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Greenville Convention Center secures largest event in venue history
For six months starting in March 2028, the Greenville Convention Center will welcome 50,000 visitors for the U.S. Bowling Congress championships in the largest event in the venue’s history. Organizers expect the event to generate $70 million for the local economy as groups of bowlers and their families cycle...
Deadly trend: Greenville County pedestrian, cyclist deaths exceed pace of last five years
This year is trending to become the deadliest for pedestrians and cyclists in Greenville County. According to the Greenville County Coroner's Office data, Greenville County had 17 vehicle deaths involving pedestrians or cyclists between Jan. 1 and July 23. By comparison, the number of deaths has exceeded the same period over the last five years. In 2023, there were 12 pedestrian and cyclist deaths, nine in 2022, eight in 2021, and six in 2020. ...
National bowling tournament coming to Greenville, will attract 55K+ people
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Officials in Greenville held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce plans for the largest event the city has ever hosted. VisitGreenvilleSC and the Greenville Convention Center spoke at Spare Time on Congaree Road to announce the United States Bowling Congress Open Championship is coming to Greenville in 2028.
If you think a small group of citizens can't get something done, look at Lake Conestee Dam
The dam at Lake Conestee, just south of Greenville, is getting replaced. Four years ago, a sentence like that was nigh impossible. It turns out that collective action (a.k.a. community-engaged democracy) is what got things going after years of inaction, frustration, finger pointing, and hand wringing over what to do about an antique dam holding back a passel of toxic metals flushed into the Reedy River over decades of Greenville’s Industrial Age growth.
‘Baby’ Bi-Lo redevelopment requests rezoning: Greenville Planning Commission preview
Here is what’s on the agenda for the next city of Greenville Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 1. The “Baby” BI-LO project is an upcoming mixed-used development coming to the former BI-LO location in Greenville’s North Main neighborhood at 505 N. Main St. The plan for the site includes roughly 300 residential units and commercial tenancy with a minimum 10% of residential units to be designated as affordable housing.
Greenville wants to add even more rules on the Swamp Rabbit Trail; questions raised on enforcement
GREENVILLE, S.C. — City officials are drafting signage that will dictate what is and is not allowed on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, but “it is unclear how or if these rules would be enforced,” according to the Upstate Post & Courier. “Mobility advocates expressed concern that, without...
Air conditioning manufacturing company opening first operation in South Carolina
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Halton MEI USA Inc., an indoor environment designer, will open its first South Carolina facility in August. Halton’s new facility is at 120 Exchange Logistics Park Dr., in Piedmont. It cost $2.6 million and will create 65 new jobs. Halton is a family-owned...
Bourbon bar coming to Greenville County, South Carolina, downtown area, officials said
GREER, S.C. — Whiskey and bourbon lovers in Greenville County, South Carolina, are set to get another place to wet their whistles. (Above video is the morning headlines for Tuesday, July 23, 2024.) NEAT Bourbon Bar announced Tuesday it is expanding to downtown Greer with its third location at...
A Greenville bar is changing after liquor liability insurance costs strain business
A decade-old Greenville bar has stopped selling alcohol due to a state law that has affected locally owned-establishments across South Carolina. According to co-founder and owner Leah Vaughan, Local Cue will no longer sell alcoholic drinks because of rising insurance costs resulting from a 2017 “liquor liability” law. “I'm hoping that by staying...
Eugenia Duke Bridge Closed for Two Weeks; Bridge Will Reopen on Nights and Weekends
A popular pedestrian bridge located behind the Peace Center will be closed from 7 am to 5:30 pm, Monday, July 22, to Friday, July 26. The bridge will reopen each night and on the weekend. Construction will continue on Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2, with a full closure...
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