Sad day for the Park Circle and E. Montague family…

As many of you might know, today, Jan. 30, is Park Circle Coffee N’  More’s last day of business.  All of us at Mixson are terribly disappointed to see such a great independent business shut its doors!  Where will Jennifer go now for her afternoon coffee?  And where will I go to get the best [...]

The Road to Hell????

Where there is no vision the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” [...]

Parking Solutions?

Some of them are – and some of them, well, are far more creative than they are useful.  Insert tongue in cheek here.
A couple of highlights…

Take a look at the post from weburbanist.com!

Forbes Magazine’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets in nation include Charleston

The P&C has been just full of encouraging news today: first we saw an article stating that North Charleston home prices remained steady throughout 2008 (unlike most every other area of Charleston region), while the median home price went up 32%; today, it appears that Charleston has been listed by Forbes magazine as one of [...]

North Charleston’s Mayor Summey and the “State of the City” Address

North Charleston’s 2009 State of the City Address from North Charleston on Vimeo.

North Charleston home prices hold steady, despite market downturn

The Post and Courier reported today that North Charleston is among the few areas in the Charleston region where home prices did not fall drastically between 2007 and 2008.  Unlike West Ashley, Mt. Pleasant, Summerville, and Goose Creek, North Charleston prices held fairly steady – in fact, the median prices went up:
“The one area that [...]

Some I’On history, and “market urbanism”

I came across this post recently, detailing the issues that the I’On founders faced when beginning I’On (and there were a LOT of issues…).  The author of the blog has some interesting thoughts on the intersection of economics and urbanism – take a look!

South of Broadway Film Premiere THIS SUNDAY

The North Charleston theater company, South of Broadway, is presenting its first feature documentary entitled “Performing Arts Bootcamp: Summer in the City 2008″ this Sunday, Jan. 25 at 5:00 pm at 1080 E. Montague Ave, right past Park Circle. The film covers South of Broadway’s 2008 summer program for performing arts students, which takes them [...]

Transportation for America

If you haven’t had a chance to check out this coalition group, you should. Transportation for America  is a coalition of groups mobilized to ensure that transportation spending is directed toward programs and projects that will enhance mobility in the 21st century. They outline a series of investments in transit, maintenance and repair of dangerous [...]

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Thoughts on Leadership

“If you want to move people it has to be toward a vision that’s positive for them. One that taps important values, that gets them something they desire. And it has to be presented in a compelling way that people feel inspired to follow.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
This profound statement offers a succinct guideline for [...]