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Where have the young men gone?

Tom Mortenson, Pell Fellow and publisher of Higher Opportunity Education in Washington D.C. ran the numbers way back in the 80’s and 90’s, and warned us. “Fewer boys are applying to college, and drop out at higher rates than girls. We need to examine what doesn’t work for them in higher education...

Summer Reading 2016

Unbearable Lightness By Portia de Rossi Reveiwed by Melyssa Jaskiewicz When I told my husband I was reading Portia de Rossi’s memoir, he responded with “Why would you want to read a book about some privileged rich girl?” To be honest I had the book for over a year before I picked it up. I had seen...

O2 Fitness director fights back after paralyzing injury

Inside the O2 Fitness facility on Seven Farms Drive on Daniel Island, the sounds of the quest for betterment ring out on any given day. Feet pound on a fleet of treadmills. Weights clink back into position lift after lift. Puffs of air expel from bodies pushing themselves to the limit. But on a...

What's The Big Idea?

When many of us think about eager entrepreneurs pitching their products or services to potential investors, we conjure up images of the popular television show Shark Tank – a program known for its biting remarks and competitive wrangling. But for those who took part in the “What’s the Big Idea?”...

What is "Brexit" and why did it happen?

Brexit (short for “British Exit”) was the nickname given to the movement to persuade the British government to pull Britain out of the European Union (EU). A nationwide referendum — only the third in modern history in Britain — took place on June 23, 2016, and by a close vote of 52% to 48% British...

Philip Simmons Middle School holds student assembly

The Philip Simmons Middle School Student Assembly was held on Friday, May 20th, 2016. Future Philip Simmons Middle (PSM) students from both Cainhoy and Daniel Island Schools were invited to attend this event. There were over 175 students in attendance with the school projected to open with 200-250...

DI News History - June 30, 2016

TEN YEARS AGO In the June 29, 2006 edition of the paper we reported that residential development continued to boom in and around Daniel Island. At the previous week’s City Planning Commission’s meeting, the Board approved three new subdivisions on Daniel Island (two extensions in Daniel Island Park...

Celebrate our country, our freedom, & our nation's 240th birthday by making Daniel Island the "Most Patriotic Town in America"

Provided by the POA The Daniel Island POA is partnering with the Exchange Club of Daniel Island, our business community, and our residents to turn our beautiful town into a sea of red, white, and blue. To help become the “Most Patriotic Town in America,” all residents and businesses on the island...

Meet The Anderson Family

We continue our ongoing “Daniel Island Family” series with the Anderson clan of Farr Street. If you like to ride your bike or go for walks, especially along Daniel Island’s miles of beautiful trails, it’s a good bet that you’ve met Pete, Elizabeth, their daughter Lillian (a rising fourth grader at...

A resident ‘apple’ returns to art and sets up July show at Honeycomb Café

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Oh, sure, it rolled away a bit and in its own way changed the landscape. But it remained shaded by the branches that had once cradled it, and bore their indelible markings. So it was with Daniel Island resident Ginny Paternite. Growing up as a fan of – and...