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Volunteer-led tutoring program, reports strong reading progress

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit organization that collaborates with local high-poverty elementary schools and mobilizes community volunteers to provide K-5 students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. In August of 2016 Reading...

Noshing Nirvana: Locals serve up great sushi

This column is sponsored by Chase Payne Law Firm and Paisley of Daniel Island. Bonnie McBee, who works on Daniel Island, raves about Locals in Mount Pleasant. And, she has good reason. Bonnie’s husband is part owner of the joint. But don’t be skeptical because of the close family relationship of...

Teens and substance abuse: What is happening to our kids?

It is estimated that 129 people are dying each day as a result of a drug overdose. More and more in our own community, in school and church circles, on sports fields and playgrounds, on social media pages and in grocery store aisles - we are hearing about the high cost of addiction. And it seems as...

Hey kids...it's time to get 'Wyld' on Daniel Island!

Things are about to get “Wyld” on Daniel Island again. A new season of WyldLife kicks off on September 19 at the home of island residents Kevin and Catherine Brookes, who helped launch the faith-based program for middle school kids on Daniel Island in 2009. In light of the tremendous growth the...

Help clean Daniel Island's waterways!

It’s time to take the plunge when it comes to ensuring the health of Daniel Island’s waterways. Volunteers are needed for the Annual Daniel Island Beach/River Sweep, held in conjunction with a larger South Carolina clean-up initiative sponsored by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. The event will take...

The Atlantic hurricane season has warmed up

Tropical cyclone activity is increasing in the Atlantic, and we all need to stay prepared for whatever the peak of the 2016 hurricane season brings. So far this year, the Atlantic has produced hurricanes and tropical storms. Three of those have affected South Carolina. Bonnie in late May...

DI Families: Meet the Thomases

This week, we sat down with newlyweds, Tracey Thomas (formerly Lengyel) and husband, Patrick Thomas. Tracey works full time for Young Life in Charleston and is the Director of Wyldlife here on Daniel Island. Patrick, a former Young Life leader, and now a Business Development Representative at...

Biking (and boating) the lowcountry: Cherny for Congress

Dimitri Cherny, the Democratic candidate running against Mark Sanford for the U.S. First Congressional District, brought his bike and boat campaign tour to Daniel Island last week. The affable, and fit, candidate has logged hundreds of miles on his bike and in the waterways on his boat across the...

Spam sandwiches and fishing?!

Spending time with your friends and family is what makes fishing special. So when my daughter (Maddie) and nieces (Jessie and Amee) asked me to go fishing, I was thrilled. Of course, fishing with Maddie is more like a picnic than an actual fishing trip. However, since the main purpose of fishing is...

Daniel Island's Emma Navarro wins big in tennis

It’s not unusual for Emma Navarro to spend a couple weekends a month on the road, honing her tennis skills. But it was another recent trip that shows the 15-year-old’s mettle, might and talent, both on the court and in the classroom. The freshman at Ashley Hall traveled to Palo Alto, Calif. to...