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Mystery Photo Contest - April 13, 2023

The winner of the Mystery Photo Contest from April 6 is Mollie Vardell. She correctly identified the picture as the stadium seats at the Credit One Stadium. Vardell has lived on Daniel Island for nine years with her husband Michael and dog Maggie. She owns a small business called Painterly...

Charleston Duck Race to return with a big splash

Charleston may be the 176th largest city in the United States, overshadowed by other urban behemoths 20 times its size, but the annual Charleston Duck Race, sponsored by seven Rotary Clubs, packs a big-city charity punch. Quacky participants will witness just that on Saturday, May 6, at...

Daniel Island brothers score soccer spots with Charleston Battery

Charlie and Mattie Dennis, who grew up playing soccer on Daniel Island, will now be kicking the soccer ball well beyond the local pitch. Last month, the teenagers signed professional USL Academy contracts with the Charleston Battery. The contracts allow them to gain valuable experience at a...

Learn about the Slave Dwelling Project and the book it inspired

The April 27 Daniel Island News Author Series event will feature authors Joseph McGill Jr. and Herb Frazier and their new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery.” The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Daniel Pointe Retirement Community theater. McGill, a...

Police investigate forgery, theft and fraud claims

The following incidents were taken from the City of Charleston Police Department reports within Team 5, which covers Daniel Island and Clements Ferry Road, between March 16-31, 2023. Theft from a Motor Vehicle A resident of River Landing Drive contacted Team 5 on March 20 to report a...

The Retreat on DI sells all homesites first day on market, $54M in total

Twenty-eight lots on the last undeveloped residential property in Daniel Island Park sold in one day on April 6 for a total of $54 million in sales. Prices ranged from $895,000 to $3.595 million. The initial release of the 28 homesites at The Retreat, an exclusive water-oriented...

Tennis star Madison Keys helps ‘Kindness Win’ in the Charleston area

Local dignitaries and over 30 children from underserved areas of North Charleston joined tennis star, Madison Keys, to unveil recently renovated tennis courts at the J.V. Morris Tennis Center. After the April 3 reveal, the children scored big when the Kindness Wins foundation and the USTA...

Special Olympics holds court, serves with a cause at Charleston Open

As world class tennis was taking place inside the arena of the Credit One Charleston Open, a special match was happening simultaneously on one of the secondary courts. There weren’t as many spectators as the main court, but in their minds it was the main attraction. Last week,...

2023 Charleston Open shines a light on MUSC Children’s Hospital

Children were the center of attention before one of the prime time clashes at the Credit One Charleston Open. For a brief moment, tennis was not the focal point on the main court. Every year, MUSC Children’s Health Night invites a family and a health provider to conduct the coin toss ahead...

Point Hope’s Sanders House may see park, open space improvements

This week there are new developments coming before the various City of Charleston boards and committees. Below are those items as well as the application results for items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/...