Barclay Butera

Barclay Butera Presentation to Charleston Area Designers

Kudos to Rob Leahy of Fine Rugs of Charleston (www.finerugsofcharleston.com) and kravet (http://www.kravet.com/) for hosting a presentation by Barclay Butera, West Coast Interior Designer, on his insights regarding customers and the creation of “Living in Style” lifespaces.  (more…)

Tags: Community events, Interior Designer, lifestyle
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Community Service

Preparing to PickUp!

Saturday [once again!], eLifespaces and its group of technology independent contracting enterprises, continued its commitment in assisting the South Carolina’s Department of Transportation and the many other fine organizations involved in “Adopt-a-Highway.”  Now celebrating its 22nd Anniversary (1988-2010), Adopt-a-Highway has been one of the most successful programs in combating litter along South Carolina highways ever enacted.   (more…)

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SCE&G – Potato Head Recipient

Potato Head Award

Today’s Potato Head Award goes to William B. Timmerman, SCANA Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (parent to SCE&G) for requesting a rate increase in these economic times. Quick highlights of SCE&G’s 2009’s financial performance: $2.569 billion in revenues yielding $547 million in income. [Information obtained from SCANA's 10-K report found at http://www.scana.com/NR/rdonlyres/40FE6283-D1C3-4560-804A-3670F0F7C22B/0/200910K.pdf.]  Translation > for every $1 in revenue, SEC&G makes a profit of 21¢. WOW!  Wish we could generate a return like this in these economic times.  (more…)

Tags: Public service, SCE&G
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Potato Head Award

Potato Head Award

Honoring those who came to work but left their brain at home, the Potato Head Award has had a dubious evolution originating some two decades ago at the company, IVS Media.  Unlike the Darwin Awards where honors go to “those who improve the species…by accidentally removing themselves from it,” the Potato Head is typically donned upon one to whom we admire, respect, and even love, but had a moment where their intelligence simply alluded them.  The winner today is…  (more…)

Tags: Public service
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Census Day

U.S. 2010 Census

OMG – let’s talk about something other than the iPad!  Census Day, April 1, 2010.  The U.S. Constitution requires it; a requirement that every 10 years, the country recalculates which states gets how many representatives. Disgusted with politics and lawmakers in general > if it weren’t for the $400 billion per year in federal aid (from jobs to roads to schools) proportionately allocated to the population, I would trash the dumb thing.  BUT, this thing is important!  (more…)

Tags: Public service
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The Day the Music…

Charleston Symphony Orchestra

The lyrics of Don McLean’s America Pie reverberate as news of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s decision to suspend its season spreads throughout our area.  In a report posted by the Post Courier, “A significant drop in fundraising dollars, exacerbated by the recession’s “strong headwind” has forced the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to suspend its operations, effective immediately, board president Ted Legasey said Sunday.”  (more…)

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Sickest Ship on the Sea

The Mercury

In the secret dark corridors of Florida’s state capital, lobbyist and politicians alike hire rogue operatives to contaminate the Celebrity Cruises’ cruise ship, Mercury.  “That’ll teach them to abandon our port of calls in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Cape Canaveral.”  This has the makings of a great novel… fact or fiction??? (more…)

Tags: Great Conspiracy Theories
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Budding Engineers Converge on The Citadel

[Charleston, SC – February 27, 2010]  The incubator for STEM graduates [science, technology, engineering, and math] was blossoming today as hundreds of budding engineers converge on The Citadel for the 11th Annual Engineering Fair.  eLifespaces’ own, Anthony Cargile kicked butt, capturing the Gold, Silver and Bronze in the multiple categories.  (more…)

Tags: Citadel, Community events, Mark of Excellence, STEM
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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

Flash, our beloved English Setter, was an addition to our family from the 24^th Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE).  Now in its 28^th year, SEWE continues to capture our community’s attention as it hosts the world’s foremost experts in wildlife and nature art, as well as conservation research and environmental education. (more…)

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Encouraging Real Estate News

Excerpts from an 8/11/09 email… (printed with permission)

Attached are the statistics comparing January through July for 2008 versus 2009.  As you can see, we have made an incredible recovery over just the last 2 months.  Two months ago we were off 35% in the number of transactions; now we are only off 25%.  Two months ago, price was down 15%; now we are only off 11%.

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