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Best of West Ashley 2007

Best of West Ashley 2007

Charleston, South Carolina has long been a popular tourist destination; and why not? Great beaches and temperate climate, an historical district and Market, the South Carolina Aquarium, the USS Yorktown, the Hunley, Ft. Sumter and the list goes on. However, few tourists know what the locals know. Charleston is a peninsula with the Cooper River to the east and the Ashley River to the west. If you’re looking for great food and entertainment while in Charleston, go west, young man, go west!

West Ashley (west of the Ashley River, get it?) is a part of the City of Charleston. While primarily a bedroom community it is also the home to spectacular antebellum plantations and some of the best food to be found anywhere. Each year “YourWestAshleyGuide.com” features its “Best of West Ashley” and the 2007 awards have just been announced.

Looking for a great breakfast in West Ashley (Bear E. Patch)? How about a spot to walk your dog (West Ashley Park)? Thirsty and looking for a great West Ashley sports bar (Bobby Hartin’s), then “Best of West Ashley” is for you. The list goes from the sublime to the practical. From “The Best Place to take Friends for Dinner” (Amuse) to the “Best West Ashley Barbershop” (Ed’s), it is on this year’s list.

“The Best of West Ashley 2007” is dominated by food and restaurants with some great suggestions for places to find the best Chinese food (Red Orchid), a traditional bakery (Rococo) and even the best place to get wings (West Wings) or a pitcher of beer (T-Bonz).

“The Best of West Ashley” list is fun and lighthearted. If you’re planning a week or two in Charleston and you’re looking to rub elbows with some of the locals, then check out “The Best of West Ashley” which has a map of where to find them.

Written by John Q. Wilson, owner of YourWestAshleyGuide.com and famous for the annual “Best of West Ashley” awards.

Special Storage Needs

Special Storage Needs

There is a growing trend in markets large and small to convert former grocery stores or other vacant retail space into secure, climate controlled storage centers. This new market model is a win-win for everyone. Strip mall owners are able to get long term leases on retail space that was sitting idle. The self storage center is able to get a great price on existing space that is already under roof and has HVAC. Plus,can be converted less expensively to storage units then if they were starting from scratch. The big winner is the self-storage consumer.

Since these new storage centers are in retail areas they tend to be more conveniently located than newer, free-standing self storage centers. Because the overhead is lower the rates for individual storage units are often less expensive per square foot. These centers also offer a wider variety of space options since not all of their storage units are the same cookie-cutter size. This is really handy if you have something that is over sized or an odd shape that needs to be stored. The biggest plus is this new generation of climate controlled storage is an added level of security.

The converted retail stores to self storage centers have limited access, either through the front doors or the shipping bay doors. These are easy to monitor both by humans and by video security cameras. This is much better that hundreds of feet of chain length fence – often with blind spots that are not monitored – and the risk of someone breaking into your storage unit undetected.

For more information on this subject visit EA Storage or Awesome Storage or Practical Storage Solutions.