A ‘green’ scene By Dennis Quick Oak Terrace Preserve, the Noisette Co.’s 55-acre residential development under construction near the former Navy base in North Charleston, will be more than just a “green” community, one of many ecologically and environmentally focused enclaves that have sprung up across the nation.
What makes Oak Terrace Preserve special is that the development, being built where a blighted neighborhood known as Century Oaks used to be, will be a thoroughly green neighborhood in an urban area, a rarity in the United States.
DHEC board revisits port access road By Dan McCue You can describe the neck connecting the cities of Charleston and North Charleston in a lot of ways, but a pleasure to drive through is not one of them.
In fact, Jim Lumsden, managing partner of Raleigh, N.C.-based GreenHawk Partners, which is overseeing the Magnolia development there, found it hard to be tactful as he discussed the region he and his investment partners are working hard to transform.
“It’s a rat’s nest of major transportation problems,” Lumsden said. “My fear is that this proposal will make the problems permanent; that there won’t be any way to fix them.”
As they settle into 2007, some are still waiting for holiday sales results, but most of the retail industry already has a good idea of how the past holiday season will wrap up.
“I would say November started out very strong,” said Susan McWaters, district manager of Belk. “December started out strong and kind of ebbed off. We never had a true crescendo; it was very steady.”
Wheel of Fortune impact spins through Charleston By Lindsay Danzell Sitting in a New York hotel several years ago, Judy and Harry Friedman looked over a list that would fulfill the couple’s mission of playing tennis at the best locations in the nation. Up next on the list: Kiawah Island.
Malls cite safety record despite holiday incidents By Kathleen Dayton It was a crime-ridden and even deadly holiday season at some of the nation’s shopping malls, and local malls saw one shooting, one stabbing and one high-profile employee theft last month. Still, mall officials stress that malls continue to be safe places.
Cigarette smoke and smoking guns are both community health issues By Bill Settlemyer Jan. 10 was a red-letter day for the advancement of health and wellness in the Charleston region. That was the day Charleston City Council voted 9-4 in favor of a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance that would protect workers and visitors in the area’s indoor workplaces.
Fuel-cell incentive, science education among 2007 concerns By Rep. Bobby Harrell Our previous legislative session was a successful one and the people of South Carolina benefited from it. A new year is upon us, elections are over and it is time for us to put partisan differences aside and put the needs of our state’s citizens up front.
Workers’ comp, hydrogen fuel legislators’ agenda By Dan McCue A future hydrogen economy, workers’ compensation reform and funding a new port access road in North Charleston are likely to be the highest profile business items for South Carolina legislators who reconvened in Columbia on Jan. 9.
Local restaurants shun trans-fat cooking oils By Dennis Quick After learning about the health hazards of trans fat during a Chicago food show last year, John Keener, owner of the Charleston Crab House, thought about his three young children.
Several firms sign on to SC Launch! partner program By Shelia Watson SC Launch!, a South Carolina Research Authority collaboration, has signed on several firms for its Partner Program to support knowledge-economy startup companies throughout the state.
Free-pouring bartenders enjoying more business By Dennis Quick A “Devil’s Haircut” is one of Coast Bar & Grill’s signature cocktails. The $8 drink consists of a Brazilian rum called Cabana Cachaça, triple sec, pineapple juice and pomegranate nectar.
American LaFrance construction proceeding smoothly By Dan McCue Construction of American LaFrance’s new headquarters and assembly facility alongside Interstate 26 in Berkeley County is going so smoothly that the emergency and vocational vehicle manufacturer plans to move its equipment to the site in mid-May, weeks before it was originally scheduled to vacate its current facility at Palmetto Commerce Park.
Broadband proposed for S.C.’s rural communities By Shelia Watson Gov. Mark Sanford has proposed that $2 million be earmarked in next year’s state budget to help extend high-speed Internet access to rural communities across the state.
Local movie makers seek more film exposure By Dennis Quick Local independent filmmaker John Barnhardt has some short films under his belt but is now shooting his first feature-length movie. Making the movie is the relatively easy part. Marketing the film to moviegoers is the hard and expensive part, Barnhardt said.
Debate rages over carriage regulations By Lindsay Danzell Since May 2004, six people have debated the welfare of a city full of equines and, ultimately, the welfare of the downtown carriage industry.
Local market ready to emerge from ‘tepid’ times By Kathleen Dayton “Steady,” “tepid” and “flat” are some of the words real estate experts and economists are using to describe the housing market going into 2007, and some say such a market isn’t all that bad.
A 'green' scene: Sustainability Institute helps turn homes green By Dennis Quick Oak Terrace Preserve is sustainability heaven to Bryan Cordell, executive director of The Sustainability Institute, a North Charleston nonprofit organization that educates community residents about the benefits of having a healthy, energy-efficient, durable and comfortable home.
City reassigning municipal Wi-Fi contract By Lindsay Danzell The city of Charleston will reassign the peninsula’s municipal wireless fidelity, or muni Wi-Fi, contract to another company, said Ernest Andrade, executive director of the Charleston Digital Corridor.
Proposed Snee Farm project builds controversy By Kathleen Dayton Some residents of Snee Farm are at odds over the proposed development of 57 single-family homes on a portion of Snee Farm Country Club, the oldest golf course community in Mount Pleasant.
New development extends Daniel Island housing options By Lindsay Danzell Laura Meehan, 23, has aspirations of one day owning a condo or home on Daniel Island. In the meantime, she is one of the new residents of Daniel Island’s affordable housing development on Seven Farms Drive, which opened in late 2006.
Is anything ‘safe and guaranteed’ in real estate? By Paul Samuels Q. I recently listened to a radio real estate program hosted by a local real estate broker. He was offering a “safe and guaranteed way to earn an 8-16 percent return” on my investment “secured by real estate.” Is this for real? How is this possible?
Carnes Crossroads ready to fuel Berkeley growth By Kathleen Dayton It’s doubtful that the thousands of people who will soon be living in new communities at Carnes Crossroads will ever know that the area was named for Dallas Carne and that he let his hogs and cows run wild all over the property.
Sometimes your project’s a matter of other people’s trash By Dan McCue Michael Trinkley, director of the not-for-profit Chicora Foundation Inc., is well aware that a telephone call to a firm specializing in cultural resources management and consulting gives some developers pause.
Web 2.0 puts the consumer at the center of the world By Elizabeth Boineau The center of the world has shifted. Well, the center of the World Wide Web, at least. If recent stats are considered to be both real and lasting, then the Web may be at the center of the entire universe in terms of marketing relevance by today’s standards.
A little to many, or a lot to a few? Try both By June Bradham Q. I get so many requests from charitable organizations. They all seem worthwhile. How do I go about choosing which to donate to?
Let your passion drive you to excellence By Barbara Poole I am not much of a TV watcher. I can’t intelligently engage in discussions of last night’s episode of “Desperate Housewives” or debate who ought to win the latest round of “American Idol,” because I just don’t watch this stuff.
Is this the year of you, or the year of happiness? Many salespeople don’t like their jobs. For a variety of reasons that stem anywhere from, “I don’t like my company,” “I don’t like my boss,” “I don’t like my coworkers,” “I don’t like our product,” “I don’t believe in our product,” “Our prices are too high,” or any one of 50 ways to say “I make the company too much money and they don’t pay me enough.”
VA unveils new technology in second cardiac cath lab By Shelia Watson The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center has opened its second cardiac catheterization lab, which features technology with specialized software that transforms intravascular ultrasound images into color-coded pictures of the vessels in the heart.
People in the News WCIV-TV hired Victoria Hansen as an ABC News 4 team anchor for the 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Accolades & More Frank E. Lucas, co-founder and chairman of LS3P Associates Ltd., was inaugurated as the 45th chancellor of the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows.
Calendar JAN. 25: MIT Enterprise Forum. 7 p.m. at Tate Center for Entrepreneurship. Topic: Financial markets: Outlook 2007. This forum will be presented as a live satellite broadcast.
Photo Finish HARBOR NATIONAL ADOPTS LOCAL FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS
Employees of Harbor National Bank collected baby car seats, bicycles, toys, children’s clothes, household items and cash to help a family of five with twins on the way during the holiday season.
Giving Back Blackbaud gives more than 6,500 toys to Toys for Tots
U.S. Marines Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kirby presents Marc Chardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer, an award for a record-setting donation of 6,542 toys.
