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PSES students unveil their very own Lowcountry Blessing Box

As a way to address the lack of healthy food providers that exists near Philip Simmons Elementary School, students who participated in the school’s “Genius Hour” last semester came up with the idea of creating a “Blessing Box,” in coordination with the Lowcountry Blessing Box Project. The box...

DI News History - February 22, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Soldier receives kindergarten salute from Daniel Island School An article in the February 21, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News featured kindergartners at the Daniel Island School who had sent letters and artwork to a student’s relative in the Army stationed in Afghanistan at the...

Making Love Last!

When Bill and Barbara Martin first met at a mutual friend’s Christmas party in December of 1963, there was an instant connection. As Barbara explained, between Bill’s sense of humor and confidence, she was hooked. “I thought he was a really nice guy,” said Barbara. “I told my mother that night...

Pair of nesting Bald Eagles spotted in Daniel Island Park

Normally, when someone says “love is for the birds,” it has a negative connotation. But for the pair of nesting Bald Eagles that have made a home in Daniel Island Park just in time for Valentine’s Day, that is not the case! Daniel Island Park resident Marilyn Geiger, who recently relocated to the...

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...

DINA panel decodes city approval process, DI land use

Last week’s Daniel Island Neighborhood Association (DINA) meeting at Church of the Holy Cross hosted a panel of guest speakers with a plethora of combined experience working with local government entities, in hopes of informing residents about how a proposed development becomes a reality. Serving...

Former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley teaching Citadel course designed to help a ‘fractured America’

Citadel professor and former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is teaching a new course for the spring semester called “The Why and the How: The Making of the International African American Museum.” Every class in the course is open to the public. From examining old South Carolina school...

From winter coats to t-shirts and flip-flops

Wind and rain dominated the fishing scene this week. However, when I did manage to get out, the trout and redfish were biting. Earlier in the week, while at The Charleston Angler, my brother Dave, Paul Speranza and I were wondering how the bite was in the upper Wando. None of us had ventured up...

DI News History - February 15, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Daniel Island School garden park in the works In the February 14, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News, an article featured efforts to beautify the spacious natural areas in front of the Daniel Island School. The idea for the improvements took root among several community members....

Soup's on!

The dictionary defines soup as a “liquid meal, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables, etc., in stock or water.” That description is so, well, watered down! As several of our readers recently discovered, soup can be pretty “souper” – especially when enjoyed at Daniel Island restaurants...