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
Cottage Living Magazine Names North Charleston's Noisette Community as One of the Nation's Top 10 Neighborhoods
National Publication praises redevelopment efforts throughout the 3,000-acre master planned area, which is bringing pedestrian-friendly streets, sustainable building practices and new parks to the City of North Charleston
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New Book Names Oak Terrace Preserve One of the Nation’s Leading Green Built Communities
New Book “Choosing Green” by Jerry Yudelson, Green Building Consultant and Chair of GreenBuild, Names OTP as a Leading Sustainable Development Click for full story
Lowcountry HUB Academy to Graduate Fourth Class
Ceremonies for the fourth graduating class of the Lowcountry Contractors HUB Academy will be held on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 PM, 10 Storehouse Row, Navy Yard at Noisette. The May graduating class of the Lowcountry HUB Academy includes 17 students from throughout the Charleston metro area, who represent minority business people from the regional building industry. Carolyn T. Milliron, of Carolinas AGC in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be the keynote speaker. Click for full story
Girl Scouts Celebrate April as Environment Month
As April marked Earth Day, North Charleston Girl Scout Troop # 322 participated in a series of tours and educational programs in the Noisette Community, designed to teach future leaders about environmental conservation and responsibility to future generations. 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
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
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
North Charleston Farmer's Market
The City of North Charleston and the City of Hanahan sponsor the North Charleston/Hanahan Farmers Market. The Farmers Market is open every Thursday from mid-April to mid-October from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m at Westvaco Park. Every week the Farmers Market feature Click for full event
Charleston County Waterparks: Open Weekends
Charleston's 3 family waterparks are the hottest spots in town during the summer months. Spend the day frolicking in the water, because you’re sure to find cool fun. Click for full event
Charleston Kids with Cameras
An ongoing photography mentoring program, Charleston: Kids with Cameras pairs inner-city youth with volunteer adult professional and amateur photographers. The organization aims to increase self-esteem in these children by encouraging them to explore and Click for full event
Piccolo Spoleto's Stories for Life Series
Cypress Gardens will host a storytelling performance as part of Piccolo Spoleto's Stories for Life Series at 8 p.m. Friday. Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle delivers his rendition of the story of a young boy observing his family's struggle to survive their Click for full event
The Fowler Family Radio Hour: A Southern Comedy
"The Fowler Family Radio Hour: A Southern Comedy" gives its listeners the lowdown on local politics, physical fitness and other fun fads, and features performances by country and bluegrass musicians. Click for full event
Monkey: Journey to the West
A marriage between the arts of ancient China and contemporary Western popular culture, "Monkey: Journey to the West" is an adaptation of a 400-year-old classic of Chinese literature written for a 21st-century audience. Click for full event
Piccolo Spoleto Festival
The combination of historic Charleston's old European charm and the world-class Spoleto Festival USA together produce a unique and impacting synergy for all who come to the city by the sea to experience this magnificent international multi arts festival. Click for full event
Monkey: Journey to the West
A marriage between the arts of ancient China and contemporary Western popular culture, "Monkey: Journey to the West" is an adaptation of a 400-year-old classic of Chinese literature written for a 21st-century audience. Click for full event
School of the Arts Senior Thesis Art Show
School of the Arts Senior Thesis Show at 10 SHR Click for full event
Visual Arts Camp I
For children ages 6-12 taught by the city's Artist-in-Residence, Karen DeLoach. Children will have the opportunity to experience various art media including textured painting, hand-built pottery, as well as drawing fundamentals. Click for full event
Splish Splash!
Cool off at one of Charleston County's waterparks this weekend: Splash Zone at James Island County Park, Splash Island at Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park and Whirlin' Waters Adventure Waterpark at North Charleston Wannamaker County Park. The p Click for full event
Landscape of Slavery
An in-depth guided tour at Drayton Hall on Saturday will explore existing landscape features, archaeological sites, maps and documents to reveal the actual landscape of slavery as it existed centuries ago. Tickets are $25; no charge for Friends of Drayto Click for full event
See "Gone With the Wind"
The Gibbes Museum of Art is hosting "Gone with the Wind" on the big screen at 6 p.m. Friday at the Terrace Theater, 1956 Maybank Highway. Live music from the Mark Sterbank Jazz Trio begins at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $25 for Gibbes Click for full event
Celebrate History with Dad
The Congressional Medal of Honor Museum at Patriots Point is offering a special deal for Father's Day weekend. This Saturday and Sunday, fathers will be admitted at no charge with the purchase of any children's ticket! Click for full event
Take a Hike
Spend some time with Mother Nature on Saturday morning at Sewee! Hike the Awendaw Connector of the Palmetto Trail as part of National Trails Day. FREE! Click for full event
Dub Island @ Black Cart Friday!
Don't miss Dub Island @ the Black Cart on Friday! 9pm - 2 am. $5 Cover Click for full event
Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series Gearing up for a Great Season
Good Music. Good Vibes. The Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series features traditional old school roots reggae with a new school attitude in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring your chairs or blanket. It’s Irie. Click for full event
Power Breakfast Series: "Need Money?"
Join the Charleston Regional Business Journal for their Power Breakfast Series on Thursday, July 31st for a panelled discussion of the local economic forecast. 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
