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DI News History - November 5, 2015

FIVE YEARS AGO In the November 4, 2010 edition of the paper, the top news story was the groundbreaking of Governors Park. The centerfold featured the first Daniel Island News Park Day Pie Baking content, together with photos and great pie recipes. Thirty-two readers entered pies. The winners were:...

Beresford Creek Landing residents make the case for new traffic light

A standing room only crowd packed in to the Beresford Creek Landing Clubhouse on October 20 hoping to put the brakes on traffic dangers at the intersection leading in to their neighborhood off Clements Ferry Road. The group had an opportunity to share their concerns with South Carolina Department...

Pay it forward campaign for The Music Battery raises $5K

The talented young performers in The Music Battery drum line will soon have even more resources to take their beat to the streets, thanks to a Daniel Island effort inspired by an act of kindness. The non-profit after school program, created by Black Tie Music Academy’s Braeden Kershner and Kris...

Election results for DI/Cainhoy

Ballots are still being counted, and in some cases re-counted, but according to the “unofficial” election results from the Berkeley County Elections Office, all but one of the Daniel Island and Cainhoy Precincts voted in favor of John Tecklenburg for Charleston’s new Mayor. Tecklenburg will be in a...

Under a new big cheese, Orlando's takes larger slice of DI pie

Have any doubt that a pizza joint can become a town icon? Ask a Daniel Islander standing anywhere from Church of the Holy Cross to Daniel Island Animal Hospital what that heavenly smell is, and they’ll know. Inquire of any island tailgater or pool partier where all the massive slices of gooey pie...

Summit Place residents share life stories in The Days of Not So Long Ago

Tony was in tenth grade in 1944 when the Army took him out of school to serve in the war. Lucille was selected to dance with the Rockettes in New York City in 1947. Betty’s husband worked on the Manhattan Project in Tennessee, helping to create the atomic bomb that would eventually be dropped on...

Ed Marinaro catches monster Redfish!

Redfish have an interesting life history. As juveniles, they live in creeks and grow very quickly. After a couple of years, the small fish grow into slot-size (15 to 23 inches) young adults. They remain in the rivers and creeks until they grow to about 27 inches or so. At which time, the now adult...

Wonder Works' FREE Holiday Elfstravaganza is November 14

A fun-filled, magical festival will ensue at Wonder Works’ 5th Annual Holiday Elfstravaganza in Belle Hall Shopping Center in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, November 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each year Charleston’s most beloved toy store, Wonder Works, is transformed into a holiday wonderland for a day...

Commemorate Veterans Day with 'bios of the banner brave' on Daniel Island

Editor’s Note: The following continues an ongoing series of biographical briefs celebrating those named on the Exchange Club of Daniel Island’s “honor banners” around the island. We wanted to feature a couple more profiles ahead of Veterans Day. Please watch for more bios in future issues. Spouses...

Dr. Karen Whitley appointed Principal of Philip Simmons Elementary School

Dr. Karen Whitley has been appointed the new principal of Philip Simmons Elementary School located in Cainhoy Plantation in Cainhoy, South Carolina. Dr. Whitley will begin her new assignment in January 2016 to prepare for the opening of the school in August 2016. “When I agreed to go to the...