Midday Cafes at 10 Storehouse Row

We just heard about these great events at 10 Storehouse Row in North Charleston - below is information from Jenny Wiedower.
Midday Cafes, Fridays in October and November

11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: 10 Storehouse Row, 2120 Noisette Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29405
Website: http://www.navyyardsc.com
Email: jwiedower@navyyardsc.com
Free live music Fridays at lunchtime at 10 Storehouse Row!
Take a break from [...]

“Green Your Ride” Event at Pep Boys in West Ashley

On Sunday, Oct. 12 from 10am-12pm, Charleston County Recycling will have a booth at Pep Boys in West Ashley (1550 Savannah Highway) with representatives available to answer questions about making your driving more environmentally friendly.  Of course, the most effective way to make your transportation more environmentally friendly is to drive as little as possible, [...]

Public meeting on proposed Kinder Morgan expansion

Here’s your chance to get involved and ensure you and your neighbors have clean air!  The City of North Charleston is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 pm to discuss the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan, a massive energy transportation company which transports coal into Charleston.   The company doesn’t have the best environmental record, so it’s [...]

Vince Graham’s Market Report for the First 8 Months of 2008

Value
“These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”
          ~Oscar Wilde
Through the first eight months of 2008, the media has been reveling in stories about how we’re in a major disaster because house prices are going down and mortgages are increasingly harder to obtain. Unfortunately, few reporters put these stories [...]

I’On Concert for Change on October 11

This comes from our friend William Hamilton…

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Concert for Change Announced for October 11 in Mt. Pleasant
For Immediate Release
Mt. Pleasant, SC- Music of Hope and Community focused on the November elections will fill the air at the Amphitheater in the I’On Community in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina on Saturday, October 11 [...]

More Park(ing) Day Pics

Just to reiterate: Park(ing) Day 2008 was incredible!  Alys Campaigne, our intern Jimmy, and I all had a wonderful time staking out parking spots for people.  It was especially fun seeing babies and dogs enjoying themselves in what are usually such inhospitable places.  It just goes to show the huge potential we have here in [...]

New Mixson Pictures

Here are the latest pics from the site, courtesy of our photographer extraordinaire, Brennan Wesley:

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Neighborhood Update from Chad Besenfelder, I’On’s General Manager

The following is an update from Chad, I’On’s manager.
The I’On Company, SCDOT, and the Town of Mount Pleasant are now working together to create a new landscape design for the Mathis Ferry Roundabout.  DOT denied our initial request for an oak tree.  The I’On Assembly agreed to help with the design and planting should begin [...]

Going Green in Greensburg, Kansas

Having to start over from scratch is never something you’d wish on a city.  But, as they say, it’s not what happens to you that matters, it’s how you handle it (or something to that effect).  In the aftermath of Katrina, brave, dedicated people saw major opportunities for reform - the New Orleans public school [...]

Tiny Homes Make the NY Times

McMansion troubles got you down? Is that ever rising energy bill feeling more like a second mortgage? Try this on for size – tiny houses. This recent New York Times article describes the increasing popularity of the “small house movement” and explains why some people are opting for pads as small as 70 square feet [...]