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Community invited to historic Cainhoy Plantation for ‘Woods & Water River Shindig’

The historic Cainhoy Plantation will be home to the Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust’s first annual Woods & Water River Shindig on May 5. The event, to be held from 4 to 7 p.m., will feature Lowcountry food, an open bar, music by HoneySmoke, and a silent auction of outdoor experiences in the...

NEEDTOBREATHE Classic returns to DI!

Musicians, professional athletes, actors and community members came together for a day of golf at the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic at the Daniel Island Club on Monday, April 23. Although it rained, those in attendance did not let it put a damper on the annual charity event, which was originally started...

What’s happening at the Daniel Island Library in May?

The following activities will take place during the month of May at the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island, located at 2301 Daniel Island Drive. For additional information, call (843) 471-2952 or visit www.berkeleylibrarysc.org/locations-and-hours/daniel-island-library. CHILDREN’S STORY TIME...

First annual Cainhoy Maypole Festival to celebrate community

Although Cainhoy area resident Vernelle Dickerson didn’t attend Keith School as a child, she remembers what life was like in this once sleepy and rural part of Berkeley County. As a young girl growing up in Huger in the 1950s, she and others would walk to nearby Charity Church early in the morning...

History-April 26, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Bug off, mosquitoes! A hot topic in the April 24, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News was mosquito management. According to Jeff Cary, manager of Berkeley County’s Mosquito Abatement program, without pest management, Daniel Island would be “uninhabitable.” Mosquitoes have always...

What's in store for Daniel Island's commercial landscape?

New commercial buildings continue to pop up on Daniel Island – some are nearing completion and others are just getting started. According to commercial broker Pete Harper of Lee & Associates, the island’s 1.4 million square feet of office space is currently about 81 percent occupied, leaving...

Developers delve into status of DI commercial real estate

Recently, Daniel Island has experienced a shift in respect to vacant office space. What was a tight market just a year ago has quickly loosened due to changes in tenants and new buildings being constructed. With a total of approximately 265,000 square-feet of office space currently available on...

Local anit-gun violence advocacy groups host public discussion on DI

Concerned citizens, both young and old, convened for a public meeting at the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island on March 28 to discuss next steps following the “March for Our Lives” event that took place in Charleston and across the nation on March 24. Arm in Arm South Carolina, an...

Berkeley County to host public hearing for Clements Ferry Road widening project

Berkeley County will host a public hearing about the proposed Clements Ferry Road widening project on Thursday, April 26 at Philip Simmons High School from 5 to 7 p.m. This public hearing will cover phase two of the Clements Ferry Road project. This hearing follows the public information meeting...

City of Charleston names new fire chief

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, alongside members of City Council and community leaders, recently announced the selection of Daniel Curia as the new chief of the City of Charleston Fire Department. Chief Curia is set to begin on July 30, 2018. Mayor Tecklenburg said, “The Charleston Fire...