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A Salute to Daniel Island's Veterans

Last Wednesday, December 7, was the 75th anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy,” the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a day of patriotic pride for veterans across the country - a day to remember one of the most calamitous and defining...

DIS presents 'A Charlie Brown Christmas!'

Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, Lucy and all of their friends took to the stage at Daniel Island School last weekend to present the nostalgic holiday favorite “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” A total of 27 students, along with an additional 65 chorus students, took part in the production. According to...

A home for the holidays!

It only seems like Clark Griswold lives on Daniel Island. Drive past the intersection of Village Crossing Drive and Pierce Street and you will see Christmas pomp and circumstance in the form of elaborate decorations that increase the electric bill, attract neighbors and passersby, and bring a...

A new place to play for Cainhoy kids in need

Children in Huger received a new playground just in time for the holidays! The Baldwin Carson Community Outreach Center, a satellite facility of non-profit East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO), was the beneficiary of the special gift completed last month by local volunteers. Rotary Club of Daniel...

Police investigate alleged threat at BEHS

City of Charleston Police are investigating a Bishop England High School student who allegedly threatened to harm students at the facility last week. According to Lt. Jim Byrne, commanding officer for Daniel Island-based Team 5, the student is a 15 year-old Daniel Island resident. A police report...

The gift of fishing

Several years ago, I retired from guiding - because I wanted to spend more time fishing with my family and friends. Now, I fish over 200 days per year (more than when I was guiding). Each day is a gift to myself. A gift of laughter, smiles and time well spent with the people that I love. Each...

BE's Kathleen Sumner is Carolinas PGA Junior Champion

The wind chill was near freezing both mornings - and the thermometer really didn’t budge for most of the weekend as clouds and a stiff breeze made the work environment less than ideal. But that didn’t stop Kathleen Sumner from winning the 27th Annual Charles Tilghman Carolinas PGA Junior...

Noshing Nirvana: Laura Albert's 'dinner to go' chicken pot pie in front of the Advent Wreath

This column is sponsored by Chase Payne Law Firm. Early one morning this month, my husband and I were walking our dog along Island Park Drive when my husband stopped abruptly in front of Laura Alberts to read their “Dinner to Go” menu. Wow, always fans of Laura Alberts’ lunches, we wondered how we...

DI Families: Meet your Publix staffers!

This week, as a special holiday treat, we were invited to sit down with several members of our Daniel Island Publix “family” - the friendly and helpful employees at our local Daniel Island Publix store. They keep the store humming along seamlessly, help us carry our grocery bags to the car, find...

The Art Guild of DI carves out creative fun

The Art Guild of Daniel Island, at its November meeting, was treated to a fascinating demonstration by master wood carver and artist, John Geraci of Summerville. John is an award winning artist who has been carving for over ten years. He creates models of whales, fish, whimsical houses, and...