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DI Farmers Market to return in new location at Refuel gas station

Plump, vine-ripened tomatoes, sweet corn, mouth-watering watermelon, succulent seafood, and more. Good things are growing throughout the Lowcountry - and it will soon be harvest time. With the warmer temperatures comes a bounty of local, fresh produce and other seasonal food items set to make their...

New DI 'Sounds of Summer' concert series to kick off April 28

Hearing great music is as easy as a walk in the park. At least that’s the hope behind a new outdoor concert series, entitled “Sounds of Summer,” set to kick off this Friday, April 28 at Townsend Park in the Edgefield Park neighborhood on Daniel Island. The series, to include three concerts total,...

keith School Museum fundraiser!

Cainhoy residents gathered at the site of a former one-room schoolhouse on Saturday, April 15, to celebrate the Keith School Museum Spring Arts and Craft Festival. Works by special guest artist Jonathan Green were displayed alongside jewelry, baskets, and crafts handmade by local artisans. All...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

Below are 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 of the...

Smash down your hook barbs!

Historically, April is the month that the top water bite goes off. This year, the top water bite started a bit earlier. However, this week, it was particularly good. Perhaps better than ever. Early in the week, I set out to catch my first Redfish of the season on a top water lure. So, I...

Two local students honored with Turnaround Achievement Awards

Last week, the Berkeley County School District held its 19th Annual Turnaround Achievement Awards ceremony, honoring students from schools across the district who have demonstrated a sincere effort to adopt a positive attitude and make constructive changes in their lives toward the goal of building...

Bishop England to host 'Revolutionary' Drama Festival on April 28

Revolution is swiftly approaching at Bishop England High School. On Friday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m., the Advanced Drama class will present their end of year festival, “Breaking the Mold: An Evening of Revolutionary Tales.” This festival will include four student-directed, ten-minute plays. Each play...

School Briefs - April 27, 2017

DI RESIDENT PART OF WINNING USL MATHLETICS TEAM Jack Woodward, a Daniel Island resident and 8th grade student at University School of the Lowcountry, helped his team take first place at a state Mathletics competition on Saturday, March 25. Hosted annually by Christ Our King-Stella Maris School, the...

Making DI Delicious: Ali Baba Deli & Catering

There is a "buzz" in the air these days at Daniel Island lunch, dinner, and catering favorite Ali Baba Mediterranean Deli & Catering, a “feeling” experienced by customers and staff members alike. It’s a good feeling, and one akin to that of being helpfully and knowledgeably guided on an...

Teach children to manage money

April is officially financial literacy month. Most of the messages and promotion of financial literacy month focus on adults and specifically statistics about our nation’s savings rate, or rather lack of savings rate, towards retirement. I choose instead to focus on our children—because I truly...