News

Itching to learn more about poison ivy?

While “Nature Notes” has generally been about the animals here on Daniel Island, we have plenty of plants worth talking about, too. Some are beautiful, some are fascinating, and some need to be treated with a little respect. A recent experience while cleaning up after Irma brought back some old,...

From Gospel to Gershwin...DIHS program delights audience!

When members and guests of the Daniel Island Historical Society learned the topic for the organization’s seasonal kick off program on Sept.19, it was surely music to their ears! The DIHS event featured a sampling of the “Sound of Charleston,” the popular, acclaimed show presented weekly at the...

School Briefs - Ocotber 19, 2017

THREE PSMS/PSHS TEACHERS AMONG THOSE RECEIVING ‘BRIGHT IDEAS’ GRANTS FROM BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Educators will use the funds to support innovative classroom-based projects Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BEC) awarded nine Berkeley County School District (BCSD) teachers with “Bright...

DI News History - October 19, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO – New hotel for DI? In the October 18, 2007 issue of The Daniel Island News, in business news it was announced that a group of investors (DI Partners, LLC) planned to add a new, environmentally-friendly Hilton Garden Inn to the Daniel Island landscape. The facility would join the...

Harper captures 'Top Dog' prize for September

The votes are in and Harper has been crowned September’s “Top Dog” of Daniel Island! Harper loves being a Daniel Island dog and especially enjoys exploring the island’s dog park. The Daniel Island Property Owners Association recently checked in with her owner, Andrea, to find out more about this...

Color My World Photo Contest

Readers of The Daniel Island News are talented photographers! We asked you to submit photos that color your world, and that you did. Our winning submissions included a variety of subject matters, perspectives, and themes and were submitted by readers as young as 8-years-old. Enjoy these top...

Behind the lens...

Each week in The Daniel Island News, we are blessed to have submissions from our readers showcasing the people, places and events that shape our community. As we spotlight the winners of our “Color My World” photo contest in this issue (pages 20-21), we thought it would also be fitting to feature...

New DI neighborhood park in the works

Standing in a peaceful glen in Daniel Island Park last week, at the base of a stately, centuries-old live oak, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, Councilman Gary White, and other city staffers unveiled designs for what they hope will be a new neighborhood park at the site for all to enjoy. “I’ve...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. For more information on any of these proposed actions, visit dineighborhoodassociation.org (click on “Land Use and Zoning Activity”). All...

Mayor Tecklenburg addresses affordable housing

When it comes to accolades, Charleston’s cup runneth over. Not only is the Holy City enjoying its fifth year as “The Best City in the U.S. and Canada” (Travel + Leisure Magazine), but it has also been designated as one of the “15 Most Dynamic Cities” (worth.com) as well as a “Top East Coast City...