The Future of Greenville Developments: County Square

Development

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at the future of Greenville’s developments. This post is Part One in the series. Greenville County Square off of University Ridge is an important location for anyone living in Greenville. This is where you can find the sheriff’s office, the primary Medicaid office, real property services, and just […]

Sheriff body cameras show that local elections matter

body cameras

This week, Greenville County sheriff deputies will start being outfitted with body cameras, according to a report by The Greenville News. There is, of course, some debate over the impact body cameras have on law enforcement, with the loudest dissent coming from those who believe it hinders police from using necessary force in certain situations. But […]

Downtown Greenville dining is reshaping all of Greenville

One thing we’ve see over and over again is that Downtown Greenville is growing. What started a few years ago as a small section of neat-to-walk-and-eat-at areas on Main Street eventually became all (or at least most of) Main Street. Then the walkable/eatable sections started taking over the side streets that branch off of Main Street. And […]

Dunean – a part of Greenville on the rise

If you’re like me and curious about up-and-coming areas of the Upstate, you’ll be curious to know what under-appreciated parts of the Upstate are poised for transformation in the near future. Enter the small area near Downtown Greenville known simply as Dunean. Dunean started as a military encampment during the Spanish-American War and ended up as […]

Will Trump’s tariff plan impact the Upstate?

BMW’s Greer plant just had a record year, according to GSA Business Report, producing 411,171 X model vehicles. That shouldn’t be surprising, considering the economy picked up in 2016 and the Greer plant is BMW’s largest plant in the world. But President-elect Donald Trump directly singled-out BMW as a company that he would impose a tariff of up […]