The Post and Courier reported today that Norfolk Southern, a shipping and transportation company headquartered in Norfolk, VA, has donated 12,488 acres of the Brosnan Forest near Dorchester, SC to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust in a conservation easement, which will forever protect the land from development.  It’s the largest single donation of land in the LOLT’s history, and [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on August 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

We’ve been hearing from a lot of you about how you’d like a Whole Foods in North Charleston, which is great - now you just need to tell them!  E-mail the store here by clicking on the “Suggest a New Store Location” link. 

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on July 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

We just thought we’d help spread the word - we’ve heard from a couple of Park Circle residents who would love to get a Whole Foods store in the neighborhood (although Earthfare might be a better bet, since it’s far more local - based in Asheville, NC!).  If you’d like to have your say, e-mail [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on July 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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 »

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 »

If you want to connect to the world of public spaces, car-free transportation, and street and city improvement, StreetFilms is a great place to start.  The site is dedicated to videos of street events like the first annual Tour de Queens, and is sure to spark some bright ideas as to how to incorporate events [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on June 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

If you are watching the local NBC affilate, WCBD 2, you may see a new ad spot we’re running to promote Mixson as part of an innovative Image Plus campaign.

See the 30-second spot here.

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Videos & Photos on June 6th, 2008 | No Comments »

Check out this interesting post on the sustainability value of bamboo in the South. If you’re inspired, DwellSmart in Mt. Pleasant is sure to have some beautiful bamboo furnishings (plus it’s a local business!). If you’ve got to go national, a search on bedbathandbeyond.com yields 558 bamboo products, not to mention the countless [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on June 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

Mixson was the proud sponsor of the Charleston Young Professionals’ Get on the Bus Tour, a biodiesel bus tour through North Charleston’s “eco-enclave.” The bus stopped at Mixson, so everyone could take a peek at what a sustainable neighborhood of the future really looks like. The tour ended with a reception, catered by [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »