DI News History - February 7, 2019

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

The February 5, 2004 edition of The Daniel Island News featured the Lowcountry film industry, with a feature on island resident and actor Doug Coupe. It was reported that before moving to the island, Doug worked with celebrities like Suzanne Sommers, Tori Spelling and the Power Rangers after working for 11 years in the film and television industry. Today, Doug is director of communications for Student Transportation, Inc.

Other top stories included a report that the 200 River Landing Drive condominiums were under construction, offering 30 units within the first of three buildings.

TEN YEARS AGO

The cover story in the February 5, 2009 issue also spotlighted the film industry. Daniel Island resident Braeden Reed was featured for his role in Nicholas Sparks’ “Dear John” movie, which was filmed in the Lowcountry. Braeden, who has autism, played a character in the film who also has the condition.

Also in the news, former Mayor Joe Riley spoke at the Charleston Area Business Council and accentuated the positive. When asked what the local business community can do to deal with the depreciating economy, Riley said, “Try to have as much optimism as you can possibly engender…Obviously, the state of the national economy…is on everyone’s mind here. It’s something that none of us here have ever experienced in our lifetime, and it’s something that merits everyone’s focus, including mine.”

FIVE YEARS AGO

It was reported in the February 6, 2014 issue of The Daniel Island News that a proposed alternative “conceptual” plan was presented to the City of Charleston Planning Department in reference to Cainhoy Plantation. Several groups and individuals, including the Historic Charleston Foundation, the Preservation Society of Charleston, Cainhoy Village representatives, Jack Primus community representatives, the Society of St. Thomas and St. Denis, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the S.C. Coastal Conservation League, and numerous plantation and large property owners from the Cooper River National Historic District came together “to craft a plan that better reflects the preferences of the community at large.” The group noted that their efforts were prompted “after it became clear that the owners of the Cainhoy Plantation and their representatives do not intend to make any meaningful adjustments to their proposed master plan and PUD application,” despite receiving “substantial public input.” In March of 2018, the developers of the project announced their intention to permanently protect nearly half of the historic 9,000 acre property. The conserved acreage includes a 500+ acre “Nature Sanctuary” that will be professionally managed to promote habitat for a variety of important wildlife and plant species.

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