06.17.2024

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Retire in style

10+ activities for retired locals in Greenville

Get your volunteer on. | Photos by GVLtoday

Were you working 9-to-5 (what a way to make a living) and recently retired? We’re here to help you pour yourself a cup of ambition. Check out our guide to retirement in Greenville.

Volunteer

Give back to the community in your spare time by volunteering at a local organization. Whether you’re interested in healthcare or want to volunteer from home, check out our full list.

Get fit

Senior Action hosts activities for senior Greenvillians. Do you want to learn how to weave a basket? Done. Join a poetry circle? Check. Kickbox? Absolutely.

Senior Action’s new Greenville headquarters | Photo provided — Get into action. | Photo provided by Senior Action

The City of Greenville has senior events like exercises, lunch and learns, and games.

Greenville Rec hosts wellness classes for adults ages 50+ across several different facilities.

Want to meet some new friends while you exercise? The YMCA hosts group wellness and fitness classes + offers monthly bus trips and excursions.

Spend time with your grandkids

Our friends at Kidding Around Greenville put together a list of 35 things around the Upstate to do with your grandkids, from painting your own pottery to visiting the new baby animals at the Greenville Zoo.

GVLtoday Warehouse Theatre — All the world’s a stage. | Photo provided by Warehouse Theatre + Taken by Wallace Krebs

See a play

Greenville’s theater scene is alive and well, and there’s almost always a show going on. Interested in what types of shows you can find at each spot? Our theater guide has you covered.

Take a tour

Have you always wanted to learn more about the city? Greenville offers several fun and informative tours. Learn about local history, food, and ghosts. Boo.

Looking for more things to do around Greenville? Check out our City Guide.

We ❤️ Greenville

Events

Monday, June 17

2024 Switch Charity Golf Tournament | Monday, June 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fox Run Country Club, 215 Club Dr., Simpsonville | $350-$50 | Hit the green to help SWITCH — a nonprofit that aims to end sex trafficking.
Lucky Kitty | Monday, June 17 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Vino and Van Gogh, 1818 Augusta St., Ste. 112, Greenville | $40 | Paint the purr-fect cat with the help of an instructor.

Tuesday, June 18

Greer Farmers Market | Tuesday, June 18 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Greer City Park, 301 E. Poinsett St., Greer | Free entry | Shop 40+ vendors, enjoy live music, snack at a food truck, and learn about pollinator week.

Wednesday, June 19

Juneteenth | Wednesday, June 19 | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail from Falls Park to Unity Park, Greenville | Free | Attend a walking parade kicked off by a poetry reading and a dance performance, followed by a panel discussion.
3rd Annual FREEDOM RIDE: Car and Bike Show with Sound Competition | Wednesday, June 19 | 5-9:30 p.m. | Rocky Creek Community Park, 931 S. Garrison Rd., Simpsonville | $0-$25 | Watch as a convoy rides around the Upstate commemorating Juneteenth, enjoy a car show, and grab a snack.

Friday, June 21

PBR Tryon | Friday, June 21-Saturday, June 22 | Times vary | Tryon International Equestrian Center, 25 International Blvd., Mill Spring | $30-$480 | Experience the thrills of PBR (plus live music, a free Friday car show + more) this weekend — and save up to 30% on tickets with code DAD to give the gift that bucks.*

Calendar of events here

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Wellness

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Picture this: Professional therapy, done from the comfort of your home. | Image by BetterHelp

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News Notes

Development

Welcome to Extreme Makeover: Condo Edition. The apartment buildings, located at 98 E. McBee Ave., are undergoing a rebrand from apartments to condos. The new name of the 56-unit complex will be Ninety-Eight McBee and cost between “the mid-$400,000s to the mid-$800,000s.” (The Post and Courier Greenville)

Real Estate

It’s Mansion Monday, Greenville. We found this five bedroom, nine bathroom house at 112 Welling Circle. We’re looking for a new BFF with $5,350,607 to help us buy this home featuring a theater + gym, a six-car garage, a sauna, and a marble foyer.

Featured

What do TIME Magazine, the Joro Spider, and Clemson University have in common? Answer: Dr. David Coyle, an assistant professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University. Coyle recently did an interview with TIME about the Joro Spider, and you might be able to spot on in the Upstate.

Number

$40,000. That’s how much LS3P Foundation — a nonprofit committed to “enhancing the southeastern communities through the built environment” — was awarded to Clemson’s architecture department. The grant will be used to help find “sustainable alternatives to tourist developments” on the East Coast Barrier Islands. Go, Tigers. (Greenville Journal)

Eat

Does your business love feeding people? If so, consider becoming a food vendor for the Bank of America Fall for Greenville presented by Pepsi this year from Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 13. The application window closes this Friday, June 21.

Finance

Did you know you could finance your fixer-upper with home equity? You could get up to $50K with a HELOC — calculate your payment.*

Development

Need a midnight snack?

Sneak peek: Go inside the new Spinx Market & Eatery on Main Street

From breakfast to late night bites, this is the spot. | Photo by GVLtoday

Nothing about this ~~stinks~~ Spinx. The “retro” Spinx Market & Eatery’s special exception permit (asking if the operating hours could be 5 a.m. to 2 a.m.) was approved by the City of Greenville’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

As part of the approval terms, alcohol sales will end at 12 a.m. + the market will have security between 12 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. for the first 60 days it’s open.

The shop, located at 659 S. Main St., will offer convenience and grocery items, food offerings, and will feature an outdoor patio for sipping beer + wine on-site.

Learn about the project's history

The Buy

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Stephanie

From the editor

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