Treehugger has had several posts in the last month or so about the latest Disney Innoventions Dream Home - none of them good. The home opened on June 17, 2008 in Disneyland, and to many, it’s a far cry from a dream. This house of the future, at 5,000 square feet, contains, among [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on July 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you seen the new series in the Post and Courier this week? It’s called “The Great Train Debate” and it addresses, naturally, the question of light rail in Charleston, as opposed to widening I-26. (Has anyone else ever noticed that by the time the road widening is finished, it almost always needs [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on July 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
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Robert Behre had some wonderful things to say about Morris Square in a Post and Courier article on Monday, July 7 - Behre highlighted, among other things, the emphasis on public space that is such a vibrant element of the [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Morris Square on July 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
Christopher Hitchens wrote a wonderful article for the July issue of Vanity Fair called “Last Call, Bohemia,” a paen to, and appeal for, that preserve of artists, musicians, social misfits, and rebels that becomes responsible for the progression and evolution of a nation’s culture. And yet, Hitchens doesn’t beg for more independent bookstores and [...]
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With gas costs rising steadily, urban planning is enjoying some long-overdue attention. This Wall Street Journal article is about how Sacramento, currently undergoing some of the worst that the bad housing market has to offer, is starting to build according to smart growth principles. This video accompanies the article:
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This morning’s Post and Courier (Wednesday, July 2) ran an encouraging article about the continued sustainable redevelopment going on North Charleston: Cottage Living magazine recently ranked the city’s Noisette area - 3,000 acres around the old Navy base, which includes Mixson and Park Circle - as one of their top ten reuse neighborhoods in the [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Cottage Living Idea Home, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on July 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Here they are - you can also always go to the Watch tab on the Mixson site to see more photos and video, and see our progress!
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Filed under: Mixson, Videos & Photos on July 1st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, June 30, the Morris Square and I’On Group community got together to celebrate the completion - and dedication to the City of Charleston - of the piazza and Morris Square’s park, Simonton Park. It was a beautiful evening, with excellent food from Bohicket Barbecue, incredible musical entertainment from Leah Suarez, and gorgeous [...]
Filed under: Events, I'On Group, Morris Square on July 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
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