Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but the City of Spartanburg is proud to announce that it is one of just 217 cities and towns that earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as a 2013 Playful City USA … Continue reading
On July 11, officials from two South Carolina-based biomass firms, Arborgen and Encompass Biotech, will join representatives from Santee Cooper and SCRA for a panel discussion on biomass—the use of material such as wood chips, sorghum, or municipal waste as a renewable energy source. Continue reading
Wofford College honored its first African-American student and its first African-graduate Thursday, May 9 with the dedication of the Gray-Jones Room in the Burwell Building in honor of Albert W. Gray and Douglas Jones Sr. Continue reading
Join us for an evening of film and food. Following the screening of The Man Who Ate New Orleans, filmmaker Michael Dunaway will talk about the film and take questions from the audience. Also, enjoy New Orleans themed savory and sweet light bites … Continue reading
With southern charm and casual candor, former White House chief of staff and fiscal responsibility guru Erskine Bowles told graduating seniors to use their power to push Washington for change. Continue reading
On Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 9 AM until 2 PM, CCIA’s Food Pantry will have a Silent Auction & Old Fashion $5 Fish or Chicken dinner fundraiser. Continue reading
Hub City Farmers’ Market (HCFM) invites the entire community to come out to an Opening Day Celebration to help ring in the 2013 season of the Saturday Market on Saturday, May 11 at the Magnolia Street Train Depot. Continue reading
General Machine of Anderson will expand its metalworking and manufacturing operations in Anderson County. The $800,000 investment is expected to generate at least 20 new jobs. Continue reading
COLORS is celebrating 20 years of service to at-risk children in Spartanburg. Continue reading
Please join editor Aïda Rogers and Spartanburg authors Kirk Neely, John Lane and Deno Trakas for a reading from the new book, State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, a collection of heartfelt recollections of place from a pantheon … Continue reading
Four Wofford College juniors will spend the summer observing world leaders, celebrities, musicians and politicians while interning with the Aspen Institute, an international educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Compared to Jim Hendrix and Miles Davis, this virtuoso astounds with his lightning-fast playing and phenomenal dexterity. Continue reading
True Dreams Showcase is looking for future Entrepreneurs! We want to fund your new business idea, concept invention, or expansion plans! Come & present your idea to the True Dreams Showcase Judges. Continue reading
These fun-filled, active camps expose kids to all the outdoor recreation we have to offer including rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, and more. Continue reading
A showcase of the 8 local musicians and bands featured at the Chapman Cultural Center’s Sundays Unplugged. Continue reading
South Carolina is poised to create thousands of jobs in the clean transportation industry in the coming years, thanks to valuable assets like Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and state and federal incentives. Continue reading
The South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-SC) presented its highest design award for Converse College’s The Heath apartment housing, a LEED-certified project by architectural firm LS3P, during its Spring Conference Awards Gala on May 4 in Charleston, SC. Continue reading
The Wofford College Board of Trustees elected Dr. Nayef H. Samhat as president of the college at their meeting on Tuesday, May 14, held on campus. Continue reading
Score a touchdown with Football! This popular traveling exhibit from the Museum of Discovery opens May 18 through September 22 at EdVenture Children’s Museum. Continue reading
An evening of music and words with Marshall Chapman highlighting her newest CD titled “Blaze of Glory” as well as second edition of her first book “Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller.” Concert proceeds will benefit arts education at the Chapman Cultural Center. Continue reading
Start planning now for a fun summer. It’s already time to register for summer camps at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. Continue reading
Graduation days are all about success stories, and when Blue Ridge Community College graduates walked across the stage Friday night, one among them received, in addition to her degree, an honor given to only a select few students nationwide. Continue reading
Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can. Things are about to start buzzing again. “Insect activity has been quiet lately primarily due to the wet, cold weather this spring, but that is about to change,” said Jeremy Greene, a Clemson University Extension … Continue reading
Post-exposure treatments are being administered to a Saluda County man after he was bitten by a raccoon that tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported. Continue reading
The Hub City Youth Writing Camp is a fun, five-day immersion in creative and professional writing led by a talented team of published and award-winning writers. Students will be able to explore their passions for self-expression in a variety of genres, while developing … Continue reading
Business and government representatives from the energy management sector will take part in an energy efficiency panel discussion as part of the 2013 SC Clean Energy Summit, taking place July 11, 2013, in Columbia. Continue reading
A nationally recognized expert on compulsive behaviors, Omar Manejwala explains cravings and gives us tools to achieve freedom from our seemingly insatiable desires by changing our actions to remap our brains in his new book Craving: How We Can’t Seem to Get Enough. Continue reading
Here’s a quick reminder of local road laws regarding school buses. Continue reading
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate has received a $30,830 grant from Women Giving of Spartanburg for “Growing Greener,” a program in partnership with Wofford College’s Goodall Environmental Studies Centerand the Glendale Outdoor Leadership School (GOLS). Continue reading
Helen Correll’s Middlewood Journal and Hub City’s anthology Literary Dogs & Their South Carolina Writershave won silver medals in the 2013 IPPY Awards, which recognize the best books of the year by a North American independent press. Continue reading
Wofford College professor Dr. Katherine Janiec (Trina) Jones recently received the Excellence in Teaching Award presented by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc. (SCICU) in a ceremony in Columbia, S.C. Continue reading
Spartanburg High School and Spartanburg School District 7 present this Disney version of Beauty and the Beast… an extravaganza of sights and sounds for the whole family. Once upon a time in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. … Continue reading
The Peace Center hosts several events each year that appeal to all groups! Save now by subscribing to the 2013-14 Broadway Series. Continue reading
A grazing herd on Converse College’s front lawn is turning heads. Seven horses made from a hodgepodge of materials —scrap metals, wires, road signs, tires, gears and pipes — are on display in front of Twichell Auditorium. Continue reading
Join us on Saturday May, 18th at The Seay House, Spartanburg’s oldest home. Located at 106 Darby Road just off Crescent Avenue, this home showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. Continue reading
You may not think that improperly inflated tires on your vehicle are a big deal, but they are. Each year in the United States, there are over 650 deaths, 33,000 auto accidents and 2.4 million roadside assistance calls directly attributed to under inflated … Continue reading
SC Clean Energy Summit takes place in July in Columbia; industry, government officials to discuss how SC can advance clean energy research and practice. Continue reading
The Hub City Railroad Museum, 298 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, S.C. 29306, in Cooperation with the City of Spartanburg, will present the grand opening of its restored Southern Railway caboose on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from 8AM to 5PM. Continue reading
Two years ago, Patrick McMillan looked out his office window overlooking the South Carolina Botanical Garden, mulling over words expressed to him in Charleston — “The garden isn’t representative of South Carolina.” Continue reading
History comes alive with a new downtown walking map of Spartanburg that provides visitors and residents alike with 14 historic points of interest. The walking tour takes less than an hour and spans five city blocks, beginning at Morgan Square. The project was … Continue reading
Wofford College President Benjamin B. Dunlap has selected Laura Kate Gamble, a rising senior from Summerville, S.C., as the 2013-2014Presidential International Scholar. She is the 30th scholar in the college’s innovative program that allows one student to travel during the academic year to developing countries … Continue reading
The Hub City Railroad Museum, 298 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, S.C. 29306, in Cooperation with the City of Spartanburg, will present the grand opening of its restored Southern Railway caboose on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from 8AM to 5PM. Regular opening days will be … Continue reading
Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute is opening a new facility at Pelham, bringing its world class cancer treatments to patients in the Greer and surrounding areas. Continue reading
Spartanburg’s Hub City Cooperative is growing closer to opening its doors as its owners have committed over $125,000 in the investment campaign. Continue reading
They didn’t start out with hundreds of hens in their back yard. But now that their organic egg enterprise has taken flight, Chris and Teri Noel are hatching a new idea: expanding their business to provide a cornucopia of fresh foods — from … Continue reading
It’s fiesta time! Join us at the State Museum the first weekend in May for our first Cinco de Mayo celebration! Continue reading
Peach trees and berry plants seem to enjoy the pretty spring weather in the Upstate every bit as much as the rest of us. Continue reading
ACS, a global supplier which specializes in the integration of engine and vehicle test operations into clients’ production and development facilities, will establish a regional office in Greenville, generating 10 new jobs. Continue reading
The Hub City Writers Project has selected Zach Mueller of Columbia, S.C. as the first summer resident of The Writers House, its new residency program in downtown Spartanburg. Mueller has an MFA in creative writing and poetry from the University of South Carolina … Continue reading
Furman University psychology professor Gilles Einstein has been chosen to receive the South Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution. The award will be presented by Governor Nikki Haley in the coming weeks. A Furman faculty member for … Continue reading
The Spartanburg Regional Physician Group (SRPG) has adopted a new name to better reflect its continued growth and commitment to patient care, specialty care and urgent care. The new name, Medical Group of the Carolinas (MGC), became official in March. Continue reading
Mary Black Health System has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. Continue reading
Alupress AG, an aluminum casting company based in Italy, announced that it will establish its new production facility in Laurens County. The $19.9 million investment is expected to generate 57 new jobs. Continue reading
Brimful of History is a temporary exhibit open through June 1, 2013. This exhibit, located at the Anderson County Museum, showcases a delightful collection of hats from different eras of history. Hats often represent a bold statement of the wearer’s personality which can … Continue reading
SMF Inc., a full-service metal fabrication company, announced that it will establish its new production facility in Anderson County. The $5.8 million investment is expected to generate 146 new jobs over the next five years. Continue reading
Nominations are open through June 28 for the Dr. Carlos Salinas Award, which recognizes a S.C. dentist who serves patients with special health care needs, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced. Continue reading
The Gullah people, decedents of slaves who lived in the low country region of South Carolina and Georgia, trace their language and cultural roots to central and western African ancestors who were brought to Atlantic coast ports in the 16th-19th centuries via the … Continue reading
Sunny Z Foods Inc., a producer of pre-packaged instant meals, will establish its new production facility in Saluda County. The $12 million investment is expected to generate 150 new jobs. Continue reading
TaylorMade Golf Company will establish a new golf ball production facility in Pickens County. The company will invest $13 million in creating the new state-of-the-art facility. Continue reading
The Writers House provides two residencies per year in an historic cottage in downtown Spartanburg, S.C. The program is open to emerging writers in the United States who have completed a graduate school degree in creative writing within the past five years. Continue reading
Home repairs that create even a small amount of lead dust are enough to poison your child and put your family at risk. Continue reading
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has unveiled Permit Central, a new initiative that simplifies the process for obtaining health and environmental permits, the agency announced. Continue reading
Shared Worlds, a non-profit science fiction/fantasy teen writing summer camp hosted by Wofford College, has received a third consecutive supporting grant from Amazon.com and has named author Karen Lord as its Amazon.com Writer in Residence for 2013. Continue reading
Biltmore’s gardens, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, are alive with color as spring arrives. Enjoy special events and the beauty of tulips, azaleas, and countless other flowers during Biltmore Blooms from March 21st to May 31st. For the first time, guests will be … Continue reading
This workshop provides attendees with detailed information on the various woman owned business certification options available in South Carolina – government and private – including the one offered by the State, by the Department of Transportation and by WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National … Continue reading
Songwriting has been added to the categories of artistic expression. There is also a new sponsor: the Legacy Project, who joins our long-time sponsors of the contest. The deadline for entries is Monday, June 10, 2013. Continue reading
Working with a team of volunteers and in partnership with the Tri-County Technical College and Clemson’s Small Business Development Center, the non-profit Mountain Lakes Business Development Center (MLBDC) works to help budding entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. Continue reading
Do you need a new vehicle to take the kids to school? Fuel economy ratings for new model-year cars are available in October. You have a choice to buy a vehicle that’s cleaner and more fuel efficient. Learn more by visiting EPA’s Green … Continue reading
Did you know that your brain is a very hungry organ? In fact it consumes 20% of all the oxygen you breathe and 25% of all the calories you eat. Here are a few tips to feed and water your hungry brain to … Continue reading
Tire maker Michelin North America will expand its existing rubber production operations in Anderson County. The $200 million investment is expected to generate 100 new jobs. Continue reading
Tucked away in a non-descript strip center on the outer edge of downtown Greenville, this family-run business has been serving the local community since 1933. Continue reading
The consequences of a stroke could be fatal if not handled appropriately. Continue reading
The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is put to work funding programs that protect fragile ecosystems, maintain hundreds of miles of trails, and get children and teachers into parks. National Park Foundation grants are also helping the National … Continue reading
Eat more leafy greens. Choose fat-free yogurt. And add nuts and seeds to your diet. Each of these changes may help lower your risk of diabetes anywhere from 10 to 20 percent. Continue reading
The 2013 January Interim, which begins on Thursday, January 3, provides Wofford College students with a myriad of opportunities for non-traditional study, internships and travel. Continue reading
Notice how large some portions are these days? Here’s a tip. Eat half now and box half to go. Continue reading
Scientists at two of South Carolina’s most recognized names in forestry and biofuels research plan to find out if poplar trees grown in South Carolina have a role in the nation’s bioenergy future. Continue reading
Autumn is a time when pests such as insects and rodents may try to move indoors. Eliminate sources of food, water, and shelter to reduce your pest problems. View more tips. If you decide that the best solution to your pest problem is … Continue reading
Hundreds of thousands of people across South Carolina live in communities where access to supermarkets or large grocery stores is beyond reach. In agricultural terms, such areas are called “food deserts” – communities where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain. “For a … Continue reading
People put themselves at risk for Identity Theft everyday when using social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Google Plus. Follow these steps to protect yourself when socializing online. Use the least amount of information when registering for the site. Create a … Continue reading
MAPAL Inc, a global leader and innovator in the tooling industry, announced that it will establish its new North American production facility in Greenville County. The $3 million investment is expected to generate more than 30 new jobs over the next three years. … Continue reading
Asparagus: Not sure you like this green vegetable? After all the health benefits it can offer, it is a good food to keep in your diet. - 1. Can detoxify our system - 2. Has anti-aging functions - 3. Is considered an aphrodisiac … Continue reading
South Carolina Plastics LLC, a subsidiary of Carolina Technical Plastics Corporation, a maker of plastic automotive components, will establish a new facility in Greenville County. The $12 million investment is expected to generate 119 new jobs. “We are excited about moving forward with … Continue reading
When our clay based soil becomes compacted, it becomes difficult for grass roots to grow and for water and nutrients to penetrate it. This is especially true for lawns that receive a lot of traffic (kids, dogs, and even frequent mowing). Lawns will … Continue reading
In an effort to improve transportation connections across Greenville and Spartanburg, participants recently immersed themselves in a mapping session at CU-ICAR in Greenville. The event was a collaboration between Greenville Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS), Appalachian Council of Governments (ACOG), Spartanburg Area Transportation … Continue reading
The Upstate South Carolina Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development is launching the Training and Development Awards of Excellence competition to recognize accomplishments by an organization, business, or individual in the area of employee training and development. Award entries, written … Continue reading
Henry Molded Products Inc, a manufacturer of sustainable molded fiber protective packaging products, announced that it will expand its South Carolina operations in Anderson County. The more than $5 million investment is expected to generate 18 new jobs over the next five years. … Continue reading
The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Drive Automotive Industries of America will expand its existing facility in Greenville County. The $50 million investment is expected to generate 60 new jobs. “We celebrate Drive Automotive’s decision to invest $50 million and create … Continue reading
The possibility of public health emergencies arising in the United States concerns many people in the wake of recent hurricanes, tsunamis, acts of terrorism, and the threat of pandemic influenza. Though some people feel it is impossible to be prepared for unexpected events, … Continue reading
Watson Engineering Inc., a supplier of construction, agriculture and automotive components, announced that it will expand its existing operations in Anderson County. The $6.37 million investment is expected to generate 85 new jobs. “Demand has increased for our company’s products and services, and … Continue reading
Nantahala Outdoor Center, named “One of the Best Outfitters on Earth” by National Geographic Adventure, will give “Leaf Peepers” a unique way to experience the fall season through seeing the leaves while whitewater rafting, hiking, taking train rides and zip line rides. Enjoy … Continue reading
Since 1995, the Hub City Writers Project has been dedicated to nurturing writers in all stages of the writing process through workshops, contests, book publications, and gatherings in order to build a community of writers across Upstate South Carolina. Hub City continues this … Continue reading
With Isaac brewing in the gulf, a large amount of rain could be headed our way. Are you prepared for possible flooding? Not all floods are alike. Some floods build up gradually, while others can develop quickly in just a few minutes, causing … Continue reading
A.I.D. Company, a business of RBC Bearings Inc. and a maker of aerospace components, announced plans to locate its new facilities in Oconee County. The $7 million investment is expected to generate 75 new jobs over the next five years. “We are excited … Continue reading
Lollis Metals Inc., a metal fabrication and machine shop, announced plans to expand its existing Anderson County operations. The $3 million investment is expected to generate 25 new jobs. “We’ve been in business here since 1980, and it’s exciting to once again expand … Continue reading
Genetec Global Technologies announced plans to further expand its presence in the Upstate by opening a new operation, Genetec Technology Automation, in Simpsonville. The $1.2 million investment is expected to generate 160 new jobs. “We are pleased to move forward with expansion plans … Continue reading
SEW-Eurodrive Inc., a maker of industrial gear motors and electronics, announced that the company will expand its current operations in Spartanburg County. The $20 million investment is expected to generate 40 new jobs. “We are pleased to move forward with plans to further … Continue reading
Make zero-waste lunches this year: you could prevent 67 pounds of waste and save tons of money! Most parents pack lunch items in single-use plastic bags, aluminum foil, or wax paper, or they purchase single-serving items that come in their own disposable package. Continue reading
Expect some undesirable critters and plants to make your backyard habitat their home, too. Animals such as garden snakes and moles are unpopular neighbors around the home but play their part in the balance of nature. Continue reading
For those looking for a invigorating, outdoors spot to spend the better part of a day away from their own particular brand of hustle and bustle, Chimney Rock Park might just be the place. With fall’s generally crisp and sunny days, the park … Continue reading