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We totally thought multiple craft breweries and our annual festivals would be enough to convince you to visit, but if you’re still looking for a sign it’s time to start planning your trip, you’ll probably find it in these recent highlights:
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Your Guide to Spartanburg’s 2024 Holiday Events
This blog originally appeared on InTheBurg. Sign up for InTheBurg here. This holiday season, our local boutiques, arts collectives, resident makers, and craft markets are the perfect places to find unique gifts for y
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Get a Good Look: Spartanburg’s Art Galleries
Spartanburg is full of art. There’s public art nearly everywhere downtown, with popular murals, the eye-catching Creative Crosswalks, sculptures and much more. There’s also a great selection of art galleries, prou
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Indoor Activities for Kids in Spartanburg
By Katie Kirk, special to OneSpartanburg, Inc. As temperatures get colder and rainy days head our way, fewer options are available to keep kids busy on a weekend or day off from school. But these low-cost options aroun
Tyger River Park Celebrates Five Years of Hitting it Out of the Park
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/...
Continue Reading >Drayton Mills Trail – A Getaway That’s Not Too Far Away
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, ...
Continue Reading >A Brief History of Spartanburg
A treaty with the Cherokee Indian Nation in 1753 opened up the area for settlers. The county formed in 1785 and got its name from the Spartan Regiment, a local militia unit that fought in the Revolutionary War
Continue Reading >Three Spartanburg County Chefs Serve Up Their Secrets
As a fourth-generation South Carolina farmer, I’m always interested to see how chefs showcase our regional staples on their menus. While Spartanburg County is renowned for peaches, our unique corner of South Carolina ...
Continue Reading >The Sparkle City Pizza Scene
When I told my girlfriend that I had been asked to write an article about Spartanburg’s pizza scene, she crunched her face into a quizzical smirk and asked, “What pizza scene?” The attitude was expected. My ...
Continue Reading >The Scholar’s Tour of Spartanburg County
Historical documents often give researchers an understanding of the social history of a place and how residents interacted with one another in the past. Libraries are one of my favorite places to visit when I go to a new...
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