Tea Time

Tea Time

The enduring legacy of South Carolina’s oldest tearoom and gift shop By Joan Perry | Contributing Writer The story of the beginning of the Tearoom tradition at Saint Andrew’s Parish Church, a.k.a. Old St. Andrew’s, is a charming one. The simple, elegant white church...

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Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Orange Grove Charter School  goes Green(er) with school bus that runs off renewable natural gas by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer It's name may be funny, but its mission is sincere.  The “CowFartBus” looks exactly like any other school bus at Orange Grove Charter...

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Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Four St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground athletes head to Oregon for the National Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Staff Reports It was another great year for the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground track and field team. It had approximately 70 boys and girls,...

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Holla at Ya’ Boy

Holla at Ya’ Boy

Bok Choy Boy’s residency at Charles Towne Fermentory is a win-win-win, for chef, brewery, and customers by Lorne Chambers | Editor  Charleston’s many food trucks and pop-ups are an exciting way to offer diners a different kind of cuisine every day of the week outside...

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Devil Makes One

Devil Makes One

Pete Bernhard of acclaimed Americana trio Devil Makes Three plays to play show at Tin Roof from Staff Reports The power of words isn’t lost on Pete Bernhard, the frontman and primary songwriter for longstanding Americana triumvirate The Devil Makes Three. For as much...

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Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

As the old idiom says, they are worth a thousand words Sometimes it takes a while to learn the full story that the photograph tells, unless one is very lucky and the photographer inscribed it on the back. The lack of dates, names or details is the norm for many...

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West Ashley Wanderer — For the Love of Gates

West Ashley Wanderer — For the Love of Gates

West Ashley gates are full of color and character I take a lot of photographs. I take so many that they eventually fall into categories. I have collections of tiny houses, sidewalk graffiti, murals, heart-shaped symbols, and favored trees.  When I noticed there was a...

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Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig

Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig

Former Piggly Wiggly site remains a slab of concrete after City Council fails to pass development plan by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Getting anything done by consensus in West Ashley has been a struggle.” That line, said by Charleston City council member Peter...

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Ready Player One

Ready Player One

From vintage arcade games to state-of the art iRacing simulators, Gamehaus is a welcomed addition to the West Ashley nightlife scene by Lorne Chambers | Editor Asked recently if he would be interested in opening a restaurant and bar in Mt. Pleasant, local restaurateur...

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Local Laughs

Local Laughs

Local comedian Brian T. Shirley performs at the Elks Lodge on July 22 from Staff Reports For more than a quarter of a century, entertainer Brian T Shirley has toured the USA, Canada, the Bahamas and Japan. In that time, he has performed hundreds of times as a stand-up...

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Not Your Basic Biscuit

Not Your Basic Biscuit

A sacred Southern staple gets the rockstar treatment at Biscuit Bros. by Lorne Chambers | Editor  Grits, country ham, sausage gravy, baked apples, buckwheat pancakes, chicken and waffles. These things are all commonplace on breakfast tables across the South. But...

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