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, [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square on September 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
In case you missed the story in Saturday’s Post & Courier, here’s an excerpt:
“People who think too much public space is devoted to parking set out to make their point Friday in an annual event known as Park(ing) Day, which in Charleston involved laying down sod and setting up lawn chairs and a pingpong table [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
How much space do you think those metered parking spaces downtown take up? How much space in any city is ceded to cars and their needs, instead of people and THEIR needs? On September 19, you can catch a glimpse of what those parking spaces could become, if only we citizens would work together to [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on September 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Andy Gilbert was kind enough to spend some time with Warren Wise of the Post and Courier last week, to talk about his new Mixson home, downsizing, the E. Montague community, and the planning philosophy that makes Mixson so workable. Read the article here!
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on August 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
For all you E. Montague - North Charleston - Park Circle residents and enthusiasts, there is now a website dedicated to keeping you all in the loop! It’s www.myparkcircle.com, and it was started by Jim Sears of Johns Island. The site keeps on growing, adding photos, links to local groups and businesses, events, you name [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on August 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
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.Â
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 »
