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Sometimes you don't have the best of luck

September is a time of plenty in the waters of the Lowcountry. Unless, of course, you were shrimping and fishing with me this weekend. It all started (badly) on Friday afternoon when Julian Levin and I decided to go shrimping. The tide was not optimal but we figured we would still be able to catch...

9/11 Heroes Run

It was a touching and inspirational morning on Daniel Island as military personnel past and present, first responders, and community members gathered to take part in the 4th Annual Charleston 9/11 Heroes Run. Guest of honor - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter -...

A true friend of the library, veteran staffer named new branch manager

Tim Boyle has been with the Daniel Island library since the day it first opened its doors, more than eight years ago. At the time, he aspired to manage a library at some point in his career. But he could not have predicted his longevity at that particular branch (longer than any of his colleagues...

Birdies chirping, bodies working: Smythe Park is Boot Camp Central!

“YOU CALL THAT A BURPEE?!?” “MY NANA SQUATS LOWER THAN THAT!” “I HOPE THAT’S SWEAT FALLING FROM YOUR EYEBALLS!!!” These are things you may or may not hear at boot camp. Lucky for fitness-focused Daniel Islanders, they are not things you will hear at a Smythe Park boot camp. Dotted throughout any...

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Medal of Honor Recipient to take part in 9/11 Heroes Run on Daniel Island

Kyle Carpenter understands what freedom truly means. He knows that defending it could require sacrificing his own life. And in November of 2010, while serving as a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan, he very nearly did. That fall, while many of us stateside were just kicking off the start of a festive...

Charleston Strong

Live a Better Life Health and Fitness Expo 2015

Police investigate calls about teens’ strange behavior

A shuttle driver was passing by the intersection at Seven Farms Drive and Etiwan Park Street around 5 a.m. on Monday, July 20, when a teenage girl on the corner caught his attention. She was acting strangely, he would later tell police after calling 911. “The woman appeared to be distraught,”...

DI developer discusses island's end-game strategy

“Daniel Island is in the home stretch. If it’s a baseball game, we are in the eighth inning, maybe moving to the bottom of the eighth.”Serving as the keynote speaker at the June 2 meeting of the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association, Daniel Island Company President Matt Sloan was welcomed to the...