News

Glick, Alomar, Sweeney round out top 5 Iron Horse graduates

The following Philip Simmons High School students round out the top five academic students in the class of 2025. Kyra Glick - Ranked Third Kyra Glick is already steps ahead on her journey to the operating room. Glick, who aspires to become a neurosurgeon, will attend the University...

Local businesses face tariff squeeze; are consumers next?

Nine thousand dollars a second. Every hour. Every day. That’s how much the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says small businesses are losing due to the cost of import taxes or tariffs that can range from a 10% to a 145% on global goods. Add it up, and it amounts to almost $284 billion a year...

Bait your hook and reel in the fun

Grab your rods, reel in your kids, and get ready for the 14th Annual Danziger Cup Kids Fishing Tournament, casting off once again at Smythe Park Lake on Daniel Island. Set for Saturday, June 14, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., this cherished community tradition promises smiles and some serious...

Nature’s carnivorous clean-up crew are not as gross as you think

We humans sometimes assign our own values to wild animals’ behaviors, and while it isn’t intentional, this really isn’t fair. A snake eating the eggs and newly hatched babies from a bird’s nest (my daughter, Claire, and I once encountered this at our home) isn’t “mean.” A coyote...

Point Hope community center under review

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/agendacenter. UPCOMING...

DINA calls for public input on removal of 24 trees; deadline June 3

A Nowell Creek developer requested to remove 24 mature and protected trees along Daniel Island Drive and replace them with 24 rental townhomes, according to the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association in a recent call for the public’s opinion. That call for the public's opinon was answered loud and...

Berkeley County property assessment appeals due July 31

Assessment notices for Berkeley County property owners were mailed in early May and were only sent to individuals who experienced a change in property value or assessment for Tax Year 2025. A notice of property tax assessment is not a property tax bill. An assessment notice informs a property...

Scottish concert and competitions, June 6-7

The Robert Burns Society of Charleston, a local nonprofit that supports and promotes Scottish-American history, heritage, and culture, is bringing four Scottish events including a harp concert and three prize competitions for bagpipes, harp, and fiddle to Charleston’s Piccolo Spoleto on June 6-7 at...

A Path Through the Palmetto State

Picture a trail where you can hike through misty mountain forests, pedal past golden farmlands, and stroll beside saltwater marshes teeming with wildlife – all without ever leaving South Carolina. That’s the magic of the Palmetto Trail, a 500-mile cross-state adventure that stretches from...

The Point Hope Blueprint

Once a quiet stretch of forest and marshland off Clements Ferry Road, Point Hope is now emerging as one of Charleston’s most ambitious master-planned communities. “We’re 9,000 acres, and that’s big,” said Matt Sloan, president and CEO of the DI Development Company, which oversees the Point...