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Why more people are retiring early, and loving it

Retirement used to come with a pension, a farewell sheet cake, and maybe, if you were lucky, a gold watch. Then you’d settle into your golden years around age 65, trade your briefcase for a beach chair, and call it a life well worked. But for a growing number of Americans, that...

Local filmmakers tackle grief and growth with ‘A Letter to Let Go’

The screen fades in on a young woman, barely holding it together. She’s been to therapy. She tells everyone she’s fine. She isn’t. Her sister is gone. Her world is unraveling. And then, a letter arrives. It’s all part of the drama in the short film “A Letter to Let Go” that...

New principals to lead Philip Simmons High, Cainhoy Elementary

Philip Simmons High School will start the 2025-2026 school year with a new face at the helm, as LaTanya Butler has been named principal following Chris Buchholz’s move to lead Cane Bay High School. Butler brings more than two decades of education experience, including her most recent role...

DI Animal Hospital ‘rocks’ summer fun with scavenger hunt contest

Summer is the perfect time to explore Daniel Island’s landscapes. So many sights to see, you just might miss the artwork on rocks hidden in plain sight throughout the community. Inspired by the painted rocks people leave for others to find, the Daniel Island Animal Hospital decided to...

DPH emphasizes water, swimming safety for the summer

As temperatures continue to stay hot and people spend more time at pools, lakes, rivers, and oceans, the South Carolina Department of Public Health is reminding residents about the importance of water and swimming safety. In a press release, the department said more than 4,000 unintentional...

Car search yields 57 grams of cocaine

The following incidents were taken from the Charleston Police Department’s crime reports within Patrol Team 5, which covers Daniel Island, Clements Ferry Road, and parts of Cainhoy, between June 16 and 30, 2025. BURGLARY On June 16, an officer responded to the Publix construction site...

Development plans for Thomas Island provide for 136 lots near Shellring

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...

Slather, Swim, Repeat.

On any given weekend in the summer, you’ll find sunbathers sprawled across local beaches, kids splashing in pools, and dog walkers soaking up the rays on the Daniel Island or Clements Ferry trails. But behind every golden tan is a reality that too often gets ignored: skin cancer is the most...

New SC golf cart law: Children 12 and under must buckle up

The next time you hop on a golf cart with your kids, make sure they are buckled up – or you could be breaking the law. A new statewide law requiring children under the age of 12 to wear seat belts when riding in golf carts on public roads and highways went into effect on May 22. South...

Longtime Daniel Islander and native Canadian to celebrate her first Independence Day as an American citizen

On May 22, 2025, Daniel Island resident Jennifer Esse – a native Canadian – stood up, raised her right hand, and, in unison with a dozen other people, swore an allegiance to the red, white, and blue, and became an American citizen. “(At the ceremony), you’re saying you are going to set your...