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More DI road paving planned

The resurfacing of roads in the general Daniel Island area continues this week. Below are the latest updates for the Berkeley County Resurfacing Project: • Tonight (5/4): Resurfacing on Island Park Drive (north of the Fairbanks Drive roundabout) • Tuesday night (5/5): Resurfacing on Island Park...

Congratulations! The Best of Daniel Island 2026

The 2026 Best of Daniel Island magazine is now available. Look for it inside this week's edition of The Daniel Island News or pick it up at one of your favorite stores or restaurants. We will announce shortly when the 2026 Best of Daniel Island will be published and available online. Congrats to...

MUSC leaders say Clements Ferry health pavilion seeing strong growth

Months after opening along one of the region’s fastest-growing corridors, MUSC Health officials say their new Clements Ferry Pavilion is seeing strong patient demand and is growing into its targeted role as a community healthcare hub. What was once a steel frame rising off Clements Ferry Road...

A fast rise

The flour still clung to his hands when the results came in – half a world away from Clements Ferry Road, under the bright lights of the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, and then just days later, at the World Pizza Championship in Parma, Italy. For Pizza A Modo Mio owner Michael Pitera,...

Updates on e-bikes, new fire station, and pedestrian bridge

Greetings, I wanted to give an update on a few things that are happening at the City. First, we had our first reading of our pending e-bike ordinance last week. That ordinance does a few things. 1) It clarifies the difference between a moped, an e-moto, and an e-bike. 2) It makes it illegal to...

Berkeley County leads number of scam reports in tri-county area

Scammers are evolving and so are their methods. From the comfort of a local grocery store to late-night phone calls, criminals are finding new ways to drain bank accounts and steal identities, often targeting older adults in South Carolina. While vigilance has increased, fraudsters are hitting...

Stolen credit cards scam results in $120k in transactions

The following incidents were taken from the City of Charleston Police Department’s crime reports within Team 5, which covers Daniel Island, Clements Ferry Road, and parts of Cainhoy. LARCENY BY FALSE PRETENSES On April 1, an officer responded to Seven Farms Drive in reference to a report of...

PSHS junior wins art competition, piece to hang in U.S. Capitol for year

Philip Simmons High School junior Eden Tumey has earned top honors in the annual Congressional Art Competition, winning for South Carolina’s District 1 and securing a summer trip to Washington, D.C. Her artwork will be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol, where it will hang for a year. Tumey is an...

DI woman shares her struggle with endometriosis

Sarah Mathis was 11 the first time her period left her curled on the cold bathroom tile – nauseous, dizzy, and too weak to stand between waves of pain. For years, she was told it was normal. “I missed school, I quit sports, and I started to think maybe I just had a low pain tolerance,” the...

Clear as broth

Ever heard a Daniel Island association acronym and wondered how it fits into the veritable alphabet soup of DI entities? It can be tough to keep all the different associations we have on Daniel Island straight, but we’ve got you covered. Here is a clear guide to the primary associations and what...