News

Resident group seeks to put brakes on new truck stop location

A proposed Flying J truck stop at the corner of Clements Ferry Road and Beresford Run is drawing ire from a group of local citizens. Over 80 residents of the Beresford Creek Landing neighborhood sent a letter of discontent to Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler on April 30, expressing worry...

Skip the traffic and go fishing!

Wind and rain made fishing this week a bit of a challenge. The combined weather elements made for extremely poor water clarity. This shut down the trout bite and made casting lures or flies to redfish in the shallows nearly impossible. Fishing was tough but not nearly as tough as the drive from...

Piccolo Spoleto starts this week!

Charleston’s annual celebratory arts infusion is about to begin! The 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival opens on May 25 and runs through June 10, 2018. The festival program is available for digital download with online advance ticketing on www.piccolospoleto.com. Walk-up box office operations are...

Positively Parenting: Helping children learn financial responsibility

Editor’s Note: Once a month, we pose a question submitted by one of our readers to a local professional or expert regarding parenting issues. For this issue, a reader submitted a question about preparing her children to be financially responsible. We turned to Daniel Island resident and financial...

School News - May 24, 2018

DI RESIDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Daniel Island resident Alexander Puckhaber, a senior at Academic Magnet High School, is one of four students in the Charleston region to be awarded a National Merit Scholarship from South Carolina Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (SCSM). The...

DI News History - May 24, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Lowcountry boating In the May 22, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News, the centerspread featured a story about the love of boating in the Lowcountry. The article suggested if you’re looking to get hooked on boating, as many Daniel Islanders have, the first step is to find yourself...

All hands on deck!

What did the ship’s captain say when he got stuck trying to navigate through a narrow channel? “We’re in dire straits!” It’s an old maritime joke, but it illuminates just one of the many navigational challenges boaters face when cruising waterways. Not understanding the “rules of the road” can...

City tweaks DI Recreation Center design based on community feedback

Plans for the new $9.5 million Daniel Island Recreation Center in Governors Park continue to evolve in advance of the facility’s anticipated groundbreaking this fall. According to City of Charleston Director of Parks Jason Kronsberg, the latest designs show a new exterior color scheme and a slight...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. For more information on any of these proposed actions, visit dineighborhoodassociation.org (click on “Land Use and Zoning Activity”). All...

New mural of Philip Simmons unveiled at PSMS

When Philip Simmons Middle School Principal Dr. Anthony Dixon saw a mural of his school’s namesake in the Avondale area of West Ashley, he knew he wanted something similar for his facility. Dr. Dixon reached out to the visual arts teacher at the school, Mrs. Lexie Benardot, and they began working...