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The gift of fishing

Several years ago, I retired from guiding - because I wanted to spend more time fishing with my family and friends. Now, I fish over 200 days per year (more than when I was guiding). Each day is a gift to myself. A gift of laughter, smiles and time well spent with the people that I love. Each...

BE's Kathleen Sumner is Carolinas PGA Junior Champion

The wind chill was near freezing both mornings - and the thermometer really didn’t budge for most of the weekend as clouds and a stiff breeze made the work environment less than ideal. But that didn’t stop Kathleen Sumner from winning the 27th Annual Charles Tilghman Carolinas PGA Junior...

Noshing Nirvana: Laura Albert's 'dinner to go' chicken pot pie in front of the Advent Wreath

This column is sponsored by Chase Payne Law Firm. Early one morning this month, my husband and I were walking our dog along Island Park Drive when my husband stopped abruptly in front of Laura Alberts to read their “Dinner to Go” menu. Wow, always fans of Laura Alberts’ lunches, we wondered how we...

DI Families: Meet your Publix staffers!

This week, as a special holiday treat, we were invited to sit down with several members of our Daniel Island Publix “family” - the friendly and helpful employees at our local Daniel Island Publix store. They keep the store humming along seamlessly, help us carry our grocery bags to the car, find...

The Art Guild of DI carves out creative fun

The Art Guild of Daniel Island, at its November meeting, was treated to a fascinating demonstration by master wood carver and artist, John Geraci of Summerville. John is an award winning artist who has been carving for over ten years. He creates models of whales, fish, whimsical houses, and...

A substantive discussion

The night was October 24, 2014. It was a Friday, and the Bishop England High School (BE) football team was in the locker room suiting up for a contest against North Charleston. On any other night, any normal football Friday, Daniel Island parents H.R. and Trudy Hicks would be getting ready to go to...

Hot fishing inc ooler temps

This week, a cold front (that is actually cold) will pass through the Lowcountry. Temperatures are forecast to drop into the 30-degree range. This will significantly cool the water, along with the outstanding Trout bite we have enjoyed for the past several weeks. It will take a few days for the...

Transform your island life through meditation

There are only about 17 days until Christmas. If that thought sounds a bit overwhelming, never fear. As Daniel Island yoga and meditation instructor Muni Natarajan explains, there are ways to calm your restless spirit in the midst of the holiday chaos. “We’re halfway through the holiday season and...

Mission Accomplished

“What are they trying to do?” Water Mission volunteer tour guide K.C. Lombard posed this question to a group of children, chaperones, and parents from Daniel Island’s St. Clare of Assisi during a tour the group took of the organization’s operations facility in North Charleston last Friday. “Well...

Help for HALOS: DI community delivers!

Daniel Island residents and community members have once again displayed their giving spirit – this time in response to a call from the Daniel Island Property Owners Association (POA) to support the Charleston-based HALOS program this holiday season. All 100 “angels” on the HALOS tree at the POA...