Corridor Cooperation

\Corridor Cooperation Town, City, County to harmonize development of Folly Road Corridor By Charlie Morrison Community Editor A new spirit of cooperation between the handful of municipal governments that service James Island is beginning to bear fruit. In the case of the City of Charleston, the Town of James Island and the Charleston County, that

The Genie in the Bottle

The Genie in the Bottle Proposed Harbor View assisted living facility shot down amidst public outcry By Charlie Morrison Community Editor In what proved to be a resounding victory for opponents of the further development of Harbor View Road, the City of Charleston’s Planning Commission, last Wednesday, voted down an application to rezone the vacant,

Their End of the Bargain

Their End of the Bargain Community volunteers rally around effort to beautify municipal golf course By Charlie Morrison Community Editor The City of Charleston’s Charleston Municipal Golf Course been renovated, renewed redone a number of times since it opened over eight decades ago, back in 1929. As caretaker of the “Muni,” the City has undertaken

McCoy Throws Hat In Ring

McCoy Throws Hat In Ring S.C. House 115’s McCoy kicks off Congressional bid By Charlie Morrison Community Editor S.C. House District 115 Rep. Peter McCoy has established himself as a known commodity here on James Island over the past decade of what has largely been a life led in the public eye. In a career

A Life Well Lived

A Life Well Lived Late Greenhill Road neighborhood community leader, entreprenuer lived a life of principle, progress By Charlie Morrison Community Editor James Island lost a legend last month, with the passing of Greenhill Road neighborhood matriarch and entreprenuer Virginia “Evie” Smalls. Smalls passed away at the age of 87, surely a long life by any

Town of James Island Seeks Input on Greenbelt Program

From the Town of James Island’s website:   “The Town of James Island is seeking land for a new Park. The Town has $1.1 million to spend, which comes from the Charleston County Greenbelt Program. What kind of Park is best for James Island? Should it be on the marsh? Or should we purchase more,

A True Primary Source

A True Primary Source Civil Rights leader, James Island resident Minerva Brown King reflects on lessons long learned in Charleston’s own Black History By Charlie Morrison Community Editor A truism is often cited by James Isalnd historians, particularly in regards to the history of Charleston’s African-American community, that the act of recalling, teaching, and telling

PUD Number Three

PUD Number Three 160-unit planned residential development to incorporate increasingly popular PUD zoning By Charlie Morrison Community Editor The City of Charleston Technical Review Committee (TRC) reviewed plans, last Thursday, Feb. 7, for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) designed for a vacant, 41-acre tract of land within the greater Seaside Plantation neighborhood. The proposed subdivision,

Magnolias In Bloom

Magnolias in Bloom The Charleston Acting Studio to debut Steel Magnolias just in time for Valentine’s Day By Charlie Morrison Community Editor If you’re in for a laugh and a cry along with some romance this Valentine’s Day, you needn’t stray from ol’ Jim Isle, as Midtown Productions and the Charleston Acting Studio debut Robert

PSD Pressure

By Charlie Morrison Community Editor The Commissioners of the James Island Public Service District (JIPSD) met last Monday evening for what was supposed to be a typically innocuous meeting of the organization’s elected body. But a sizable, vocal group of Battery Island Drive and Ashburn Lane-area residents changed all that. More than three dozen residents

Saint James Splits

Saint James Splits Historic Saint James Church leaves Episcopal Church, joins S.C. Diocese By Charlie Morrison Community Editor The Saint James Church on Camp Road last month became the latest of 30 formerly Episcopalian diocese throughout the state that have formally split from the Episcopal Church. The split, over differences of opinion in interpreting church