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It’s almost time to part with your pumpkin

What to do with fall waste in Greenville, SC
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It’s time to gourd. | Photo by 6AMcity
In the spirit of end-of-the-year yard cleaning, we’re giving you some pro tips + tricks on what to do with your yard waste.

🍂 Accepted yard waste items

The following items are accepted by the City of Greenville Solid Waste. Do not bag your yard waste. Instead, place in a loose pile at your curb for collection every week.
  • Limbs
  • Branches
  • Trimmings
  • Sticks

🍂 Leaf collection

Greenville Waste Collection offers weekly leaf and lawn clipping collections. Like yard waste items, do not bag your leaves and clippings. Form a pile on your curb so the collection crew can properly take your waste.

🎃 Compost

Give your jack-o-lantern a second life. Greenville County put together a list of compostable items + the benefits of composting. Pro tip: If you decide to trash your pumpkin, put your pumpkin in your green waste container, not on the curb.

🎃 Feed the birds

Provide the chickadees and cardinals with their own holiday feast and turn your pumpkin into a birdfeeder. Cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds, and fill with birdseed. Tie two lengths of twine around the bottom to hang in your backyard.

🎃 Make a snack

If your pumpkin hasn’t spoiled, you can use it to make bread, soup, pies, or other desserts. Food Network has plenty of pumpkin recipes for you to try + who doesn’t love a fall-themed dish?
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Today, October 31
  • Greenville Ghost Tours Downtown Paranormal Walking Tour | Mon., Oct. 31, Wed., Nov. 2, Sat., Nov. 5 | 8 p.m. | Rose Crystal Tower at Pedrick’s Garden at Falls Park, 55 University St., Greenville | $25.00 | A paranormal investigators leads you on a downtown paranormal walking tour.
  • Halloween Bar Crawl | Mon., Oct. 31 | 4-10 p.m. | Various venues, Greenville | $9.99 | Don your best costume and enjoy drink specials + DJs along the way.
  • Halloween Movie Night | Mon., Oct. 31 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Greenville Library’s Jean M. Smith Branch, 505 Pennsylvania Ave., Greer | Free | Enjoy a spooky screening of 1959’s House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price — popcorn and candy provided.
  • Prisma Health Boo in the Zoo | Mon., Oct. 31 | 3-8 p.m. | Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Drive, Greenville | $8.00-$14.00 | Trick-or-treat through the zoo, featuring specialty areas like Dragon Alley, Alice’s Fun House, a princess castle, and an extinct species graveyard.
Tuesday, November 1
  • Observational Beehive | Tue., Nov. 1 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl., Greenville | Observe a live bee colony and learn about beekeeping and harvesting honey.
  • Trailside Trotters | Tue., Nov. 1 | 6-7:30 p.m. | The Commons, 147 Welborn St, Greenville, Greenville | Meet other trail-trottin’ tap-goers for a run on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Wednesday, November 2
  • The Skin Bar’s DIY Scrub Class | Wed., Nov. 2 | 6-8 p.m. | Chic MD - The Skin Bar, 512 Augusta St., Ste. B, Greenville | $35.00 | Use Methodical Coffee grounds to make a dirty chai scrub.
Thursday, November 3
  • CampFire Cocktails | Thu., Nov. 3 | 5:30 p.m. | CampFire, 1105 West Bramlett Rd., Greenville | Free | Network at this monthly gathering connecting local business owners in the Upstate area, featuring guest speaker Mayor Knox White.


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Charlotte’s top tastemakers are coming to Greenville 🍽️

A mixologist with a drink at Supperland, one of the featured Charlotte restaurants.
The featured menus will pay homage to the flavors, spirits, and culinary artistry of both Charlotte and Greenville. | Photo provided by Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Looking for a new culinary experience? For one night only, some of Charlotte’s most celebrated chefs and mixologists are bringing their talents to Greenville for an exclusive event on Thurs., Nov. 10.

Taking place at four different restaurants around town, the event will feature custom menus curated by each Charlotte chef and mixologist — giving guests a chance to savor many flavors of the Queen City’s foodie scene.*
SEE EVENT INFO + RESERVE YOUR TABLE

Weather
  • 65º | Rain | 80% chance of rain
Open
  • The Vista, the newest concept from Rick Erwin Dining Group, is now open at 2017 Augusta St. (formerly home to The Burrow). Looking to dine? It’s walk-in only for the first few weeks, but you can call the restaurant to make future reservations. 🍽️
Coming Soon
  • Mauldin + Greer — here’s some burritoful news: Chipotle is coming soon. The Mauldin location, opening this winter, will be on West Butler Road near Publix. In Greer, the location on West Wade Hampton Boulevard, will open in 2023. 🌯 (The Post and Courier Greenville)
Development
  • Merrill Gardens — a senior living community on South Academy Street (between North Markley and Wardlaw streets) in downtown Greenville’s West End — will open in summer 2023. The 167-unit development boasts a bistro, wine bar, library, theater, fitness area + spa. (Upstate Business Journal)
Number
  • $4,761,000. That’s the total economic impact euphoria had over the four day festival in September. The food + beverage weekend featured 50+ events and 200+ participants. Save the dates: euphoria 2023 is Thurs., Sept. 14-Sun., Sept. 17.
Biz
  • Truliant Federal Credit Union — which opened its downtown regional headquarters last week (110 W. North St.) is expanding its SC operations with three new Upstate branches: Cherrydale Point, opening in the next few weeks, and locations in Easley and Greer opening next year. The SC expansion will create 60+ new jobs. 🏦
Job
  • We’re hiring a Sales Executive to lead our advertising relationships across all 25 of our cities nationwide. This executive would have the opportunity to sell into all 6AM City markets, pitching the most relevant + modern media offering in town while earning a competitive salary with unlimited PTO. If you’d like to be considered or know someone we should, learn more + apply here.
Finance
  • ICYMI, we dusted off our backpacks and headed back to school this fall to take a first-hand look at The Branch at Greenville High — a one-of-a-kind program where students are given in-depth training to operate a fully-functioning Greenville Federal Credit Union, right inside the school. See the experience. 💵 *
Travel
  • How does Scott’s Cheap Flights work? Sign up for free, follow up to five airports, and Scott’s will notify you when flights are 40-90% off. Bonus: You can browse deals immediately after signing up (like a $300+ round trip to Bermuda). 🌴*
Celebrate
  • We want to wish a happy birthday to our teammate Rachel, 6AM City Sales Director. Happy birthday, Rachel!
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Checking in on our emotional wellness

Emotional wellness in Greenville, SC
A Nigerian dwarf goat makes eye contact with the camera. Its ears are relaxed and its expression is friendly. In the background, people doing outdoor yoga are visible.
Yoga can increase energy + goats increase cuteness | Photo provided by @greenvillegoatyoga
October is Emotional Wellness Month, and while we’re getting ready to say hello to November, it’s always a good time to take care of your brain. Here are some quick mental health tips to help you get on the right track:

🧠 Practice joyful movement. We recommend Greenville Goat Yoga which offers outdoor yoga with Nigerian Dwarf goats. Sign up for classes here.

🧠 Follow your bliss. Giving your brain a fun activity to focus on has multiple benefits. Greenville Center for Creative Arts offers a ton of classes from ceramics to print-making.

🧠 Talk about it. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Greenville offers local crisis hotlines, support groups, and general information about mental illness.

Need more ideas? Check out six more mental health resources around Greenville.
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THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Danielle.

Editor’s pick: We’re on the brink of November which means Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I’m hosting this year, and it will be my family’s first holiday in Greenville. If I’m looking to “wow” my guests, what dishes and desserts from local businesses are must-haves on my table? Gobble over to our inbox and let me know.

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