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Spartanburg's underground, now on the record

Spartanburg's underground, now on the record

A new book aims to tell this town's well-kept secrets

JANUARY 27, 2012 10:02 a.m. Comments (0)

Authentic, gritty, strange, exhilarating and soulful.

Those are the characteristics folks at the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau were looking for in compiling the Underground Guide To Spartanburg.

The 104-page book may have been published for visitors, but there are probably lots of folks who live here who will be surprised by what they find.  Continue reading...

 
The long, from the short of it

The long, from the short of it

Filmmakers will be looking for cast members, crew during Film Fan Night

JANUARY 27, 2012 9:59 a.m. Comments (0)

Spartanburg writer Michel Stone was thrilled when editor C. Michael Curtis chose her short story, “Expecting Goodness,” for a collection to be published by Hub City Press.

Excitement came when the book was named after her story about a hesitant husband beginning the journey toward adopting a child.  Continue reading...

 
The happy world of giving
New log homes under construction at the Blue Ridge Log Cabins manufacturing facility in Campobello. Greg Beckner / Staff

The happy world of giving

Volunteer project enhances Campobello-based company

JANUARY 20, 2012 9:27 a.m. Comments (0)

There he was, in Washington, D.C., being honored by Congress.

It was just one of many unexpected moments Chip Smith, CEO and president of Blue Ridge Log Cabins, has experienced since his company was featured on the show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” last fall.

The Campobello-based company built its largest home yet – 8,000 square feet – and donated it to a group of women veterans in Fayetteville, N.C. The project took 109 hours, included 570 logs, and more than 4,000 volunteers from North and South Carolina.  Continue reading...

 
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Science Center 2.0

JANUARY 12, 2012 12:22 p.m. Comments (0)

Pocket park planned

JANUARY 12, 2012 12:15 p.m. Comments (0)

PACE closing: "Poor policy decision"

JANUARY 5, 2012 2:35 p.m. Comments (0)

Scouts find ways to create for SPACE

JANUARY 5, 2012 2:24 p.m. Comments (0)

Artists. Here, everywhere

DECEMBER 21, 2011 2:33 p.m. Comments (0)

Lifesavers on the sidelines

DECEMBER 6, 2011 9:21 a.m. Comments (0)

This band is on the rise

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 3:33 p.m. Comments (0)

The 'friendly' divorce

OCTOBER 30, 2011 10:35 a.m. Comments (0)

Spartanburg City Council race down to last week

OCTOBER 30, 2011 10:32 a.m. Comments (0)

BofA loses ground in Spartanburg

OCTOBER 30, 2011 10:20 a.m. Comments (0)

Oh, those friendlier skies

OCTOBER 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. Comments (0)

TEDxSpartanburg a success: now what?

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 11:01 a.m. Comments (0)

Reading, it's always on their mind

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 1:40 p.m. Comments (0)

Spartanburg snuffs out smokers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 8:47 a.m. Comments (0)

County Council spending

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 7:54 a.m. Comments (0)

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