10.25.2023

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50º | Sunny | 0% chance of precipitation
Sunrise 7:38 a.m. | Sunset 5:31 p.m.

Coming soon to Cleveland Park

“Brooks’ Playground,” a new and inclusive playground, is coming to Cleveland Park in 2024

GVL_Brooks_Playground_Cleveland_Park_OCT2023

Playtime for all, coming soon. | Rendering by Landscape Structures

Brooks’ Playground — an inclusive playground — will open in Cleveland Park in 2024. A local family’s experience and support helped make it happen. Named after four-year-old Greenvillian Brooks Foster, the playground will feature accessible equipment so everyone has a place to play.

Paul and Reagin Foster — Brooks’ parents who donated ~$800,000+ to the project — say they’ve struggled to find places to play in Greenville with the necessary amenities for their daughter who has Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia (a rare neurological syndrome), so they got to work on developing a space that met their needs + could be enjoyed by all children.

“Our vision was a place where Brooks could play outside with her siblings and friends,” Reagin explains. “A play area with equipment and resources that meet the needs of children with a diverse range of disabilities, both visible and non-visible, and a fun, inclusive, and sensory-rich environment where ALL kids can develop critical physical, social and emotional skills.”

GVL_Brooks_Playground_GIF_OCT2023 — Pro tip: Click the gif for a virtual tour. | Renderings by Landscape Structures

The playground has been specially -designed to consider kids from six months to 13-years-old with differences and provide ways for them to be active:

Accessible playground equipment
Shade structures
A shelter with picnic tables
A new restroom building
700 ft. of new sidewalk to improve the park’s accessible connectivity

City Council approved the name Brooks’ Playground at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 23. They also outlined a $3 million budget for the project: ~$200,000 will come from the city’s NSTEP Capital Improvement Funds (read: The Neighborhood Sidewalk Targeted Expansion Program) + ~$2 million will come from the Capital Improvements Fund.

Events

Wednesday, Oct. 25

Drive-thru Document Shredding | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr., Greenville | Free | Bring up to three banker (read: 10''x12''x15'’) boxes or three kitchen (read: 13 gallon) plastic bags full of paper to shred.
Learn the Shag | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 6-10 p.m. | Spare Time Entertainment, 822 Congaree Rd., Greenville | $0-$10 | Join the Carolina Shag Club for a beginner dance class at 6 p.m. and an intermediate class at 6:40 p.m. before a free social dance for dancers of all skill levels.
Live Band Karaoke | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | Smileys on the Roxx, 734 S. Main St., Greenville | Free entry | Get your singing voice and favorite song ready to hit the stage with a live band backing you up.

Thursday, Oct. 26

Moonlight Movies | Thursday, Oct. 26 | 5-10 p.m. | Falls Park, 601 S. Main St., Greenville | Free | Grab your blanket and enjoy “Hocus Pocus” as you snack on popcorn from Poppington’s.
Bewitched Broadway | Thursday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Oct. 29 | Times vary | Greenville Theatre, 444 College St., Greenville | $38-$40 | An original musical revue, Bewitched Broadway will feature thrilling songs from terrifyingly good musicals like “Wicked,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Beetlejuice,” and, “The Phantom of the Opera.”

Friday, Oct. 27

Green Monster Mash | Friday, Oct. 27 | 4-8 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | $8 | Trick-or-treat at the ballpark in your best costume, plus enjoy hayrides, a walk through the Enchanted Forest, and more family fun.
Taylor Swift “1989” SILENT Listening Party | Friday, Oct. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Social Latitude, 1812 Woodruff Rd., Greenville | $10 | Shake It Off to “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” at this silent release party.

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Wellness

Hear the crisp crunch of autumn leaves more clearly

A user holds the Horizon Go by hear.com. | Photo by hear.com

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News Notes

Civic

The City of Greenville officially adopted the airport district master plan at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 23. The 15-year plan focuses on creating a pedestrian-friendly and outdoor-focused community area with a 4.5-mile trail loop, a pump track and skate park, and roadway improvements.

Biz

SC Nexus (a group of startup and tech incubators including StartupGVL) was recognized as one of 31 Tech Hub Designees by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The group was chosen from about 400 applicants + will now be able to apply for $40-$70 million in funding for tech-based initiatives.

Sports

Greenville Triumph Soccer Club Head Coach and Sporting Director John Harkes announced he will not renew his contract with the club. Coach Harkes has been with the team since it was formed in 2018 + is the winningest coach in USL League One history. (WYFF 4)

Number

$2.5 million. That’s how much the City of Greenville allocated from a state grant towards renovations at the Nicholtown Community Center, located at 112 Rebecca St. The total project budget now equals $4.3 million, with $1.8 million coming from the city’s Neighborhood Infrastructure Bond. (Greenville Journal)

Wellness

Feeling sad at times is a natural part of life, but depression is a medical condition (and can range from mild to severe). See when depression is considered severe and how it is treated.*

Home

The secret to cleaning your house? Getting started. Here are four clever cleaning tips to get your house in tip-top shape from the pros at Two Maids of Greenville.*

Civic

Have you heard about The Credit Card Competition Act? If passed, robust payment networks could be replaced with a cheaper, less secure network, reducing card issuers’ abilities to fund rewards programs — meaning your points and miles could potentially disappear. See what action you can take.**

Pets

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Development

These retailers could come to County Square

Coming soon to County Square. | Renderings via RocaPoint Partners

Here’s what could be coming soon to the $1 billion County Square redevelopment project. According to The Post and Courier Greenville, someone from RocaPoint Partners (read: the real estate company heading up the project) listed a merchandising plan on a LinkedIn post the names of several businesses that could come to the development. The post has been taken down.

It listed these possible retailers who are currently negotiating leases:

Pottery Barn
Williams Sonoma
Fetch Park

It listed these businesses that submitted letters of intent to lease:

Lululemon
Altar’d State
Johnny Was boutique
Indigo (an Indian restaurant)

In addition to the tenants we’ve told you about, the brochure said these businesses have already signed leases:

Jinya (Japanese chain restaurant)
Sugar Polish Nail Bar
Ben & Jerry’s

RocaPoint partners told the Post & Courier Greenville, “While our merchandising plan is conceptual and subject to change, we look forward to sharing more announcements about the diverse mix of tenants soon.” It declined to comment when asked if the merchandising plan had changed substantially since it was posted on LinkedIn.

Read the full story

Answered

Yesterday we asked, “What name do you like for the Mauldin Pedestrian Bridge?” and here’s what you said:

GVL_Mauldin_Pedestrian_Bridge_OCT2023 — What would you name the bridge? | Photo by James Simpson Photography

41% | Mauldin Highway Overpass (aka The Mauldin HOP)
19% | Mauldin Gateway Bridge
16% | Mauldin SkyWay Bridge
13% | Mauldin’s Palmetto Pathway
11% | Mauldin ArchWay

On our Instagram post sharing this news, many of you commented about your support for the name “Harambe Memorial Bridge.” One person even made an account + started a petition to bring the name before Mauldin City Council for consideration.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Danielle

From the editor

WOW, Greenville. In case you missed it, I wrote a “choose your own adventure” newsletter, asking you to help me design my day, and you showed up. There were so many recommendations to add into my day + I want to try every single one. While there’s too many to accomplish in 24 hours, I’ll be sure to knock out all of these in the future and share my adventures with you. Stay tuned for my perfect day in Greenville (as chosen by you) coming soon.

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