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Baseball Is Back InTheBurg
Baseball is returning to South Carolina's oldest ballpark in 2021 with the Coastal Plain League, as the Spartanburgers are set to play a 52-game season during the summer.
Designing The BURG
Arrowhead Design Co. started small, with web and graphic design for local businesses and screen-printing their own Spartanburg-centric designs in-house.
Cuts, Not Bruises
From uppercuts to haircuts, former-MMA fighter Ashley Rushing is making a big impression at Bareknuckle Barbershop's new location, now open in Drayton Mills' Marketplace.
Caribbean Cuisine InTheBurg
In celebration of one of downtown Spartanburg's newest restaurants, Kingston Homestyle Kitchen, opening their brick-and-mortar location, we're bringing you 7 food trucks and restaurants that can cover your Caribbean cravings.
The Reality of Recovering from COVID-19
No matter how it happened, it caught the 30-year-old by surprise. She’s healthy with no pre-existing medical conditions. Yet on a morning in late June, she started feeling unusually sick as COVID-19 took hold.
Shop Small, Eat Local: Farmers Markets InTheBurg
Break out your reusable shopping bags and baskets! The first week in August is National Farmers Market Week, and no matter where you live in Spartanburg County, local markets are enhancing their communities and making fresh produce and goods more accessible.
America's Aviatrix: Amelia Earhart InTheBurg
Amelia Earhart, first female aviatrix to fly trans-Atlantic in 1928, arrived in Spartanburg in 1931 as a guest of the Spartanburg Emergency Relief Fund, four years after Charles Lindbergh landed at the Spartanburg Downtown Airport.
Get The Scoop: Ten Must-Visit Ice Creameries InTheBurg
We don't need a reason to enjoy a delicious ice cream sundae, but if you're looking for an excuse, Spartanburg is home to some deliciously-sweet ice-creameries.
New Spin On History: Exploring Drayton Mills
Local history, delicious food, relaxing and romantic atmospheres, handcrafted brews, corporate offices, luxury lofts, natural destinations, and more all exist at one location, right here in Spartanburg County: Drayton Mills.
Breast, Wing, Thigh- Oh My!
No matter how you slice, dice, or serve it, fried chicken is an experience, and one that Spartanburg does well. So we set out to find the best of the Burg's fried chicken offerings-- new concepts, family favorites, and Hub City icons alike.
Fourth Of July Festivities
FROM 2020: The annual Red, White, & Boom celebration may be canceled this year due to social distancing regulations, but there's still ways to celebrate the Fourth of July at individual outdoor businesses.
Local Take-Home Meals
Are you tired of cooking, uncomfortable eating out yet, and wanting to support local? Skip the grocery store; these eight restaurants and meal-prep businesses are making dinner easy, with frozen and ready-to-bake meals.