What is GVL Starts?

• City of Greenville
• Greenville Local Development Corporation
• South Carolina Department of Commerce

Here are the finalists:

• Dr. Natalie Morse | Fearless Grad | This company helps college graduates get their Ph.D.'s fully funded.
• Dallas Freeman | Sparker | This app aims to eliminate small talk by connecting with your friends and comparing your interests.
• Babette Jones | Six/Nineteen | These pre-canned cocktails bring people together and give back to the community.
• Jennifer Oladipo | Stank Radio | With this platform, musicians have the support to turn their passion into a business.
• Joe Whelchel | Hire Warriors | Think of Angie’s List, but everyone is an active-duty or retired veteran or first responder.

Drum roll, please — and the winners are:

• Dr. Natalie Morse | Fearless Grad
• Babette Jones | Six/Nineteen

• 6th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl | Friday, Oct. 27 | 4 p.m. | Charleston Sports Pub, 15 W. Washington St., Greenville | $20-$25 | If you want boos and booze, this event is perfect for you.
• 1989 (Juniper’s Version) - Album Release Rooftop Party | Friday, Oct. 27 | 6-10 p.m. | Juniper, 315 S. Main St., Greenville | $5 | Put on your best “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” or Eras Tour-inspired outfit, grab your friends, and enjoy special cocktails, friendship bracelets, dancing, and good vibes.
• Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates | Friday, Oct. 27 | 7:05 p.m. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville | $20-$54 | Grab your jerseys and hit the ice for this hockey game.

• Halloween Dance Party with DJ Sawce | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 6-9 p.m. | Fireforge Crafted Beer, 311 E. Washington St., Greenville | Get ready to shake your boo-ty at this dance party — costumes are encouraged.
• The Head And The Heart | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 8 p.m. | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St. , Greenville | $55-$85 | Spend a night grooving with this acclaimed Seattle band.
• Halloween at Heritage Park | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 1-5 p.m. | Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St., Simpsonville | Free entry | Enjoy inflatables, face painting, touch-a-truck, and local businesses handing out free candy.
• The Halloween Party | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. | The Southern Growl Beer Company, 155 N. Buncombe Rd., Greer | Free entry | Get ready for specialty beers and cocktails, live music from the Jeff Edwards Band, football and classic Halloween movies on the projectors, and free face painting in the afternoon.

• 2nd Annual Nightmare Rides: Creatures, Cars and Candy | Sunday, Oct. 29 | 6-9 p.m. | Spare Time Entertainment, 822 Congaree Rd., Greenville | Enjoy a family-friendly car show featuring a trunk-or-treat.
• Bridgerton Meets Greenville | Sunday, Oct. 29 | 6-10 p.m. | 1243 Food & Spirits, 1243 S. Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville | $25 | Get ready for a fusion of Bridgerton’s elegance and Greenville’s charm, where old-world romance meets southern hospitality.

• A developer with Keel Concepts has proposed plans for a “multi-unit condo project” at 14 University St. If approved by the Design Review Board (DRB), these condos would have 30+ units.

• Parents, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Life360 — an app that provides location sharing + provides roadside assistance — named Greenville-Spartanburg as one of ten “safest cities for trick-or-treating.” No tricks, only treats. (Greenville News)

• Roll over to Companion Skate Park — 4108 E. North St. — on Saturday, Oct. 26 for its Tricks and Treats event featuring a “best trick” contest starting at 6 p.m. Pro tip: It’s $5 to enter the contest, but free if you wear a costume.

• $9 million. That’s how much Greenville-based healthcare software company Rymedi raised in a “financing round” with investors. This money will help increase data security and make healthcare records more accessible for its 1+ million patients. (Upstate Business Journal)

• The film “Lucy & the Lake Monster” — based on a book by local teacher + author Kelly Tabor — will be released later this year or in early 2024. The film will be entered into festivals and released in theaters before landing on Netflix for streaming in the future.

• Dying to celebrate Halloween but don’t want to leave your four-legged friends at home? From Friday, Oct. 27 to Tuesday, Oct. 31, bring your furry friend to Wag-o-ween at Up on the Roof, located at 250 Riverplace, Ste. 800. The pet-friendly patio will be full of “good ghouls and boys.”

• Gov. Henry McMaster, SC’s superintendent of education, and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office introduced the new Education Funding Dashboard, offering transparency on how the state’s public schools spend taxpayer money. Users can access data on spending, sources of funds, district-specific information, and more. (WIS)

• We want to put together a list of the scariest stories in the Upstate, and we need your help. Do you have a frightening fable? A terrifying tale? A scary story? Share it with us.

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• Our online shop (Six & Main) now features Hibiscus Artisan Soaps, a Greenville-based business. These handcrafted soaps are made with milk from this business owner’s dairy goats. Soaps also include organic oils, essential oils, botanicals, and natural clays. Shop now.

“Lady Liberty” by Phil S.