Harvest Day returning to Inman for 45th year
Annual autumn celebration continues to grow along with city
If you want to see how much the small-town city of Inman has grown and still stayed the same through the last few generations, your best bet is to spend a day enjoying the sights, sounds, tastes, and aromas that will try their best to keep you smiling during this year’s 45th annual Harvest Day celebration. Set for September 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Inman, Harvest Day will not only feature more than 200 street vendors and 30 downtown businesses, but allow visitors and residents alike to see a city on the move. “We average about 15,000 people a year to the festival, and block off five or six sections of streets, so it’s all walkable,” said longtime Inman Chamber of Commerce president David Grayshock. “It’s a great way to meet people, socialize, and enjoy the event. And we’ve had people come from as far away as Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California.”
Hampton Heights Porchfest brings music, history and community to one of Spartanburg’s oldest neighborhoods
One of Spartanburg’s oldest neighborhoods will turn its front porches into stages this month as Hampton Heights Porchfest returns for its third year. The free community music festival is set for Sunday, Sept. 27, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. along West Hampton Avenue between South Irwin Avenue and South Spring Street. Food trucks will be ready beginning at 12:30 p.m., with live music scheduled from 1 to 5:30 p.m.
Meet Your Neighbor
Matthew Emory finds a new calling in Cowpens antiques
History, creativity, and artistic flair come together in the best-kept secret of Cowpens, South Carolina — its vibrant antique shopping scene.
A trip down Main Street reveals a wide assortment of antique shops, some of which have been around for 20 years. Three new shops have opened in the last year, and Cowpens only continues to grow and expand.
One of the most beloved spots on Main Street is Marketplace on Main, an antique store owned and operated by Matthew Emory. A native of Cowpens, Emory’s love for antiques stems from family ties.
Local News
Fall for Spartanburg ready to ring in a new autumn
If football, Halloween, pianist George Winston, and Thanksgiving turkey aren’t enough to fully put you in the autumn spirit, consider adding what is fast becoming a local signature tradition with Fall for Spartanburg.
Hosted by Cara Bella Boutique for its fourth year, this one-day, free-admission festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 to showcase Spartanburg’s burgeoning downtown while celebrating a new and, hopefully, cooler season.
Between 40-60 food and crafts vendors are expected to go with entertainment, and what transplant organizer Cara Slattery hopes will be a new experience for people who don’t frequent the city’s downtown.
The Cook's Corner
Beyond the Spartanburg Greek Festival: Two recipes to make at home
There are a handful of Spartanburg traditions worth planning a weekend around, and the Spartan-burg Greek Festival is absolutely one of them.
I go every year. In fact, one year I was out of town, got stuck in traffic coming home and realized there was no way I was going to make it to the festival before it closed. So, naturally, I did the only reasonable thing: I ordered my favorites through Hub City Delivery. By the time I finally made it home, Greek Festival dinner was waiting on my doorstep.
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Spartanburg Historic District forming across many facets
Business, industry beating path to city and county
A 15-minute stroll through the heart of Spartanburg will reveal a downtown under heavy transformation – new hotels, residences, retail space, mutual government offices, even a new home for the city’s clock tower.
And all of it is intentional to create this 20-square-mile area into a nationally renowned downtown district by the end of the decade.
“Downtowns are vital for economic growth,” said Upstate S.C. Alliance President and CEO John Lummus “Having growing, planned, and successful downtowns makes the quality of life in a region increase, and this attracts talent and companies to the area.”
Escape the Hub City: Short Journeys from Spartanburg
Escape the Hub City: Six Fall road trips worth taking from Spartanburg
There’s a very specific point every year when staying in Spartanburg for the weekend suddenly feels like a missed opportunity.
The temperature finally drops, the leaves begin changing and Western North Carolina starts calling — preferably with an apple cider doughnut waiting at the other end.
Fortunately, some of the Upstate’s best fall destinations are close enough to visit without packing an overnight bag. From apple orchards and pumpkin patches to wine and hard cider, here are six easy escapes to put on your fall calendar.
Meet Your Neighbor
Spartanburg native builds a one-of-a-kind career from her backyard
Shelley Whitehead likes to decribe her life as “a bunch of happy accidents” that have led her down a trail entirely her own — a trail defined by experimentation, creativity, and discovery.
A Spartanburg native, Whitehead says that despite always wanting to pursue a career in science, she fully embraced the liberal arts during her college years. “I double majored in biology and English at PC [Presbyterian College], and also did a minor in film studies. People thought it was so odd, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I think that’s one of the beauties of going to a liberal arts school. You can really study whatever you want.”
The Cook's Corner
Grilled peach & pound cake sundaes are the sweetest way to say goodbye to summer
Labor Day weekend might technically be our unofficial goodbye to summer, but apparently no one told the weather.
It’s going to be hot in the Upstate heading into the holiday weekend, which means I’m not quite ready for pumpkin spice, soup season or anything else that requires pretending fall has arrived. Give me one more weekend around the grill, something cold to drink and a dessert with a scoop of ice cream melting down the side.
These grilled peach and brown sugar pound cake sundaes are exactly that.
Bible Trivia
1. Is the book of Ecclesiastes (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. What business woman from Thyatira opened her home to Paul and and his companions after her conversion? Rachel, Keturah, Lydia, Shiprah
3. Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there will be your ____ also.” Love, Heart, Faith, Friends
4. From 2 Samuel 18, whose head became caught in the branches of an oak tree? Samson’s, Herod’s, Absalom’s, Joab’s
5. On the outskirts of what city did Jesus meet Zacchaeus? Smyrna, Tarsus, Jericho, Antioch
6. From 2 Samuel 14, what was the name of Absalom’s daughter? Ruth, Tamar, Miriam, Sarah
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