DI News History - April 28, 2016

TEN YEARS AGO

In the April 27, 2006 issue, the top news story was the announcement of a private venture between The Daniel Island Company (DIC), Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) and the Charleston Bank Consortium (CBC) to build a new 84-unit condominium development on the property behind the island’s public elementary/middle school on Blakeway Street. The units were to be offered at below market value to qualified buyers and were to include mortgage assistance. In addition, 28 units were to be built for the City of Charleston Housing Authority to be rental units.

In business news, long time King Street eatery, Baker’s Café, relocated to Daniel Island and was located in the spot currently occupied by Cooper River Cycles.

Our feature centerfold story reported that there were at least two reports of identity theft in the first three months of the year - one case involved forged checks and the other a $1500 unauthorized charge to a resident’s Sears account.

FIVE YEARS AGO

In the April 28, 2011 issue of The Daniel Island News our feature story was on the local Guardian Ad Litem program and how local resident Penny Heater joined about 200 volunteers in Charleston County specially trained to serve as a Guardian Ad Litem, an advocate who plays a critical role in the Family Court system on behalf of children who have been abused or neglected in their home or family environment. We reported, “In 2010, more than 5,800 new cases of child abuse and neglect were filed in South Carolina Family Court. That same year, the South Carolina

GAL program provided volunteers to advocate for 9,842 child victims. In Berkeley County alone, 122 Guardian Ad Litem volunteers served close to 500 children, at a cost of more than $117,000 (estimated value of volunteer service).

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