Sign up for the 2022-2023 Youth Afterschool Study Buddies program where students receive homework assistance, life skills development, recreational activities, educational projects and much more! This program is open to students in 5K through 8th grade.
The Greenville Transit Authority was awarded $5,845,300 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) program to improve bus stops.
Amenities will include a mix of ...
Crews will open a temporary trail this weekend along the Swamp Rabbit Trail at McDaniel Bridge. Permanent repairs will resume on Monday and continue to Friday, August 19.
Due to recent high-volume rain, the bypass route along the Swamp ...
Swamp Rabbit Trail users will follow a short detour in place for four weeks, as SCDOT has begun repairs on the Academy Street bridge over Linky Stone Park. Some pathways in the park are closed during the work.
The Greenville Police Department is eligible to receive $34,357 from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
The JAG program is the leading source of federal justice funding to stat...
Earlier this year, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) lowered the weight limit on the McDaniel Avenue Bridge after an inspection of the bridge revealed extensive corrosion on the existing steel beams. The weight restriction was a temp...
City Council voted unanimously to approve an additional $774,081 for the Cleveland Connector, which will provide direct access from the existing Swamp Rabbit Trail to the new Laurens Road Green Line Extension.
Called the "Paperclip" due to its de...
The City of Greenville's COVID-19 Data Hub includes variant case statistics and an automated reporting process to improve reliability.
Pick up is available at three locations downtown - the Transit Center on McBee, Richardson and West North Street or Heritage Green. The service runs Friday from 4-11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
A critical component of the Unity Park Master Plan is the Tree Management Plan, which addresses how the river restoration project and construction of the park will impact the trees located on the site and outlines the City’s plan to mitigate that impact. ...
City officials unveiled a new design for Unity Park’s Auro Bridge, which will span 165 feet across the Reedy River in the heart of the 60-acre park. The bridge will be made of weathered steel, with cable railing and wood decking – a nod to the rich indust...
For the environmental engineers designing Unity Park, it’s what you won’t see that brings them the biggest sense of accomplishment.
Designers are creating a state-of-the-art drainage system to reduce floodwaters in the park and surrounding neighb...
GVL STARTS has named its first class of aspiring entrepreneurs.
The new program at Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a partnership with the City of Greenville, Greenville Local Development Corpo...
Twenty years ago, the city of Greenville’s population was approximately 56,000, with about 24,000 households. Today, the population is almost 71,000, with roughly 30,000 households. Essentially, the city gained around six new households every week from 20...
Staff established three specialized working groups to advise them: neighborhood leaders, design professionals and developers.
The City began identifying area representatives who will help guide code testing in five locations: Augusta-Mauldin-Pleasantburg, Stone and Main district, Greater Sullivan neighborhood, McAlister Square and North Laurens Road.
Take a deeper dive into the issues that will shape the city's new development code.
You'll be seeing a lot of these two "animated" residents over the next year as we explore and explain the changes underway with the city's development code.
Genre: Indie Rock
Food Truck: HipBurger
Excons are a four piece band from Greenville, SC playing roots based, indie rock blending classic sounds and creative textures to tell modern fables. Many of the songs use allegory to reimagine the thoughts and concer...
Each year Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive presents a BATTLE OF THE BANDS contest where the overall winner receives a paid performance on the last date of the concert series and studio time at Sit-n-Spin Studios. This year, The Palmetto Whiskeys is our...
The Greenville City Fire Department is offering Virtual Fire Safety Presentations and Virtual Fire Station Tours to schools.
If you are interested in what the Greenville City Fire Department could do to bring a smile to your school's face during these trou...
The recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms & Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms. The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 Smoke & Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms. Only alarms with t...
City residents can request a smoke alarm check. If your alarm is not working, it will be replaced at no charge to you.
The Greenville City Fire Department (GCFD) has received Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). GCFD is one of only 250 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the CFAI and the Cen...
Learn what it takes to be a GCFD firefighter! Applications for the Citizens Fire Academy open Monday, August 1 and close on August 19. Courses will be held on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. for 8 weeks.
Due to labor shortages for bus drivers, Greenlink enacted a Contingency Plan that will go into immediate effect at any time Greenlink has exhausted all available resources to continue operating a route(s) during the service day leaving a minimum of one (1...
Welcome to Greenlink, your link to public transportation in Greenville, South Carolina.
Greenville Area Paratransit (GAP) service provides for disabled individuals who are unable to ride Greenlink's fixed route buses.
Find out more about the hours of operation and the routes for the Greenlink Transit system.
Greenlink offers new customers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with our vehicles and boarding procedures.
Greenville is one of the best U.S. small towns to visit by train, according to Travel and Leisure.
Noting its charm, natural beauty and food scene, Southern Living lists Greenville as the best city on the rise in the South.
Niche.com placed Greenville at the top of the list for best places for young professionals in South Carolina in 2022.
HGTV noted Mice on Main in its post naming Greenville's downtown as one of the most charming small town downtowns in America.
AFAR highlights Unity Park as one of the reasons to visit Greenville in the month of September.
The post about Greenville features Falls Park, the Swamp Rabbit Trail, Greenville's emerging arts scene and the City's festivals.
CNN Travel calls Greenville an overlooked gem of the south featuring one of the most romantic restaurants in the world.
Condé Nast Traveler cites Greenville's Saturday Market and Artisphere as just a few reasons that make it one of the best places in the world to travel to in May.
“The South has a new game in town,” according to Fodor’s Travel Go List 2022.
Greenville is one of 49 destinations - ranging from the island of St. Croix to the far north of Whittier, Alaska - to make the list.
From the city’s best restaurants to ...
Southern Living says Greenville "has become a destination."
Greenville is ranked the "No. 5 Best Small City in the United States" in the 2021 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.
The City moved up one spot from last year, making the list for the fifth time.
“Greenville is no longer a ‘well...
Greenville is among the best cities to start a business in, according to WalletHub. The City received particularly high marks for access to resources.
Rocket Homes found Greenville to be one of the best places to live in South Carolina!
TRAVELMAG reports Greenville is one of the 20 best beer towns in the United States!
Greenville is listed among the 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2021-2022, according to U.S. News and World Report!
Latoria Mayes, 5/31/2022, Position Transfer, Administrative Assistant
Paul Dow, 5/23/2022, Promotion, City Engineer
Eric Cisneros, 5/23/2022, Position Transfer, Equipment Operator in Training
Savannah Corley, 5/23/2022, Promotion, Special Events Coordinator
S...
Shelby Perkins, 5/23/2022, Employee Health Center Coordinator, Human Resources
Justin Smith, 5/23/2022, Bus Operator in Training, Greenlink
Yolanda Solomon, 5/23/2022, Bus Operator in Training, Greenlink
Rick Spruill, 5/23/2022, Digital Me...
Shopping for the Best Health Care Options
Find the best health care options just like you check out your choices in cars, hotels or restaurants.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Shopping Care tool provides doctor and hospital ratings, prices for a pr...
Genre: Jazz/Soul/Funk
Food Truck: Everything Egg Roll &n...
Genre: Beach
Dana Jones and the Bruce Caldwell Project is an 8 piece band that features a full horn section. Their eclectic song list covers everything from Prohibition Era swing to contemporary funk. The members of the band are all pr...
Genre: Blues/Rock & Roll
Food Truck: One Eyed Donkey
Genre: Variety/Party
Food Truck: Cluk Truk
Genre: Soul/Jazz/Rock
Food Truck: Everything Egg Roll
The 'Kats have made a name as the only band to play the classic swing hits AND Motown and classic rock, too!A veteran on the Southeast music scene, Gwen & The 'Kats are one of the busiest bands in th...
Genre: Oldies
Food Truck: Seoul Republik
Romance/Adventure
1987
Rated PG (See below for content ratings)
1hr 38 min
Synopsis: While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and al...
Drama/History
2016
2hr 7min
Synopsis: The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Musical/Comedy
1996
2hr 29 min
Synopsis: A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manag...
Drama
1942
1hr 42min
Synopsis: A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocc...
Action/Superhero
1978
2hr 23min
Synopsis: An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Musical/Romance
1952
Rated G (See below for content ratings)
1hr 43min
Synopsis: A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talki...
Sports
1992
Synopsis: A self-centered Minnesota lawyer is sentenced to community service coaching a rag tag youth hockey team.
Action/Adventure
1999
Rated PG-13 (See below for content ratings)
2hr 4min
Synopsis: At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wre...
The City is asking downtown visitors to help reduce noise along Main Street, by refraining from playing loud music or revving engines. Violators of the city's noise ordinance will be subject to a maximum fine of $1,087.
The City is seeking to work with multiple vendors to provide concessions for park goers. The deadline to submit an RFQ is Friday, August 19. For more information on the application process and provisions, click here.
Urban Planner and Landscape Designer Barrett Armstrong talked about the environmental engineering during construction. The park’s tree plan, commitment to sustainability and goals of connectivity and recreational equity make it a model for the country.
The Greenville News reported on BMW Manufacturing's $1.25 million donation to restore and preserve wetlands at Unity Park.
Greenville Business Magazine reported on the dedication of a statue and plaza to honor Lila Mae Brock's legacy at Unity Park.
Greenville Journal reported on Spero Financial's $250,000 to sponsor a plaza at the center of Unity Park. It will be named in honor of Southernside community leader Mary Duckett.
As the end of 2020 approaches, progress continues on Unity Park, Greenville's 60-acre, $61 million project that is steadily taking shape west of downtown.
The City of Greenville will soon have more affordable housing options near Unity Park after city council voted to donate nearly six acres of property to the Greenville Housing Fund.
The city of Greenville has donated land valued at $8 million near Unity Park to be dedicated to affordable, workforce and senior-citizen housing.
The Unity Park project moves forward despite a slowing of economic growth activity caused by the global pandemic.
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