The Quick Trip rezoning of a property at Academy Street was approved by City Council on Monday, with a 4-2 vote. They also have an approval to operate 24 hours. Competitor Spinx noted that they were denied a similar opportunity at Buncombe and Butler Roads in 2012, although that was …
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Feb. 9, 2016
QuikTrip Angling for Store in Downtown Greenville's West End
In the midst of downtown Greenville's west end development, Gas station Quik Trip (QT) is trying to get a 24 hour zoning variance for a store at Academy and Markley Street, which just across from the Kroc Center and right in the middle of the real estate explosion in the …
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Feb. 5, 2016
Cancer Survivors Park Boardwalk open
The first leg in developing the Cancer Survivors Park in downtown Greenville has been completed - a 1000 foot boardwalk that wanders through a canopy of trees and overlooks the Reedy River. We previously blogged about the new downtown park. There is still a couple of years to go …
Jan. 16, 2016
Last Day of Ice Skating in Downtown Greenville SC
Downtown Greenville hosted the last day of ice skating with weather at 58 degrees and sunny. Ya gotta love winter in the south.
Jan. 15, 2016
Greenville SC West End Park - Unity Park
We have heard a lot of intermittent news about a park near the Kroc Center and the Reedy River that will transform the West End of downtown Greenville. The latest update is that the City of Greenville has selected an urban design company to develop the master plan for the …
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Dec. 11, 2015
Downtown Greenville Population to Double with new Apartments
According the a census in 2009, downtown Greenville's core had 746 residents but 2014 had jumped to 1,020. That trend seems to be continuing as large apartment projects are underway or planned to happen. There are a few high end condos popping up like The Perimeter, but are dwarfed by …
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Jan. 28, 2015
Annual Tree Restoration in Downtown Greenville
If you are in downtown Greenville next month, expect to see Schneider Tree Company working on the trees after February 2. They plan to make the impact as minimal as possible but given the nature of Main Street and the work do be done, there will be some added congestion. …
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Sept. 15, 2014
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New Trolleys on Main St.
Our beloved trolleys that service downtown Greenville’s Main Street are getting an upgrade and extended running hours. The trolleys were originally created to ferry riders to the Greenville Drive baseball games from the upper reaches of Main Street. But they have become so popular …
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Downtown Greenville Claussen Bakery Building Sees Upfit
This landmark building on Augusta Road is being converted to office space. It's in the growing West End of Greenville's downtown area near the Drive stadium and Greenville High School. Just down the road Scott Towers high rise was recently demolished to make way for new development. Greenville is pushing …
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Aug. 20, 2014
Greenville Traffic Delays
Road construction has begun on the section of I-85 between the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) and I-26 in Spartanburg. This is a pretty big project that will continue over the next 2 years. The stretch is about 12 miles long and will see extensive full depth repairs to the …
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