DI News History - July 7, 2022
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July 5, 2007
Matt Sloan, president of the Daniel Island Company, announced that Daniel Island was a 2007 recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s Award for Excellence. This honor, he said, was widely considered the real estate and land planning industry’s most prestigious international award and is significant to all who have had a stake in this island community.
Also in the news, it was almost time for the inaugural Charleston Duck Race to take place. Ten-thousand rubber ducks would be dropped from atop the I-526 Wando River bridge, where they would float downstream with the tide in a race towards a finish line in front of the community pier. The tradition has held strong since then, though it has moved locations several times and was just held at Guggenheim Park June 18.
July 5, 2012
The cover featured 899 Island Park Dr., which was destroyed by a fire in March 2011. Tenants were set to move into a newly built building, pending final permits from the City of Charleston. The turnaround time between the day of the fire and when the new building was finished took slightly longer than expected, due mostly to the tangle of insurance claims from the various businesses occupying the building that had to be straightened out before any of the new construction could begin.
Sea Ray Scout of Charleston hosted a free boat-only concert event, dubbed “Aquapalooza,” on the Wando River near the Daniel Island dock adjacent to Children’s Park and the I-526/ Wando Bridge.
July 6, 2017
The cover and centerfold featured a summer reading theme. The Daniel Island News’ readers were asked to share some of their favorite books. From suspenseful thrillers, to impactful nonfiction stories, to those that tug on the heartstrings – a variety of books were shared.
Nonfiction book recommendations included “Death by Suburb,” “The Boys in the Boat,” “Being Mortal,” and “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For.” Some fiction recommendations were “Beartown,” “The To-Hell-And-Back Club,” and “A Land Remembered.”
The feature article was a breakdown of the beginning of residential development within the 9,000-acre Cainhoy Plantation tract which was expected to begin in 2018 and take decades to complete.