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Harvest Tour of Homes to feature local authors

This weekend’s Harvest Tour of Homes, benefitting the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island, will offer a unique, behind-the-scenes look at some of Daniel Island’s most beautiful properties. But that’s not the only perk provided to ticket-holders. To give the tour a distinct, literary feel,...

Annual Pumpkin Walk promises 'spooktacular' good time

Whether you’re a crafty carver or just enjoy viewing an array of pumpkin designs in all their ‘spooktacular’ splendor - nothing conjures up that frightfully fun Halloween spirit better than the Annual Daniel Island Pumpkin Walk. The 2016 event will take place this Saturday, October 22, from 6 to 9...

Wharf 7 concert to benefit DIPAC

Get ready to put on your dancing shoes, enjoy some good old-fashioned fixins, and savor a new, festive outdoor atmosphere – all while supporting a worthy cause. Planners for an upcoming benefit concert on Daniel Island hope the event will showcase two of the community’s new developments – the new...

Noshing Nirvana: The Shelter is a lunch time favorite

This column is sponsored by Chase Payne Law Firm and Paisley of Daniel Island. When I have meetings in Mt. Pleasant, I always try to arrange them around lunch at The Shelter Kitchen and Bar. Located near Shem Creek at 202 Coleman Boulevard, The Shelter serves a varied lunch including apps, soups,...

Operation Christmas Child needs your help

It is that time of year again! Operation Christmas Child time! Time to pack simple shoeboxes—filled with school supplies, hygiene items, fun toys and notes of encouragement. These gifts will be delivered to children in need around the world to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. Over the...

The Wando and Cooper River Systems are Producing Gaudy catch and release numbers

Much of this week was dedicated to hurricane clean up. However, the few times that I was able to get out, the fish were most cooperative. Shorter days and cooler water (about 70 degrees) have the Redfish and Trout feeding aggressively. Right now, they are stuffing themselves with shrimp. A lure...

PSES third grader Kiera Clarke pens her first book 'Seanna and the Magic Moon'

It is a tale set in a world where dreams take flight and imagination reigns supreme. A place where a one-eyed pirate shark, leaping monkeys, sand vultures, and a fire-breathing dragon battle with an adventuresome heroine and her animal friends to rescue a prince from a “frightfully scary” hidden...

DI Families: Meet the Garners

This week, we managed to catch up with one of Daniel Island’s super-busy families, the Garners of Codner’s Ferry. Mom, Cynthia, is a dentist and owner of Garner Family Dentistry in Mt. Pleasant. Dad, Alan, is a Senior Program Manager-PMP at SRA International. Daughters Georgia, a junior, and...

Surviving and thriving after breast cancer

The Beginning: On September 11, 2009, I woke to the crazy routine of any young mother. I threw on clothes from the clean laundry basket, downed a latte and dropped off my kindergartener at school with my seven month old baby in tow. As I walked in the door to change a diaper, I suddenly remembered...

Daniel Island is largely spared Hurricane Matthew's wrath

As predicted, Hurricane Matthew descended on the South Carolina coast last Friday and Saturday with powerful winds, soaking rains and dangerous storm surges. But thankfully, most of Daniel Island suffered only minor damage from the hurricane’s assault on the state. By the time the worst was over on...