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March Library News

What’s happening at the Daniel Island Library? MARCH The following activities will take place this month at the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island, located at 2301 Daniel Island Drive. For additional information, call (843) 471-2952 or visit http://berkeleylibrarysc.org/locations-and-hours/...

'Laissez Les Bons Temps Roules' Daniel Island!

This coming week the world will celebrate the annual week of madness, marching and music known as Mardi Gras, and this year for the first time ever Daniel Island will be marching alongside the rest of the revelers. Thanks to the folks at the Black Tie Music Academy and a few key sponsors, Daniel...

DI News History - February 23, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO - DANIEL ISLAND'S WATERFRONT MARINA MOVES CLOSER TO REALITY In the February 22, 2007 edition of the paper our cover and centerfold featured a large scale drawing of a proposed waterfront marina for Daniel Island. We reported, “An ambitious public waterfront and marina proposed for...

Doretha Garland is PSES first Teacher of the Year

Philip Simmons Elementary School recently awarded its first Teacher of the Year award to second grade teacher, Doretha Garland. Garland was full of gratitude at the February 10 announcement party held in her classroom. Amidst the bustle of giddy students enjoying cupcakes piled high with frosting...

STEAM education is a collaborative experience

In schools across the country, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) is the exciting new approach to classroom learning. Replacing STEM, STEAM acknowledges the importance of art (and design) in fostering creative problem solving and risk-taking. The introduction of STEAM opened...

What do you know? February 23, 2017

Congratulations to Pamela Miller and Kandy Higley, the most recent winners of the Daniel Island Historical Society’s “What Do You Know?” contest! Both received a prize from DIHS for correctly answering the history trivia question posed in the February 9 edition of The Daniel Island News. Here is...

From Charleston slavery to African freedom

Slaves seeking freedom in the early years of our country often looked to Canada and the Northern states as a safe refuge. But there was another route to freedom…back across the ocean on the coast of west Africa. As local historian Nic Butler shared in his recent Black History Month lecture at the...

DINA elects new officers, members updated on community center and other island issues

Last week’s Daniel Island Neighborhood Association meeting witnessed a passing of the leadership baton. Clyde Rush, a long time active DINA member and chair of the Land Use and Zoning Committee, was elected president. Rush takes over the helm from two-term president Glenn Williman. Rush and the new...

Traffic safety targeted on Clements Ferry Road

With construction set to begin as early as next month on the first phase of the Clements Ferry Road widening initiative, a number of government entities are navigating ways to ease traffic congestion both before and during the project. Charleston City Councilman Gary White has been working with...

Land Use and Zoning Activities on Daniel Island

Below are 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 of the...