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Making DI Delicious: Island Chef Insider

Writer’s note: With Daniel Island mirroring more and more each year the culinary charisma of its City sibling, the downtown peninsula, we figured it was high time to highlight the talented chefs who are making that happen. Earlier this year, we launched our newest column, Making DI Delicious:...

Next speaker series presenters are Brad and Jenny Moranz

On Wednesday, September 14, Brad and Jennifer Moranz, will talk about their journey from the bright lights of Broadway to Charleston. Brad and Jenny are perhaps best well known for “The Charleston Christmas Special” which runs at the Charleston Music Hall every holiday season. Brad and Jenny...

DIS kindergartners celebrate Earth Day in the School/Community Garden

A group of kindergartners enjoyed eating lunch outside in the Daniel Island school garden last Friday to celebrate Earth Day. The garden, which was spearheaded last spring by Jacqueline Gowe and her team of volunteers, has sprouted and is in full bloom at Daniel Island School. The idea to combine...

Morning traffic accident reinforces need for Safety Patrol

When Berkeley County School Board Member Mac McQuillin and S.C. Senator Larry Grooms hit the streets Monday morning as volunteers on the newly formed Daniel Island Safety Patrol, they had no idea just how valuable their services would be. The pair was tasked with helping Daniel Island School...

Third grade's the charm: DIS Teacher of the Year finds education sweet spot

As an elementary school teacher, Wendy Smith could be mistaken for a newbie. No, she never has that deer-in-headlights look or makes the tactical errors of a rookie. She just seems to have the energy, drive, and fresh-faced optimism of someone straight out of higher learning, ready to take on the...

DIS student earns Turnaround Achievement Award

When you first meet Daniel Island School 6th grader Davonti Moody, there are a few things you notice. He has a warm, inviting presence that immediately sets you at ease. He is articulate, respectful of his teachers, and focused on his goals. And he has a smile that lights up the room. They are...

Sundown on the Wando, Daniel Island’s Free Riverfront Music Concert, returns Friday, April 22

The kickoff concert of Daniel Island’s Annual riverfront concert series “Sundown on the Wando” is this Friday, April 22, 6 - 9 p.m. at Children’s Park. The opening band is Charleston based, The Blue Dogs! Come out to Children’s Park, on the banks of the Wando River at the end of River Landing Drive...

Dead Men Tell No Tales, But Pirate Historian and Author Captain Byrd Tells Plenty

Anyone can find themselves down on their luck in a societal slump. But it takes a special brand of misfortune to find yourself failing at something during that something’s “golden age.” Any superhuman with a decent cape was likely to land a comic strip from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. A film...

The little church with the big heart forges ahead

About a hundred years ago, a blacksmith shop stood at the southeast corner of what is now Daniel Island Drive and Seven Farms Drive. It was a place where those working the land on Daniel Island would come to have their farming tools and equipment repaired. Today, there is still forging taking place...

Police Blotter - April 21, 2016

Suspects steal merchandise from vendor tents at VCO City of Charleston Police officers with Daniel Island-based Team 5 were called to the Volvo Car Open grounds during the tournament week in response to reported thefts from three merchandise tents. According to the police report filed on the...