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Noteworthy visits!

DI RESIDENTS GO TO CAPITOL HILL TO DISCUSS YOUTHS AND MENTAL ILLNESS Daniel Island resident Karsen Blalock, her mother Kim Goides, and her brother Nicholas recently traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with the staff members of Sens. Lindsay Graham (SC) and Tim Scott (SC), as well as Rep. Mark Sanford...

‘Wicked Good Cupcakes’ serves up recipe for success

When it comes to good ideas, this one takes the cake. Seven years ago, while living in Massachusetts, Tracey Noonan wanted to find a way to connect with her youngest child, Dani Vilagie, who was preparing to move out and start her adult life. Tracey asked Dani to take a cake decorating class with...

Oh, say can you see?

Get your star-spangled attire and accessories ready! It will soon be time to celebrate Independence Day - and the Daniel Island Property Owners Association (POA) has two days of fun planned to ring in the festive holiday. Residents are encouraged to “paint the town” red, white and blue in...

When fishing in summer, be mindful of weather forecasts!

How do you know when it is summer in the Lowcountry? Easy, you have a heat index over 100 degrees and severe thunderstorms pretty much every afternoon. Last week, I experienced both conditions, much more closely than I would have preferred. My brother-in-law, Mike Balduzzi, was visiting from...

A visit to Freewoods Farm

“If you’ve ever had a desire to be a stripper in Myrtle Beach, you can come here,” O’Neal Smalls joked as he introduced us to Freewoods Farm. They always need more hands to strip sugar cane stalks, he explained. At this 40-acre living farm museum, sugar cane juice is extracted using mule-power and...

Suicide is ‘an equal opportunity event’

The recent deaths of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain bring suicide, once again, to the forefront of national attention. By all appearances, Spade and Bourdain had outstanding lives. They achieved success, fame and fortune. Why would two people who have reached such heights commit...

DI News History - June 28, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Daniel Island housing market In the June 26, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News, the centerspread featured an article on Daniel Island’s weathering of the economic downturn and its affect on the housing market. Local realtors and builders were optimistic the community would pull...

Summertime gardening!

The addition of annual color will add interest to your summer landscape. Annuals may be used in containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, or planted in landscape beds. In choosing which annuals to plant, consider the color combinations, height and width, along with light and water requirements...

DI sees increased car thefts in the past two years

Regular readers that peruse The Daniel Island News police blotter may notice a pattern in crimes on the island, particularly thefts from motor vehicles. Prior to 2015, there were enough instances of property stolen from cars to raise a few eyebrows. But, in the past two years, the rate has steadily...

Ribbon-cutting planned for new Cainhoy area fire station

The community is invited to join Mayor John J. Tecklenburg and Interim Charleston Fire Chief Joseph Roberts at a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 27 at 1 p.m. for Fire Station 21. The station, located at 1155 Cainhoy Rd., will serve residents in the Cainhoy peninsula and Daniel Island and will be...