Two blokes. One ocean.
That’s the slogan of Ben Towill and Charlie Layton, the English-born duo who competed in the 2022 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. The 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic is also known as the world’s toughest row, pushing competitors past their limit through...
A Berkeley County School District parent is seeking to censor 93 books from the district’s classrooms and libraries.
The proposed censorship garnered heated public discussion at the Sept. 18 BCSD school board meeting after it was brought up during the public comment portion of that session...
The following incidents were taken from the City of Charleston Police Department reports within Team 5, which covers Daniel Island, Clements Ferry Road, and parts of Cainhoy, Sept. 1-15.
Burglary
On Sept. 6, officers responded to Dollar General at 3:40 a.m. after the store’s burglary...
Did you know that the majority of students at Daniel Island School pedal their way to and from school? With over 130,000 bikers injured each year from cycling accidents, DIS made it a priority to educate the island’s young cyclists on safe bike practices.
Students from kindergarten to...
“Out of Many, One People.” The national motto of Jamaica embodies Patrick Gilling’s philosophy on life. He embraces diversity and forms friendships with his neighbors off Clements Ferry Road, his employees from El Salvador, children at the Daniel Island Club, and strangers asking for charity...
A downtown Charleston produce market and farm is taking root around the Lowcountry, increasing access to local produce while teaching students the value of growing their own food.
The Green Heart Project, which received a $100,000 donation from funds raised by Ben Towill and Charlie Layton...
ONE Fellowship church, a growing nondenominational church located just off of Daniel Island and Clements Ferry Road, marked a significant milestone with its “Celebration Sunday” on Sept. 10, commemorating the beginning of the fall season and the official dedication of their building at 142...
This week there are several developments coming before the various City of Charleston boards and committees. Below are those items 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-...
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO – Sept. 25, 2008
Port Land for Sale: The States Port Authority voted to put up for sale 500 acres of its holdings on Daniel Island identified as the “Beresford Tract,” the “North Cooper Tract” and the “South Cooper Tract.” The port planned to keep the sections identified...
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina shared this list provided by the Berkeley County School District in response to their request for public information. The released list of 93 books have been targeted for censorship in the district’s classrooms and libraries based on a request by...