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Thomas Island decorator to be featured on 'Fix It & Finish It'

ELIZABETH BUSH beth@thedanielislandnews.com Sharon Payer graduated with a degree in Chemistry from West Virginia University some 17 years ago. Although she didn’t end up with a job in her field of study, she still found a way to mix things up for her customers. As a self-taught interior designer,...

Local angler Dave Jaskiewicz hopes to hook world kayak fishing title in China

When New Jersey native Dave Jaskiewicz moved to the Charleston area in 2007, it didn’t take long for the enticing, local waterways to lure him in. The lifetime fisherman, eager to enjoy his hobby, decided kayaking offered a more affordable alternative to boating — and an up close and personal way...

If you want to catch fish, go fishing with Sully

The Daniel Island Kids Fishing Tournament is a great event for our community. It supports worthwhile causes within our community and engages families to fish together. While I retired from guiding a few years ago, I still take the tournament champion fishing. This year, I had the pleasure of...

Gary White brings experience and success for island recreation to City Council

When I first began serving on City Council 8 years ago, I was the first person to serve on Council from Daniel Island. I ran on the premise that everyone deserves a voice on City Council. District 1 is now comprised of Daniel Island, Cainhoy, and a portion of downtown Charleston. I fight every day...

Shawn Pinkston wants to be an engaged and effective leader for District 1

I am running for City Council because District 1 has not received the type of engaged and effective leadership we deserve. Unfortunately, the City has been reactive rather than proactive in addressing the needs of our community. There are multiple projects the City promised that were premised on...

Election Day 2015: DI/Cainhoy voters - here's what you need to know

When City of Charleston voters on Daniel Island and the Cainhoy Peninsula head to the polls on November 3 to elect both a new Mayor and a representative for District 1 on City Council, they will cast their ballots at Daniel Island School (DIS). No other polling sites will be open that day, as per...

Mayoral Candidate Forum - Part 6

The next Mayor of Charleston will be decided in a matter of days. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, to officially cast their ballots. Candidates Ginny Deerin, William Dudley Gregorie, Toby Smith, Leon Stavrinakis, John Tecklenburg, and Maurice Washington have been hard at work...

City Council Candidate Shawn Pinkston feels call to serve

In September of 2001, when Attorney Shawn Pinkston was in his first year of law school in St. Louis, he and millions of other Americans were glued to their television sets as the tragic and devastating events began to unfold at the World Trade Center in New York City. Watching the first plane hit...

City Council Candidate Gary White Touts Experience, Relationships

Eight years ago, Gary White became the first Daniel Island resident elected to Charleston City Council as a representative of District 1. He’s served the communities on Daniel Island, the Cainhoy Peninsula, and portions of downtown Charleston for two terms - and now he’s hoping for a third. “We...

Update from the Developer - Fall 2015

It’s a great time to be living and working on Daniel Island. As we approach our community’s twentieth anniversary next year, the level of construction activity in our downtown and neighborhoods is at an all-time high - an indicator that our real estate market and island economy is as healthy as it’...