Named for a noted 18th century botanist who came to the Carolinas in 1794, Noisette is the 3,000-acre historic center of North Charleston, South Carolina. Its residential, industrial, commercial and recreational areas are being reshaped to form a sustainable community - one that is equally attuned to social needs, environmental responsibility and economic vitality.
LATEST NEWS
Demolition Continues as Navy Yard Redevelopment Gears Up
As the Navy Yard at Noisette enters a major construction phase in 2008, dilapidated warehouses from the naval base era are being torn down adjacent to Spruill Avenue. Photos of this progress illustrate progress at the Navy Yard, as eyesores are making way for new construction of infrastructure and buildings. Click for full story
Groundbreaking set for “Carol’s Home” Extreme Home Makeover
March 28, 2008 – It’s all systems go for the “Carol’s Home” extreme home makeover project happening in Dorchester county. “Carol’s Home” is the brain child of the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association, which heard about Carol being attacked by a stranger and decided to help by building her a brand new, handicap-accessible home. Click for full story
Noisette Co Honored for Navy Yard Building Restoration
On March 27, 2008 in Greenville, S.C., The Noisette Company of North Charleston will be presented with a Preservation Honor Award recognizing the company for its successful and exemplary historic preservation project in South Carolina. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation will hand out this and several more 2008 Historic Preservation Awards at an afternoon ceremony on the first of the two-day Landmark and Preservation Conference in Greenville. Click for full story
How an area became a city
Surrounded by memorabilia of his political heyday in his Park Circle home, John Bourne points to a photo of himself being sworn in as North Charleston's first mayor by then-Gov. John West.
"That was one of the best days of my life," the man who founded the city said.
Getting to that best day was not easy though, and Bourne, now 80, still remembers details of how the area became a city in 1972. Click for full story
Sustainability Institute Introduces New Green Building Directory for Region
The North Charleston-based, non-profit Sustainability Institute of South Carolina is introducing the first-ever SC Green Building Directory, an online database of sustainable products and services within a 500-mile radius of the Institute. Click for full story
Former Navy base's post office reborn after being saved from demolition
As the Charleston Naval Base kicked into high gear during World War II, the U.S. Navy built a large concrete building to serve as the base's post office.
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Green Built Hunley Waters Neighborhood Underway
Construction is underway on Hunley Waters, a green built, private residential community bordering the Navy Yard at Noisette. Featuring 36 single family homes on 17 acres, Hunley Waters will complete its first home this April. Based on the Noisette master plan’s vision of a sustainable community in the historic core of North Charleston, the new neighborhood joins Mixson Avenue and Oak Terrace Preserve as an infill development dedicated to green building principles. Click for full story
I’On Group’s Mixson project wins urban-design award
North Charleston, Navy Yard at Noisette Named
Natural Home magazine named the Navy Yard at Noisette in North Charleston as one of the nation’s Top 10 – America’s Best Green Built Neighborhoods, in the publication’s January/February 2008 issue. Click for full story
2007 Marks Major Progress towards Sustainable Community
The year 2007 marked major progress towards establishing North Charleston’s 3,000-acre Noisette Community as South Carolina’s most sustainable city. The sustainable revitalization in North Charleston’s historic core, and the future of the Navy Yard at Noisette, are luring new, entrepreneurial businesses to the East Montague business district and the Navy Yard, indications that the guidelines of the Noisette Community Master Plan are molding a sustainable future for North Charleston. Click for full story
Lowcountry HUB Contractor Business Academy Heralds
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (December 18, 2007) – The Lowcountry HUB Contractor Business Academy celebrated the graduation of its 3rd class on Tuesday, December 18 at 6:00 PM at 10 Storehouse Row, the Navy Yard at Noisette. The December graduating class of the Lowcountry HUB (Historically Underutilized Businesses) Academy has 18 specialty contractors who represent a cross-section of minority business people in the regional building industry. Click for full story
National Prisoner Re-Entry Pilot Program Graduates
(North Charleston, SC, December 5 2007) – In a statement released earlier today, the Noisette Foundation announced that eleven (11) graduates of the Lowcountry Civic Justice Corps (LCJC), part of a pilot national prisoner re-entry program, have completed five months of service with AmeriCorps. The Fall 2007 LCJC graduation will be held at 10 Storehouse Row, located at the Navy Yard at Noisette. Click for full story
Movers & Shakers: Interview with Noisette CEO John Knott
The current edition of the CRBJ’s Movers & Shakers features a video interview with Noisette CEO John L. Knott, Jr., on the concepts and planning that went into the inception of the Noisette master plan, and the Navy Yard at Noisette. Click for full story
GOING GREEN! in the Carolinas
There’s a new player in the home building industry, stirring up conversation in communities across America. Stylish, healthy, high-performing and perfectly suited to any lifestyle – today’s modern green home is the envy of every other home on the block. Click for full story
The New Charleston Green
For anyone in North Charleston who has not caught the current edition of Charleston Magazine, the headline story by Stephanie Hunt features eco-friendly, sustainable entrepreneurs, developers and businesses throughout North Charleston. Is North Charleston becoming South Carolina’s most sustainable city? Judge for yourself in this current edition of Charleston. Click for full story
North Charleston – South Carolina’s Most Sustainable City?
As sustainability explodes into the mainstream, communities throughout South Carolina are embracing concepts for green, ecologically-sensitive development. In the flood of publicity, the pioneering role of the City of North Charleston has been pivotal to bringing green to the Lowcountry. Is North Charleston fast becoming South Carolina’s most sustainable city? Click for full story
Building in a Coastal Environment
One of the great attractions of coastal living is a sense of closeness to nature. But over time, adding homes to such interconnected locales can degrade their surroundings — unless builders take care to address potential problems. Calling in the right professionals before planning begins can minimize such damage and, in some cases, even help restore natural features that may have been lost already. Click for full story
N. Charleston assessed by its founding mayor
John Bourne first came to what is now North Charleston in 1944 as a left end with the Conway High School Tigers' football team.
"I didn't think I would ever come back," the Pee Dee native remembered as he recently drove past the football field on East Montague Avenue. "They tore us up."
But Bourne did come back — in 1949 — and a huge part of the metropolitan area eventually changed forever because of him. Click for full story
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Art After School
Artist-in-Residence, Karen DeLoach, will offer teens ages 13-18 visual arts experiences twice a month on Mondays after school. Click for full event
Voice Class for Teens and Adults
Richard Blakeney will teach voice class focused on developing vocal techniques, breathing, resonation, and phonation. Click for full event
Spring Fling Chocolate Thing
If you didn't get enough chocolate in your Easter basket, don't fret. The Oakbrook Council is hosting its annual "Spring Fling Chocolate Thing" festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Click for full event
The 2008 Spring Art Show
Open April 1 through May 10
A wide range of pieces including paintings, prints, sculpture, fine crafts, jewelry and more will be available for sale. Click for full event
35th Annual Family Circle Cup
The Family Circle Cup’s 35th Anniversary Celebration will formally commence with legendary tennis commentator Bud Collins welcoming the entire 2008 player field onto Family Circle Magazine Stadium court to greet the fans in a special ceremony at 6:00pm on Click for full event
Robert Bradley and the Blackwater Surprise
Presented by: The Bridge at 105.5 and the Charleston City Paper
On sale now at Etix $25.00
Charge by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX
Outlets:
Monster Music &
Cat's Music stores - all locations
Simply put, Robert Bradley's life is the stuff of rock and rol Click for full event
Kulture Klash II
Don't miss the hottest party of the year! Featuring 40 artists, 3 DJs, hula hoopers, breakdancers, interpretive dancing, live art, and - quite honestly - the bulk of Charleston's arts scene. Food and beverages available from Charleston Crepe Company, Sesa Click for full event
Charleston Young Professionals "Get on the Bus" Tour
Get informed.. get involved.. get GREEN!
GET ON THE BUS with Charleston Young Professionals!
Tour North Charleston's eco-enclave on a biodiesel bus, and learn what's new and who's leading the way in the effort to put the planet first. North Charlest Click for full event
The Poetry Show
THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
@ SONIA'S MANILA GRILL
3381 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD
N.CHAS., S.C. 29420 Click for full event
North Charleston Arts Festival
The North Charleston Arts Festival is a fabulous, multi-discipline nine-day event that draws over 30,000 visitors annually. Click for full event
USO Style Show – FREDDIE STYLE!
From the Western Front of World War II to the deserts of the Middle East, the United Service Organizations "USO" has entertained troops and heightened the morale of military forces around the globe for over half a century. Click for full event
Green Village Tour 8K Race / 5K Walk
Join the Sustainability Institute for its Second Annual Green Village Tour!
Date: May 3rd 2008
Race Start: 8:30am, School of the Arts, 1600 Saranac St, North Charleston
Day-of Race Registration: 7:30-8:15am
Race Finish: 10 Storehouse Row, The Navy Click for full event
Earthcraft House Builder Training Class
EarthCraft House is a voluntary green building program offered through the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association with support from the South Carolina Energy Office. Click for full event
Noisette Poll
What Noisette Urban Alliance (NUA) Member's product do you use most in your home? Click here to vote and view results from recent polls.Event Calendar
