Laurens Road needs cars

Verdae, ICAR has prompted renewed interest in one of Greenville’s commercial corridors

JANUARY 27, 2012 9:36 a.m. Comments (0)

Laurens Road’s success as one of Greenville’s leading commercial corridors rests on the automotive industry.

As automotive dealerships merged and big box stores left the southern end of Laurens Road known as the Motor Mile, the state highway’s significance in Greenville’s commercial landscape plummeted.

But there’s renewed interest in the southern part of Laurens Road – and the city can thank the automotive industry once again. Continue reading...

Eric Larsen is among the few who have visited the North and South poles and climbed Mt. Everest. www.ericlarsenexplore.com

Upstate Forever event to feature arctic explorer

Eric Larsen is among the few who have visited the North and South poles and climbed Mt. Everest.

JANUARY 26, 2012 5:04 p.m. Comments (0)

Overcoming the things that dwarf human strength and ingenuity are the biggest part of what keeps drawing Eric Larsen back to places like both poles and the top of the world.

“The thing that surprises people the most about the Antarctic is the sheer size of the place – the emptiness of it,” Larsen said from his home near Boulder Colo., after completing his second trip to Antarctica.

Antarctica has a permanent population of zero and at any given time between 1,000 and 5,000 people man scientific stations scattered across 5.4 million square miles. Continue reading...

Scottish Games changes name

Gallabrae now includes Miss S.C. preliminary pageant, Highland Fling

JANUARY 26, 2012 4:51 p.m. Comments (0)

The Greenville Scottish Games has outgrown its name.

What had been a weekend-long celebration of all things Scot has turned into a longer celebration this year that begins with the Miss Greenville Scottish Games pageant on Feb. 4 at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium and ends with nearly a week of activities surrounding Memorial Day.

So the Games has a new name – Gallabrae, a combination of Scottish words meaning bold and daring. Continue reading...

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