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Delcioppo steps down from council amid ‘recent health challenge’

Charleston City Councilwoman Marie Delcioppo announced her resignation via a letter addressed to Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg on Wednesday. She stated her departure is effective today, Oct. 13. The District 1 seatholder, a resident and representative of Daniel Island, Cainhoy and downtown,...

Putting up a fight

Pink flags flew from houses lining Daniel Island Drive last fall honoring Chelsea Oswald’s return home from the hospital. In September 2020, she was 38 years old and nursing her third daughter when she found a lump in her breast. “I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer...

Horsemanship, healing, and hope

Just off of bustling Clements Ferry Road and Highway 41, there’s a quiet horse farm nestled in the Francis Marion Forest that offers an environment of peace with a purpose. The long, crunchy gravel road that leads to the farm forces drivers to slow down and take in their surroundings. A...

Daniel Island School garden series provides cultivating experience

The Daniel Island School and Community Garden (DISCG) members gathered at the gardens behind Daniel Island School on Saturday, Sept. 4, for a day of work and a consultation with Rita Bachmann of Rita’s Roots. The community garden lends itself to lessons and lectures since it has an ample...

Police Blotter - October 14, 2021

The following incidents were taken from the City of Charleston Police Department reports within the Team 5 area — which covers Daniel Island and parts of the Cainhoy peninsula — from Sept. 1-30, 2021. Larceny - false pretenses On Sept. 7, officers responded to a residence on Bucksley...

CANINE CRUSADERS

They are eyes for the blind and ears for the deaf. They can find an injured skier buried under an avalanche of snow. They can sniff out dangerous explosives and narcotics hidden out of sight. They can locate a kidnapped child through the scent of her clothes. They are among the first responders...

Meeting Notes - October 14, 2021

These are the issues coming before various City of Charleston boards and committees and the review results specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. All meetings are open for public comment except the Technical Review Committee (TRC) meetings. Learn more online at charleston-sc.gov/Agenda...

Mystery Photo Contest - October 14, 2021

The answer to the Mystery Photo Contest from the Oct. 7 edition of The Daniel Island News was the sign for the Daniel Island Salon on Seven Farms Drive. Congrats to the following winners for responding correctly: Emerson Theobald, Karen Fedder, Halina Miller and Charlie Turbeville. Way to keep an...

DI News History - October 14, 2021

October 12, 2006: A preview of Park Day was featured on the cover and centerfold. In school news, Daniel Island School opened the Cabana Café in the school library, a special reading location coupled with reading rewards. In other news, the Daniel Island...

Millennials frustrated by record-low housing inventory

Strong demand in the real estate market has been one of the major economic stories of the last year. The COVID-19 pandemic put a premium on living space, while strong savings rates and investment returns, aggressive government stimulus, and persistently low interest rates have put the conditions in...