http://www.greenvillesc.gov/City of Greenville RSS Feed - NewsCopyright 2013 City of GreenvilleCityRSSFeeder v1.0http://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=574The Greenville Zoo will treat moms to a special day this Mother’s Day. Mothers will enjoy free zoo admission on Sunday, May 12 when accompanied by one or more children paying full-price admission.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=573Greenville City Manager John Castile presented the City’s proposed FY 2013-2014 operating budget to City Council at the first of two work sessions this afternoon. The proposed budget for all funds is $131,624,486, including a General Fund budget of $67,707,670. This represents an overall budgetary decrease of 0.2% and a General Fund increase of 3.3% from the adopted FY 2012-2013 operating budget. The property tax millage remains at 85.4, marking the 18th consecutive year with no increase to the tax rate. The proposed budget includes a recommended 5.0% rate adjustment for the wastewater fee and a 2.1% rate adjustment for the stormwater fee. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=572The TD Saturday Market presented by The Cliffs launches its 11th season May 4, providing farm-fresh produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, seafood and other specialty foods to Main Street in downtown Greenville each week. This year’s market will feature a record 54 new and returning vendors and will run from Court Street to Washington Street. In addition, the market hours will change to 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=571Artisphere, Greenville’s Arts Weekend, is currently seeking volunteers for the festival scheduled for May 10-12 in downtown Greenville. Over the course of the weekend, volunteers will be placed in key positions throughout the festival site, including cashiers/wristband sellers, booth sitters for the artists, booth captains, festival concierge, survey takers and event runners. Positions are also available with Artisphere’ s finance department. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=570The City of Greenville’s popular Fidelity Investments Moonlight Movies returns to Falls Park Wednesday evenings in May for a five-week run. The free film series will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen and will feature movies from a wide range of genres and periods, including From Here to Eternity, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and a special Viewer’s Choice.Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=569In recognition of National Community Development Week, the City of Greenville will host a community celebration of the Green Avenue Revitalization Project on Wednesday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the intersection of McLeod Street and Nelson Street. National Community Development Week is held each year to recognize the importance of the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership Grant and other federal funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement revitalization efforts and promote affordable housing. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=568The City of Greenville kicks off its Downtown Event Series this week with the season opening nights of Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive presented by Clemson MBA and Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays presented by Pepsi. The free weekly events return to the newly completed NOMA Square, offering a season filled with live musical entertainment performed by local, regional and national touring bands, special events and children’s activities.Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=567Connections for Sustainability will offer a variety of community events in the coming months through its Livability Studio that are designed to educate the community on livability and create a greater awareness of urban sustainability, with a focus on Greenville’s west side. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=566Greenville City Manager John Castile presented the City’s proposed 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to City Council at the first of two work sessions this afternoon. The CIP is a five-year fiscal planning instrument used to identify needed capital projects and to identify the financing and timing required for those projects. The first year of the CIP serves as the City’s capital budget for the coming fiscal year. The next four years are considered planning years and are subject to annual appropriation. The proposed CIP totals $30,700,000 and includes $7,384,000 for FY 2013-14. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=565On Monday, March 4, the City will begin work on a wastewater improvement project in the West End that will improve sanitary sewer capacity and support future growth and development. The scope of the project includes installing larger lines on University Street and Furman College Way and rerouting existing lines behind the West End Market from private property into City right-of-way to improve access for maintenance. The new lines on Furman College Way and University Street will be 15” SaniTite pipes, which are built to keep out groundwater and stormwater, thereby reducing waste treatment costs. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=564The City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department has announced its new spring recreation programming, which features leisure activities and sports for both youth and adult residents and visitors to enjoy. The programs will focus on athletics, fitness, wellness and recreation and will be offered at four of its community centers and several athletic fields and parks.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=563The City of Greenville, as a part of the Connections for Sustainability planning project, will host a week-long public planning workshop, or charrette, beginning February 21 on a potential park that could be built near A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School, the Kroc Center and in the area currently occupied by the Public Works facility. The Connections for Sustainability project, funded by a $1.8 million planning grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation, focuses on establishing linkages between affordable housing, transportation options, economic development and open space in Greenville’s West Side.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=562The Greenville Zoo will reopen to the general public Saturday, February 9 after two weeks of routine maintenance. Zoo staff, City of Greenville departments and volunteers used the time frame to complete renovation and construction projects within the 14-acre zoo. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=561St. Francis Fall for Greenville board members and event partners today presented $45,000 to nine nonprofit organizations from the local community and recognized the efforts of those organizations who committed substantial volunteer hours over the course of the three-day event. All funds donated came from the 2012 St. Francis Fall for Greenville held last October. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=560The City of Greenville is once again sponsoring its annual “Grinding of the Greens” Christmas tree recycling program. For the convenience of city residents, trees can be placed at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pick-up days or taken to one of four convenient locations for recycling. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=559Greenville City Council member Gaye Sprague was joined this morning by Greenville County Council Chairman Butch Kirven, Mauldin Mayor Dennis Raines, Simpsonville Mayor Perry Eichor, Greenville Transit Authority Board members and Greenlink staff at the Mauldin Cultural Center to celebrate the new Golden Strip Route, which provides service from downtown Greenville to the cities of Mauldin and Simpsonville. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=557The City of Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade kicked off the holiday season December 1 in downtown Greenville with record crowds in attendance. Eighty-one parade units participated in the annual event including community groups, businesses and marching bands.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=558Today, plans were revealed for a bike-sharing system coming to downtown Greenville in Spring 2013. Created through a partnership between Upstate Forever and the Greenville Hospital System (GHS) with additional funding support from the Greenville Transit Authority and Greenville County Recreation District, Greenville B-Cycle will provide residents with an inexpensive alternative to driving cars when taking shorter trips around town. And with stations planned at the Greenlink Bus Transfer Station and Sterling Community Center, organizers are hoping the system will also provide improved accessibility to those without reliable personal vehicles. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=556The City of Greenville has chosen two neighborhood association presidents and long-time community leaders to serve as this year’s grand marshals for the annual Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade. Mary Duckett, president of Southernside Neighborhoods In Action, and Princella Lee Bridges, president of the Greater Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association, will lead over 80 parade units in the annual event that is scheduled for December 1 at 6:00 p.m. on Main Street from Augusta Street to North Street. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=555With a ceremonial skate around 3,200 square feet of real ice, the City of Greenville celebrated the opening of its anticipated holiday attraction: Greenville Technical College Ice on Main. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=554The Greenville Zoo today reunited Walter, a male Masai giraffe, with Autumn, female, and their 4-week old male calf, Kiko. It has been four weeks since the family shared the same exhibit.Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=553City of Greenville officials and sponsors, including Mayor Knox White and Greenville Technical College President Dr. Keith Miller, will celebrate the opening of Greenville Technical College Ice on Main with a ceremonial “first skate” on Friday, November 23 at 10:30 a.m. The opening ceremony will also include an unveiling of the winning artwork from Legacy Charter School’s fourth-grade art contest, which will be displayed at the rink all season long. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=552The TD Saturday Market, sponsored by TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has been named one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s (STS) Top 20 Events in the Southeast for May 2013. The STS chooses the Top 20 honorees each month of the year through a highly competitive nomination and screening process.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=551The City of Greenville will offer free parking at all of its parking facilities on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. Parking will be free beginning at 6:00 a.m. on November 22 and ending at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 24. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/NewsItem.aspx?id=550City Council member Amy Ryberg Doyle hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning to celebrate the official opening of the City’s new recycling center.Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT