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Francis Street Lofts look to First-Time Buyers

by George on June 19, 2009

Francis Street Lofts

Let’s not mention the economy. After all, it’s tough enough finding a new house — a place of your own, for which you will pay for the next 30 years! — without chatting about the financial debacle blackening everything in sight. No, let’s talk opportunity. And promise, design, surprise even. Because that’s we felt when we heard about the new Francis Street Lofts being built in downtown Charleston.

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The Navy Yard at Noisette in North Charleston, SC

by George on May 6, 2009

The Navy Yard at Noisette blends Old with New

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The old Navy Yard in North Charleston opened as a dry-dock in 1909 and then served as a ship production plant through the Second World War. It is now in its third incarnation as an urban hub, a neighborhood with sustainable real estate, restaurants, office space and quaint tree-lined sidewalks. They call it Noisette and ground broke on the development in 2005. But we felt compelled to do a little feature on the place now, as it continues to be one of North Charleston’s most successful major redevelopment projects.

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Nothing Fishy about Matt Decell Contemporary Furniture in Charleston

March 26, 2009

Recently we traveled to rural Georgia and used a saw. An electric saw. It was a humbling experience — why, dear God, had we never used a power saw before; and why weren’t we predisposed with a natural ability to slice through wood? But it was also kind of thrilling: all that power, all that [...]

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Keeping it Clean, and Spicy in the Kitchen

March 25, 2009

We like to spice first and taste later. It’s better that way; it improves our ability to distinguish flavors. But from that end we often wind up with greenish flakes drifting across the counter top, mini bottles rolling this way and that and green plastic lids that we snap shut like castanets.  But alas! We [...]

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Your Personality and Refrigerator are not Mutually Exclusive

March 24, 2009

We all know an apartment can reflect personality. Most of the time, that reflection is found in the art on the wall, the blankets on the bed and the silver in the drawer. But what about your refrigerator?

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