What does Greenville, S.C. need?

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We love everything about Greenville – from it’s people to the natural beauty – but there are always things that could make it even better.

We decided to ask y’all what you thought needed to be added to our backyard. Here are just a few of the 400+ things y’all have said our city is missing + what you would love to see come here.

“A nice, large community public pool located in a beautiful park that is reasonably priced for families. An example would be the Tanglewood pool in Clemmons, N.C.” – Shannon S.

“A good movie theatre with recliners!” – Jenny H.

“A section of town, permanently blocked-off to vehicles…” – Lynn A.

“An aquarium and a better zoo.” – Bill P.

“A fenced in dog park closer to downtown! We love Lake Conestee Nature Park’s dog park but it’s far away... it would be amazing to have a space allocated in Cleveland Park or nearby for all our dog loving Greenville residents!” – Sara D.

Unique architecture in our new buildings downtown.” – John B.

“From Ikea to an upscale mall. I come from Orlando where you have a choice of malls. Greenville only has one mediocre mall.” – Stacey F.

Sidewalks and public transportation. We need a way to get around safely without owning a car.” – Jeannette J.

“A really good Italian grocery store.” – Sharon K.

“A traditional English tearoom. – Sylvia B.

Tapas restaurant like Barcelona in Charlotte! Also, we really need a Dim Sum restaurant!

We have lots of Chinese restaurants, but not one just specializing in Dim Sum! A Portuguese restaurant would be fantastic!” – Luisa H.

Trader Joe’s downtown or any other grocery store downtown.” – Emmi K.

“A soup restaurant like Ladles in Charleston.” – Jordan F.

Permanent food truck courtyard- we saw this in several other cities.” – Ali H.

But maybe the best answer came from Christina F., who responded with this:

“Mainly, this question just made me so grateful to live in this wonderful town!”

Want to join the conversation? Add your suggestions on our Facebook post.

P.S. We will be tracking your “asks” for our city and providing updates within our newsletter if/when they come to fruition.

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