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Balancing school and extracurricular activities

Once a month, we pose a question submitted by one of our readers to a local professional or expert regarding parenting issues. For this edition of “Positively Parenting,” a reader submitted a question about finding balance with school and extracurricular activities. We turned to Virginia Reijners,...

Wyldlife and Young Life kick off new seasons on DI

Do you ever feel anxious, self conscious or lonely? While life on Daniel Island would seem to be just short of paradise for many residents, not everyone is feeling happy and carefree. Teens and even pre-teens living on the island may, in fact, be wrestling with a multitude of insecurities as they...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees in the coming weeks 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...

How well do you know your city?

With a quick look through the City of Charleston website, one can find many helpful resources, interesting facts and ways to get involved. Although the website is readily available for any who want to visit, many find the wealth of information overwhelming or difficult to navigate. In order to aid...

'Fire Prevention Week' on Daniel Island

“In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy.” That was the message shared by firefighters all across the country last week during a national “Fire Prevention Week” initiative. Through...

City's Design Review Board takes up DI Publix expansion

Plans for the Publix expansion on Daniel Island were unanimously deferred by the City of Charleston’s Design Review Board at a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 16. Publix spokesperson Kimberly Reynolds announced last June that the grocery store would be nearly doubling its square footage with its...

Container farm company to relocate to Clements Ferry Road

Tiger Corner Farms, a company that designs and builds aeroponic farms housed inside recycled shipping containers, will be relocating its facility from Summerville to Clements Ferry Road in early 2018, according to General Manager Stefanie Swackhamer. The facility will be located in the same...

'Catch' special moments with your kids while fishing!

Kids grow up fast. This was particularly evident when Erik Swanson and his son Carl joined me for a quick afternoon fishing trip. It has been a while since we fished together. So, I was bit surprised when we met at the boat landing and Carl was nearly my height. As we idled out of the creek, the...

Itching to learn more about poison ivy?

While “Nature Notes” has generally been about the animals here on Daniel Island, we have plenty of plants worth talking about, too. Some are beautiful, some are fascinating, and some need to be treated with a little respect. A recent experience while cleaning up after Irma brought back some old,...

From Gospel to Gershwin...DIHS program delights audience!

When members and guests of the Daniel Island Historical Society learned the topic for the organization’s seasonal kick off program on Sept.19, it was surely music to their ears! The DIHS event featured a sampling of the “Sound of Charleston,” the popular, acclaimed show presented weekly at the...