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November/December Honeycomb Cafe artist creates whimsical painting

Sometimes when near the ocean, life seems to slow down. Time dissolves, and the sun reflecting off the saltwater fuzzes the view and makes colors evolve. Kay Jones’ paintings show this transformation while reflecting the magical and relaxed emotion of being immersed in the moment. Her creations are...

Fall into fishing this season!

In the Fall, fishing is more like catching. However, even in the midst of the best fishing of the year, an angler can have a tough day. After epic catches on Thursday and Friday, I was expecting more of the same on Saturday. Unfortunately, a gale blowing out of the Northeast made fishing extremely...

Black and white and blue all over

The Daniel Island chapter of national men’s group ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) met on October 20 to tackle a difficult issue for their monthly discussion, that of Black Lives Matter, black-on-blue, blue-on-black, and black-on-black crime. The talk was in keeping with their national mandate to...

A municipal menagerie

Since the inception of the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association (DINA), the organization has served its members and greater Daniel Island as a whole in one key capacity - as a connection between island residents and the respective governments charged with the municipal management of the island....

Charleston Basket Brigade to feed thousands of local families

Thanksgiving is a festive time when families all over the country gather to celebrate their blessings over a scrumptious meal. But there are thousands among us here in the Lowcountry who won’t be able to put food on the table for the holiday this year. The Charleston Basket Brigade (CBB), a local...

Fishing trip reels in new records!

Several years ago, I stopped guiding so that I could fish more with my family and friends. So on Saturday (when I found myself unexpectedly free), I called my old friend, Donna Crocker. Donna and I have been fishing together for many years. In all that time, the most fish we ever caught (in a...

Mother Emanuel tragedy focus of DIHS program on Nov. 15

On the evening of June 17, 2015, a young white man walked into the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston and seared his name into the history of the Holy City. Dylann Roof’s murderous spree claimed the lives of nine innocent people that night, but as the people of Charleston and the rest of...

Let, Lift, Listen program encourages empathy as tool for parenting

On Wednesday, October 26, over 30 parents of teens and tweens filled the sanctuary at Church of the Holy Cross on Daniel Island to hear local parent coach Christine Donavan teach three critical strategies for raising teens. Donavan, who is a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, calls her program Let, Lift...

"The America I Believe In..."

Sixth grade students in Ginger Colvin’s advanced English classes at Daniel Island School recently submitted entries into the national “Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest” sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. As part of the assignment, students were asked to describe the America they believe in. In...

DI resident Claire Conway to launch second album

If the titles of her first two albums are any indication, Daniel Island singer and songwriter Claire Conway is going places. She released her first CD – “The Beautiful Side” – in 2014, and now she’s heading to the “Ocean’s Edge” with the launching of her second compilation. The 17 year-old, a...