop and the arrest of two men in reference to five burglaries in the Bairds Cove, Grand Oaks and Sandhurst neighborhoods. The men also were charged for possessing narcotics, the unlawful carrying of a handgun and burglary tools...
