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Elite lineup: Women to watch at the 2026 Charleston Open

Daniel Island is about to see some serious tennis firepower. The 2026 Credit One Charleston Open, March 28-April 5, has unveiled a preliminary field loaded with elite talent, including 10 players ranked in the WTA Top 25, four former Charleston champions, and 11 Americans ready to make their...

Organizers see COCO’s $2.5M milestone as a shift in women’s sports

As the Credit One Charleston Open prepares for a historic jump in prize money, the conversation around women’s sports is getting louder, and more data-driven. Standing courtside on Daniel Island, WTA CEO Portia Archer didn’t frame the moment as a celebration. Instead, she framed it as proof...

Basketball Trivia

Welcome to the ultimate college hoops trivia showdown! Put your college hardcourt knowledge to the test and see if you can cut down the nets as the trivia champion. Scan the QR code to fill out your ballot – and good luck! Play Basketball Trivia presented by Cara Schaafsma of Carolina...

Daycare addition for DI church returns for city review

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/agendacenter. UPCOMING:...

DI egg hunt slated for March 29

The Daniel Island Easter Egg Hunt is set for Sunday, March 29 in Smythe Park. The event will be a fun afternoon filled with an egg hunt, games, face painting, balloon art, DJ, a chance to snap a picture with the Easter Bunny, community vendors and more. The event starts at 3 p.m. with the egg hunt...

Applications for DICF grants open April 1

The Daniel Island Community Fund was established as a means for supporting community enhancement projects and philanthropic initiatives on Daniel Island and in the surrounding Cainhoy peninsula communities. Grant applications are accepted annually for review starting April 1 through Aug. 1 for...

‘She Leads” $5k grant for women

In honor of Women’s History Month, Loan Mantra, a commercial loan portal for business, is launching a grant program that celebrates the huge strides women are making in business ownership. The $5,000 Loan Mantra She Leads SC Grant is designed to provide high-impact seed capital to female...

Wild card slots filled, Pro-Am benefit set

The Credit One Charleston Open, eleased its wild cards for the 2026 event, taking place March 28-April 5 on Daniel Island. Bianca Andreescu, Sloane Stephens, Paula Badosa and Jennifer Brady have accepted main draw wild cards and join a player field now featuring 11 top-25 players, 13 Americans,...

FORGED: A tribute to Philip Simmons

For decades, the rhythmic sound of hammer striking iron echoed from a small workshop on Charleston’s Eastside, where Philip Simmons forged the gates and ironwork that would come to define the city’s historic landscape. On March 6, just blocks away, that legacy was honored through FORGED, a...

Environmental groups fear 30-year-old plan could harmfully reshape Cainhoy

“There’s a lot that’s changed in this area in the last 30 years, and this doesn’t work with the current landscape.” That’s the warning from environmental advocates who say a decades-old development agreement could reshape the Cainhoy Peninsula unless Charleston leaders step in. Approved in...