Vince Graham, I’On Group founder, gives a talk on the vision and inspiration behind the I’On Group’s work: Which Side Are You On? Urbanism: Past and Present from I’On Group on Vimeo.

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square on February 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Missed the event? Catch a clip here. Video courtesy of talented Park Circle resident Chuck Helig.

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Videos & Photos on February 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

Exciting news: Mixson has won a Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Award, which is an incredible honor!  The press release from CNU describes Mixson as an “artful, environmentally-minded” infill development, and CNU’s awards info page calls its winners ”urbanism’s gold standard.”  The awards are given each year to projects that best embody and advance the [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on February 20th, 2008 | No Comments »

Well, if you live in Charleston, we don’t even make this list yet…but you might be interested in reading Popular Science’s  ranking of the 50 greenest cities around the country. Learn more about the steps they are taking to reduce their impact on the environment. Then join the Sustainability Institute, the Coastal Conservation League, and others to press [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group on February 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

Well, Mixson’s art and music extravaganza came and went without a hitch (sort of…one of the venues’ gas lines went out, canceled their evening’s performance), and we’re ever-grateful for the press we got in the City Paper and the P and C Preview Section , as well as Thea Riley’s wonderful write-up on her blog [...]

Filed under: Events, I'On Group, Mixson on February 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

The birds in the Rookery got some spiffy new housing this past weekend, that everyone hopes will give some egrets and their babies a nice home this spring. Our platform-builders also planted trees, so those egrets’ great-great-grandchildren–and any other bird who makes his or her way to this quiet, protected space–will have plenty of options [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Village on February 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Well, the newsletter actually is pretty big, which is weird considering its title.  It’s technically a minizine-diminutive for magazine, that is.  All wordplay aside, though, Sarah Susanka (of The Not So Big House fame-look to the left) has added articles relating to her second book, The Not So Big Life to her Not So Big House newsletter, since [...]

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Michael Wooddy, our financial guru at the I’On Group, was poking around Smart Money the other day (as all good financial gurus do, I suppose) and found this extremely pertinent article called “A Guide to Buying Eco-Friendly Homes” by Kelli B. Grant.  A couple of highlights: “While the average U.S. homes lost 5.7% of its value in 2007, eco-friendly homes [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on February 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

Bark in the Park Sunday, February 17th 11-1pm Simonton Park, Morris Square Join us in Simonton Park to celebrate our canine companions! If you haven’t yet found your perfect dog, drop in anyway, several local rescue organizations will be joining us. The afternoon will include: *Hotdogs for everyone * Tennis balls * Treats from 3 [...]

Filed under: Events, I'On Group, Morris Square on February 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

There’s a podcast called “The Rise of Walkable Urbanism” with Christopher Leinberger, an urban planning expert with the Brookings Institution, on the Planetizen website here.  He’s one of the foremost experts in the field today, so if you have any interest in this kind of thing (you probably wouldn’t be reading this blog if you [...]

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