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BE turns a Benjamin: Happy 100th Birthday Bishop England!

If the infamous Willard Scott happened to mark the Battling Bishops’ milestone birthday on morning television with a spinning Smuckers Jar, his jolly voiceover might sound something like this: “Bee-yoo-tiful Bishop England from Charleston, South Carolina turns 100 today. She currently has nearly...

A favorite day on Daniel Island, Buddy Walk returns October 4

A very famous Buddy once said, “I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite.” If he could make it through the seven levels of the candy cane forest and the sea of swirly twirly gumdrops to Daniel Island, he would surely find himself up to his elfin ears in his favorite, and among thousands of...

9/11 Interfaith Memorial Service held on Daniel Island

Approximately 70 people attended the first 9/11 Interfaith Memorial Service at Philip Simmons Park on Friday evening, 9/11, and was the kick off event for the 2015 Heroes Run. This unique service included leaders from the African-American, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith communities and was...

Summerville Orchestra's powerful Sept.13 "Freedom Reigns" concert at DI Club

New DI Performing Arts Center in the works

Broadway-caliber productions may soon take center stage on Daniel Island. It was announced at the September 9 Daniel Island Speakers Series event that a Performing Arts Center is in the works for the island. Daniel Island Business Association (DIBA) President Pete Harper told those in attendance...

Anita Zucker share's family story steeped in survival, love, hard work and charity

As a young girl in Nazi-controlled Poland, Rose Goldberg found herself fighting for survival. She and her family had been living in a Labor Camp set up by the Nazi’s. When troops came to cleanse the “Ghetto,” she fell behind a straw mattress and kept still. They didn’t find her. Rose managed to...

Gift of piano by BTMA inspires island resident to 'pay it forward'

One good deed has sparked another. You may recall a recent story in The Daniel Island News about Bryce Siebuhr, an island teen who received a complimentary piano and music lessons last month from Black Tie Music Academy owners Braeden Kershner and Kris Manning. The pair decided to make the...

DINA 411: Daniel Island Moves Closer to Upgraded Intersection, New Park Prospects

At the call to order of the September 8 meeting of the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association (DINA), available seating was scant. Leadership had apparently successfully marketed a noteworthy evening, with hot-button topics on the table and some elected heavy-hitters serving as speakers. But first...

Mosquito mayhem keeps abatement crews buzzing

Unless you’ve managed to stay indoors these last few weeks, chances are you’ve felt the sting of mosquito mania on Daniel Island. The mad dash from the house to the mailbox and back to avoid prolonged exposure, the swarm of tiny black clouds around players and families on athletic fields, and...

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...