News

Local officials answer resident concerns at May DINA meeting

Pedestrian crosswalks, the roundabout at Seven Farms and Daniel Island Drives, stop sign enforcement, parking, and the connectivity of paths were among the topics addressed during last Tuesday night’s Q&A session held during the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association’s May meeting....

Annual Concert in the Park at Smythe Park returns May 26

On Saturday, May 26, 6 - 10 pm, the annual Concert in the Park at Smythe Park returns with some great new entertainment! The Joe Clarke Big Band will perform a “free” lakeside concert in Smythe Park. This band has it all, including the big band orchestra sounds of horns, trumpets, trombones, and...

The woman behind the songs: Quiana Parler of 'Ranky Tanky'

Quiana Parler was 7-years-old when she started voice lessons with the renowned June Bonner. “Sing your ass off no matter the audience.” June told her. “I wish I could say ‘thank-you’ now,” Quiana says. So would local and international audiences. “I’ve always been a singer” adds Quiana. “I’ve...

Injured owl returns home to DI!

One of Daniel Island’s fine-feathered friends has returned to the community. An injured barred owl found on the side of the road in Daniel Island Park in March was transported to the Center for Birds of Prey (CFBP) by island resident Kathy Bannister, a volunteer staff member at the center. After...

Daniel Island Kids Fishing Tournament to return for 8th year

Eight years ago, a young mother asked Daniel Island Inshore Fishing Club member Fred Danziger why no events that encourage children to fish existed on the island. Realizing that she was correct, he decided to propose an idea for a kids fishing tournament to the club. “I asked the club if they...

Mt. Pleasant mom on postpartum depression: 'Don't suffer silently'

After Mount Pleasant mother Ruth Rhoden Craven took her own life on Dec. 5, 1999, just two and a half months after the birth of her first son, her friends and family transformed their grief into action by creating the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression (PPD). Dedicated to...

Great anglers stay positive, even when the going gets tough!

Fishing and catching are not synonymous. Sometimes, the fish simply get the best of you. Last week, when fishing with my young neighbor, Luke, this was certainly the case. Luke and I always catch fish together. So, this was our expectation when we went fishing after he got out of school. When Luke...

Berkeley County School District adds abstinence curriculum option for sex education

After unanimously passing a second reading by the Berkeley County Board of Education at the end of March, Heritage Keepers Abstinence Education, a new reproductive health education curriculum, has been added to the list of options for schools in the district to choose from. As is required by South...

DI News History - May 10, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Beach bodies invade Daniel Island In the May 8, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News, an article featured the beach volleyball tournament (AVP Charleston Open) that would be coming to Daniel Island. The second annual AVP Charleston Open, which was South Carolina’s only professional...

Home Sweet Home on Cainhoy Plantation

Down a side street on the Cainhoy peninsula, beyond the commercial developments and congestion of the Clements Ferry corridor, an unassuming dirt road juts into a forest of towering pines. At the entrance to the property there is no grand, elaborate emblem. No prominent designation or display...