Eight Things We Love About You, Spartanburg
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Can you feel it? That's love in the air. We love the idea of big romantic gestures. But we're not good at writing poems or strumming guitar or building romantic fires. Instead, in honor of Valentine's Day, we thought we'd create a list for all the world to see. A list of why we feel the way we do about our love. So here we go: Things We Love About You, Spartanburg. You
Continue Reading >Resolving To See More Spartanburg in 2018
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
I despise New Year’s resolutions – and they don’t like me so much either. Somewhere between subtracting weight and adding exercise, between sleeping more and drinking less, I always seem to fall flat. Last year, I tried to make no resolutions. It meant I didn’t fail at any. But it also left me lacking motivation. This year, I think I’ve finally found the answ
Continue Reading >Should Spartanburg consider changing its name? To Sport-anburg?
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
If this fall’s activities featuring athletics of all types are any indication, officials may want to consider it. Just think about the slew of special sporting events that Spartanburg has hosted over the past four months, drawing thousands of visitors and competitors to town: The Adidas Uprising Gauntlet & Summer Havoc Basketball Tournaments : In mid-July, more th
Continue Reading >Panthers Training Camp Means Millions to Local State Economies
Friday, October 20, 2017
The Carolina Panthers’ NFL season is nearing the halfway point with the Panthers sitting in first place, but the wins aren’t just on the football field. The three weeks the team spent practicing over the summer at Spartanburg’s Wofford College also meant big victories for the local and state economies, according to a new report from Clemson University. Visitors from ne
Continue Reading >Spartan Race Spartanburg
Thursday, September 21, 2017
What’s more poetic than Spartanburg hosting its first Spartan Race in early November? Nothing. But if you’re unfamiliar with the Spartan Race experience, understand that poetry has nothing to do with the Nov. 4-5 Carolina Beast and Sprint Weekend. If you’re unsure what we’re talking about, you’re not alone. So we’ve pulled together some frequently asked que
Continue Reading >How Panthers Training Camp Went From Fun-Time to Big-Time
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
My first trip to Wofford College for the Carolina Panthers training camp was in the summer of 1997. I was a rookie sports reporter for the Spartanburg newspaper, still trying to find my way around town. The Panthers were coming off a magical second season in which they went 12-4 and beat the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. I remember struggling
Continue Reading >Tyger River Park Celebrates Five Years of Hitting it Out of the Park
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Built five years ago on 137 acres in the western Spartanburg County town of Reidville, Tyger River Park has quickly become one of the crown jewels of the state’s sports tourism industry. The park boasts 13 baseball/softball fields, a clubhouse, a playground, picnic shelters, a 1.25-mile walking trail with outdoor fitness equipment, an 18-hole disc golf course and a splash
Continue Reading >Drayton Mills Trail – A Getaway That’s Not Too Far Away
Friday, July 22, 2016
An urban trail in any city is a treat and retreat for both locals and visitors. It is a path of protected greenery that both skirts and winds through the concrete jungle of city life, giving walkers, runners, cyclists, and skaters a little time and distance to get back to nature without having to leave civilization. On Spartanburg’s east side, Drayton Mills Trail is one of th
Continue Reading >Visiting Peter’s Creek Preserve
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
By Tim Marsh, produced in cooperation with the HubCity Writers Project. When I first arrived in Spartanburg as the new Writer-in-Residence at the Hub City Writers Project, there was naturally a lot I needed to learn. There was the social and economic history of a very old county, the mannerisms of a deeply intricate culture, and the environs of a widely-diverse ecosystem. My
Continue Reading >Disc Golf – Spartanburg County Style
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By Susan A. Sistare, produced in cooperation with the HubCity Writers Project. Updated for accuracy in April 2019. Disc Golf from Joe Canali on Vimeo. Not far off of Highway 9 in Boiling Springs, my friend Rhonda and I found the Shoally Creek disc golf course, a beautiful little spot on the grounds of Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park, a county-owned park north of Spartanburg. We w
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