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Backyard oasis: How the Daniel Island Garden Club makes the most of summer

Step into the backyard of a Daniel Island gardener, and you’ll quickly learn two things: nothing grows by accident, and the deer are always watching. Beyond the fences and patio gates are herb gardens built for the perfect morning sunlight, raised vegetable beds designed to survive hurricane...

DI Historical Society sleuths spotlight Revolutionary War history at Point Hope

It started with a simple question. Historian and author Suzannah Smith Miles was researching the history of the Cainhoy Peninsula for the Daniel Island Historical Society when she noted a name – Addison’s Ferry – that kept popping up in historic records related to the Revolutionary War. It was...

The backyard dating game of the green anole

I was getting very close to getting that “perfect photo.” The male green anole (Anolis carolinensis) was in his fiercest green coloration, pumping his head and displaying his pink, under-chin dewlap. This brightly colored fold of skin is a flag of sorts, used to communicate both territorial...

Stacks of stories provided to DIS to promote a love of literature

Stacks of brand-new books recently made their way into the hands of Daniel Island students thanks to a donation from the Daniel Island Library Society, a group focused on encouraging literacy and a love of reading throughout the community. The organization made its first-ever contribution to...

ATI Physical Therapy opens in Point Hope

Roper St. Francis Physical Therapy powered by ATI opened their newest location at 650 Hopewell Drive in Point Hope on May 14. Cate Williams, the clinic director, previously worked at locations in both Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island before moving to this location.

Books for the beach bag: Heartbreakers, thrillers, and page-turning escapes

We read differently in the summer – more fiction, maybe less intellectual fare. Here are some books to get you started by the pool, the beach, or in the air. “A Far Flung Life” by M.L.Steadman. Multigenerational story of the McBride family in Western Australia. Heartbreaking at times, but so...

City reviews requests to modify DI golf clubhouse

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/agendacenter UPCOMING:...

Ready or not, hurricane season starts today

While people in South Carolina know that any season can be hurricane season in the Lowcountry, June 1 marks the official start for the Atlantic states. Occurring throughout the summer and fall, hurricane season specifically runs June 1 to Nov. 30 each year. The Daniel Island...

Mayor calls for arts commissioner nominations

Mayor William Cogswell and the Charleston City Council are seeking nominations for three arts organization representatives and two at-large members of the newly established Commission on the Arts. Deadline for nomination letters of no more than one page is June 5 and should be sent to...

Swedish Midsummer Festival Returns to Cypress Gardens

The Annual Swedish Midsummer Festival returns to Cypress Gardens this year on Saturday, June 13. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the park, located at 3030 Cypress Gardens Road in Moncks Corner. The event correlates with Free Saturday for Berkeley County residents. The park...