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City proclamation declares May as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month

On Tuesday, April 23, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg read a proclamation declaring May as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month and May 12 as ME Awareness Day. Daniel Island resident Dr. Robert Jacobs, whose wife, Sandra, suffers from ME, and others impacted by the disorder worked...

‘The best way to police is through relationships’

(Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a multiple part series on local school resource officers.) If there was a core commonality between the officers interviewed for our series on school resource officers, it’s a passion for connecting students with law enforcement from an early age....

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. All meetings are open for public comment except the TRC meetings. For more information on any of these proposed actions, including location and...

Saint Clare of Assisi celebrates 5 years as parish on Daniel Island

It was almost 22 years ago, but Daniel Island resident Joan Vitalo remembers it well. She and her husband, Al, both Catholic, were attending the community’s first “Inter-Denominational Thanksgiving Service.” Father Scott Newman, their pastor at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church in Hanahan, sprinkled...

Cypress Gardens reopens to thousands of attendants

People were excited to get back to the swamps, animal exhibits, and natural terrain of Cypress Gardens. After the grand reopening’s ribbon cutting ceremony on April 13, the park attracted over 3,300 visitors in its opening weekend. By April 18, over 7,000 patrons set foot in the park, according to...

Daniel Island pharmacist takes part in memorable mission trip to Africa

Helping others not only impacts the lives of those being served, it can be life changing for those serving. Last month the head pharmacist at Daniel Island’s Delta Pharmacy, Neely Kelleher, embarked on a transforming journey to Togo, Africa with 11 strangers. The Daniel Island resident stepped in...

DI News History - May 2, 2019

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The April 29, 2004 edition of the paper featured several stories about the burying of the underground electrical lines across Daniel Island, an initiative pushed by the Daniel Island Company and implemented by SCE&G. In other news, the Daniel Island Garden Club visited Cypress...

Mystery Photo Contest - April 25, 2019

Last week’s Mystery Photo Contest winner is once again Daniel Island resident William Hollifield, 11, a student at Palmetto Christian Academy. This is William’s second victory in a row! William correctly identified the subject in the picture as the scoreboard at Governors Park. “I play baseball,...

Make yourself at home!

If you build it they will come, especially when it involves a sneak peek at some of the community’s most magnificent properties. At least that’s the hope for those behind the upcoming Charleston Home + Design Magazine’s Daniel Island Luxury Tour of Homes, set for this Saturday, April 27, from 11 a....

Construction of new roundabout begins at Seven Farms Drive and Daniel Island Drive

For three years, the busy intersection of Seven Farms Drive and Daniel Island Drive has gotten a fair amount of attention for a proposed roundabout to replace the traffic lights hanging above the two roads. And, although the idea has been met with both excitement and doubt, it will finally come to...