Business

Watch out for spam emails that capitalize on current events

Cybersecurity experts report a recent rise in phishing emails — particularly those that capitalize on current events and recommend “immediate action.” Specific examples of this include urgent alerts that play on fears about global instability, stating that unknown users have logged into an...

Use Financial Literacy Month to build intentional wealth

April is Financial Literacy Month, which is all about focusing on a secure financial future for you and your family. Some of you reading this, myself included, may have recently sold and bought a new home, or built a new home. Many of you have reviewed and collected your financial information...

DI attorney buys, refurbishes second Mellow Mushroom

The Mellow Mushroom in North Charleston located at Tanger Outlets, 4855 Tanger Outlet Blvd., is under new ownership and was recently refurbished. The owners of the existing Mellow Mushroom in Mount Pleasant, since its inception in December 2008, Daniel Island residents Walter and Katrina...

Smart leaders stay in their lane, avoid crashes, move forward

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. – Jack Canfield I came across an interesting story not long ago about Roger Bannister. He was the first man in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes. That was in May 1954. The next month,...

A settler’s mentality is stagnant leadership

About 350 years ago, the story is told, a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a townsite. The next year they elected a town government. In the third year, the town government planned to build a road 5 miles westward to the wilderness...

Leadership and Life: Wisdom from the great Arthur Ashe

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. – Arthur Ashe The late Arthur Ashe was a remarkable man. He was a trailblazer in the world of tennis. He was the first Black person to win the men’s titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, the...

More of an experience than a place to shop

In need of a last minute gift, a special monogrammed item or home accessory, but don’t want to spend the extra money on gas? Daniel Island locals can stay close to home and stop in at Daniel Island Living and Home, conveniently located on Island Park Drive. Owner Neil Lucado always...

Leadership for such a time as this

“And where were you?” — Winston Churchill A story is told that in the early days of World War II, Winston Churchill called Britain’s coal miners together. A great crisis had arisen. The miners were not getting out enough coal to fuel the factories that produced the planes and ships they...

Charleston Digital Corridor launches Tech Life Podcast

The Charleston Digital Corridor recently launched its Tech Life Podcast to highlight entrepreneurs who are driving Charleston’s tech community forward, along with the wide cast of leaders supporting high wage economic development, education, and workforce development. Tech Life will be...

Building to Building: 146 Fairchild Street

Ever curious what the oldest commercial building is on Daniel Island? It’s “The Headquarters Building” at 146 Fairchild Street. Built in 1995 at the origin of island development, the Class A building was renovated in 2019 and stands at two-stories and 67,000 square feet. The site...