Paris, one of the most iconic cities in the world, is currently undergoing enormous scrutiny from prominent architects the world wide, who were charged one year ago by French president Nicolas Sarkozy to come up with a new blueprint for Paris.  The results, detailed in an excellent article in the New York Times Magazine, are [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on June 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »

The Sustainability Institute’s Atlantic Green Conference starts TOMORROW, June 19, and while tickets to the conference are sold out, you can still get in on some of their tours – including the Green Residential Tour, featuring Mixson, Hunley Waters, and Oak Terrace Preserve.  The tour runs on Saturday, June 20 from 12-2 and tickets for [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on June 18th, 2009 | No Comments »

Back in April, Oprah herself dedicated a part of her show to furniture that slides, twists, folds, and swivels – in other words, small space furniture.  It’s not the best selection of small furniture – I’ve seen better on treehugger.com – but there are a few cool products: a desk that turns into a bed [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on June 9th, 2009 | No Comments »

Maid Pure, Mt. Pleasant’s organic, eco-friendly cleaning service, is now taking care of our Mixson home at 4400 Marblehead Lane!  Maid Pure uses ONLY natural, eco-friendly cleaning products to leave your home clean, safe, and comfortable.  You wouldn’t believe how toxic most of the chemicals in mainstream cleaning products are – for example, did you [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »

You and I know that Park Circle is a vibrant, engaging place to live, but Men’s Journal has picked up on it too!  The most recent edition of the magazine cites Park Circle as an under-the-radar enclave whose recent development boom has mercifully “left its liberalism intact.”  They also mention that Park Circle is full [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on June 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »

Evolution, Charleston’s most progressive, inclusive art show, is back for a second year and got off to an amazing start this weekend.  Visual arts displays abounded in North Charleston and downtown, and the Talking Picture House on E. Montague Ave. showed two great indie films, The Graffitti Artist and The Lost Boys. Here’s what’s coming [...]

Filed under: Events, I'On Group, Mixson on June 1st, 2009 | No Comments »

Incredible.  People are sitting, hanging out, walking freely, and in general basking in the cultural spotlight that is Times Square, Manhattan.  The space went car free around 12:30pm on May 24, and so far it seems to be a huge hit.  Head on over to our friends at Streetsblog NY for a whole bunch of [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on May 26th, 2009 | No Comments »

It’s Piccolo time once again, and the rainy weather seems to have turned just in time!  Piccolo Spoleto and Piccolo Fringe offer a spectacular chance to see a plethora of comedy, theater, music, and dance shows in two weeks.  Get your rest in these next two days, because it’s going to be a busy two [...]

Filed under: Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square on May 20th, 2009 | No Comments »

The big talk for the past few weeks has been all about rail – to build or not to build, where to build, where not to build, on and on.  For North Charlestonians, the question is the most immediate, but the pros and cons can get hard to keep track of.  Whether you’re lost on [...]

Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on May 11th, 2009 | No Comments »

Check out rehava’s post on this year’s Charleston Young Professionals Get on the Bus (a LEEP biodiesel bus, that is) Tour.  North Charleston’s just getting greener and greener…

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments »