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A fresh start for young mothers

At 16, CeCe didn’t know where she would live, how she would finish school, or how she would raise a child. “I was scared, uncertain, and honestly, I had no idea how I was going to navigate through it all,” the now 24-year-old told a packed audience at a mother’s brunch downtown. Today, she’s...

Ferries, not buses, emerge as potential transit solution for Daniel Island

Daniel Island was built around water, yet it moves almost entirely on wheels. Each day, its bridges carry a steady stream of cars in and out, reinforcing a simple reality: if you live here, you drive out. Now for the first time in a more formal way, leaders at the Charleston Area Regional...

Newly installed microchip scanner at Daniel Island Library aims to reunite lost pets

A lost pet on Daniel Island no longer has to set off a late-night scramble through Facebook posts, vet visits, and neighborhood searches. A new microchip scanning station at the Daniel Island Library is designed to reunite animals with their owners in minutes, no matter the time of day. ...

Moms Run concludes a 23-year tradition at Philip Simmons High

For 23 years, the Moms’ Run has been one of those Mother’s Day weekend traditions that became part of the Charleston rhythm – part race, part reunion, part reminder that no mom is navigating anything alone. Now, that tradition is reaching its final mile. Postpartum Support Charleston has...

They've got the scoop: Ye Ole Fashioned opens in Point Hope

The neon lights are on, the grills are running, and the ice cream machines are officially spinning in Point Hope. After years of delays, inspections, and anticipation that stretched well beyond the original timeline, Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream & Sandwich Cafe has opened its doors at 832...

Celebrating the 2026 Best of Daniel Island Winners

The accolades for this year’s Best of Daniel Island winners continue to roll in following our inaugural contest that saw 28,802 votes cast across more than 230 categories. We took the celebration on the road to catch up with even more of our local favorites as they received their framed...

Blue Angels fly high above Holy City, Daniel Island

Much-needed rain may have canceled The 2026 Charleston AirShow on Saturday, May 2, along with hopes of seeing the Blue Angels zip and zoom across Charleston Harbor. But for two days straight, on April 30 and May 1, the F/A-18 Super Hornets were not only spotted high and low over Daniel Island, but...

Daniel Island namesake and Barbados colonial roots explored in new book

Authors Margaret “Peg” Eastman and Robert Stockton knew they had a unique and important story to tell – one that traces Barbados’ deep and personal ties to Charleston’s earliest days. “People have written about the connections between Barbados and Carolina, but nobody ever wrote about the...

Daniel Island author explores the mind of a sociopath in new thriller

Most Wednesday nights at the Daniel Island Library are quiet – except in the back room, where writers are casually talking about sociopaths, oil fields, and the mechanics of psychological manipulation as if it’s just another step in character development. That’s where Daniel Island author Steve...

Primary election deadlines fast approaching

The 2026 South Carolina Primary Elections will be Tuesday, June 9, and voter registration deadlines are this week. To vote, state law requires a person to register at least 30 days prior to an election. Voters do not register by political party in South Carolina and may vote in either primary...