Following the preservation of 133 acres last month, The Mount Pleasant Open Space Foundation (MPOSF) has just received 3.4 acres of donated land from the East Bay Co.

The MPOSF is continuing their mission of “enhancing the quality of life for all East Cooper residents through education and preservation of open space by promoting protection, acquisition and stewardship” – resulting in the return of some green spaces to East Cooper.

Here’s the actual property: No, it’s not anywhere near the often visited shrimp boats or seafood restaurants, it’s the ditch at the other end of Shem Creek – you’ll recognize it if you take the Mark Clark back onto the by-pass everyday after work, because at one point or another, you’ll be sitting in traffic right there waiting to get in a lane.   Read more...

Congratulations Charleston, we’ve made another Forbes cream-of-the-crop list!

We came in #8 on the ‘America’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets’ list this year.

For all the flippers and investors out there, don’t jump in yet though; according to Forbes, you should wait until the end of ‘09 – maybe so they can buy everything up first. Of course, I don’t think the ‘blue blood’ S.O.B.* residents on the Charleston Battery will be going anywhere anytime soon!

Charleston stats qualifying it for the Forbes list this year

The next time you go across the bridge and down the road, be sure to stop by and see the incredible Angel Oak Tree on Johns Island, especially before they screw everything up with the rumored highway expansion – something that ties right back into Charleston’s urban growth dilemma.

You won’t be sorry you made the short trip, but hurry while the canopy is still full and 1,500 years of nature’s work isn’t ruined.

For those of us not fortunate enough to live on a houseboat, the SCDOT has posted Charleston area evacuation routes in case the need arises for another mass exodus.

This is the most damaging earthquake to occur in the Southeast U.S. and one of the largest historic shocks in Eastern N.A. – USGS

Now that we are in hurricane season, that’s the first natural disaster that most people think of, but don’t forget, Charleston is overdue for a major earthquake too. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you what that could do to many areas of the LowCountry. You can see Charleston earthquake projections on the USGS site yourself. Not to scare anybody, but that 100 year map is pretty alarming, especially considering that the last time there was a major earthquake in Charleston was back in 1886, and that’s outside the range of their map!   Read more...