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 […]
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Can Greenville become more affordable?
The Greenville News recently did a great writeup on the accolades Greenville has received and what that means for the future of the city. There is a lot to digest in the article, but one common thread was that Mayor White and others are concerned about ensuring that the city is affordable for all of the […]
Woodruff Road traffic relief is coming (maybe)
On Monday, Upstate Business Journal announced that a new road parallel to Woodruff Road in Greenville is in the works and that nearly 90% of the required funding for it has already been obtained. UBJ further detailed that the route will connect Verdae Blvd to Woodruff Industrial Blvd (the street in between Target and Trader […]
7 Incredible Kids Meals and Family Deals in the Upstate
So you want to eat out as a family but need to do it on a budget and have had enough of fast food? I get it. Variety is the spice of life, and we need as many (preferably healthy) options as possible to keep our kids happy without breaking the bank. Fortunately, the Upstate of […]
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 […]
Free $100 Amazon gift card giveaway!
Now that The Greenville Movement blog is up and running, we want to get the word out to as many people as possible! So we are going to have a drawing a giveaway, and one lucky person is going to win $100 in Amazon bucks to do, well, whatever they want to do on Amazon. Here’s how […]
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 […]
The future of Greenville (and the Upstate)
So you may not realize this, but Greenville is in the center of a “megaregion” that experts frequently call “Char-lanta” – the corridor between and including Charlotte and Atlanta (many models also include Raleigh Durham and Birmingham). If you want to geek out on what what megaregions are, head over to Wikipedia. But I’ll save you some […]
5 hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Greenville, SC you need to try
There are plenty of restaurant chains out there that I like (I’m looking at you, Cheesecake Factory), but many of my most memorable eating experiences have come at mom-and-pop, hole-in-the-wall joints. I’m always on the lookout for these types of places, and I feel obligated to share some of my favorite ones in Greenville, SC with my readers. […]