After perusing their website, I realized we missed some other interesting sites such as those found here.
Distance from downtown Greenville: 25 miles
Owings, SC
After perusing their website, I realized we missed some other interesting sites such as those found here.
Distance from downtown Greenville: 25 miles
Halfway to Habana Cigar and Martini Bar (The Cigar Boxx)
UPDATE #2 (1/8/2012): Good news! H2H has re-opened although under a different name, The Cigar Boxx. Currently the establishment is primarily a cigar shop and lounge with a small beer and wine menu, but the owner tells me that they are expanding to the space next door to open a full bar with an extensive scotch and bourbon menu. He says this new section will be open in the next month or so.
The new location is 23 College St. in downtown Greenville.
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UPDATE: (2/13/11) While walking the dog last night I came across a disturbing discovery. Halfway to Habana is closed down! A note on the door said that "due to restrictive smoking policies [or something like that] that we had to close our doors," although the note does say they will be opening elsewhere in the downtown area. A couple times when I was there, the bartenders told me that the business upstairs from them often complained of the smoke.
A few months ago one of Greenville's finest cigar shops moved a few blocks down Main street to fill the space previously occupied by Latitude Restaurant. Their new space is much larger, contains a full bar and restaurant, and of course a smoking lounge. Cigarettes are not allowed in the establishment due to the city's anti-smoking ban, but cigars and pipes are welcome in this one bar as the result of a state proviso. The bar has a small, although excellent, beer list, an excellent wine list, 70 different brands of scotch, and of course a number of martini specials. A beer and a stogie is not a bad way to kill an hour or two on a snowy afternoon.
The new location is 23 College St. in downtown Greenville.
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UPDATE: (2/13/11) While walking the dog last night I came across a disturbing discovery. Halfway to Habana is closed down! A note on the door said that "due to restrictive smoking policies [or something like that] that we had to close our doors," although the note does say they will be opening elsewhere in the downtown area. A couple times when I was there, the bartenders told me that the business upstairs from them often complained of the smoke.
Original Post from 2/13/10
A few months ago one of Greenville's finest cigar shops moved a few blocks down Main street to fill the space previously occupied by Latitude Restaurant. Their new space is much larger, contains a full bar and restaurant, and of course a smoking lounge. Cigarettes are not allowed in the establishment due to the city's anti-smoking ban, but cigars and pipes are welcome in this one bar as the result of a state proviso. The bar has a small, although excellent, beer list, an excellent wine list, 70 different brands of scotch, and of course a number of martini specials. A beer and a stogie is not a bad way to kill an hour or two on a snowy afternoon.
Paris Mountain Trail Service
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Greenville REI — Winter Trails Day Service Project
Greenville REI — Winter Trails Day Service Project
- Date: 1/7/2012
- Event Location: Paris Mountain State Park
- Event Fee: Free
- Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST)
- Partner Organization: FPMSP and Upstate SORBA
Description: Join REI and our partners at Upstate SORBA and Friends of Paris Mountain State Park for this Winter Trails Day Servcie Project. We will meet in the main parking area, across the street from the park office and make our way to the trail. Food and a giveaway will be provided to volunteers. Please bring water, sturdy shoes, long pants, work gloves and a warm jacket. Tools will be provided by the park. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER so we can make sure to have enough food for everyone.
Searching for the Palmetto Trail
The Palmetto Trail (not to be confused with the Foothills Trail) is the South Carolina equivalent of North Carolina's Mountains to Sea Trail. When it's completed it will stretch from the Northwest portion of the state to the Low Country. Currently only a few sections are completed.
Today I decided to check out one section called the Blue Wall Passage. The entire section is 14 miles so my plan was to hike half of it as an in-and-out today and then hit the other section in a couple weeks. So I drove to the quaint town of Landrum, where, according to the Palmetto Trail website, there is a large kiosk in the center of town where one can park. Turns out, there is not. Nor are their any signs showing where the trail is. Fortunately I had printed out the map they have on their website (there isn't one for purchase yet) but I quickly discovered that most of the trail in this section isn't really a trail yet. It's just a walk down the road.
So from there I decided to drive to another trailhead that is located at the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (F.E.N.C.E) which is a really cool place if you're into horses. Although not well marked I was able to find the trailhead located here.From there I followed the trail until it came to what they call a pond. (Most of it was dried up but there are several boardwalks that stretch out through what is currently dry land that are kind of interesting looking.) Unfortunately the Palmetto Trail is no longer marked, so I wandered about the property a bit which has a lot of interesting things to see other than the dried up pond.
Eventually I figured out that the trail actually exits through the F.EN.C.E entrance and turns left down the road. 100 yards or so later it cuts left back up through the woods. So I took that trail about a half mile or so until it came back out to another road. From that point forward it follows a couple of roads back to Landrum but from what I can tell never enters the woods again for several miles.
On one of the roads someone had painted the image to the right, several times. I'm not sure what it was supposed to mean but it made me really hungry for fish and chips. Fortuantely, the Palmetto Trail runs right past an English style pub called The Hare and the Hound, located in the center of downtown Landrum. After leaving Landrum I decided to see what else I could find so I headed toward Tryon and then on to Saluda where I stumbled upon a campground at Vaughn's Gap. Vaughn's gap is the western terminus of the Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto trail. So next time I plan to go from there. In addition the eastern terminus of the Poinsett section of the trail can also be accessed from there. This parking area is located somewhere close to here. (Look for a small RV campground.)
Distance from downtown Greenville: 45 miles.
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New URL
www.adaysdrivefromgreenvilleSC.com
I had to change the URL to this site due to the fact that Godaddy cancelled my account and I can't get in touch with a human being to be able to correct the issue. So the new URL has an "SC" at the end. Hopefully people will be able to find it.
I had to change the URL to this site due to the fact that Godaddy cancelled my account and I can't get in touch with a human being to be able to correct the issue. So the new URL has an "SC" at the end. Hopefully people will be able to find it.
Old Time Fiddlin' Convention @ Hagood Mill Today
Today from 11:00 - 4:00. See you there.
"Hagood Mill, on the National Register of Historic Places, is a functioning 19th-century water powered gristmill. Benjamin Hagood, an early settler of the Carolina Upcountry, built the original mill c. 1825. His son, James Hagood, built the mill at its present location in 1845 and it continued operations until the 1960s. Under the watch of the Pickens County Museum, the mill continues to develop. Visitors are welcome during daylight hours to picnic and hike on the 13-acre tract. The mill is open for tours and corn-grinding demonstrations on the 3rd Saturday of every month and by appointment for large groups." from Discover South Carolina
Distance from downtown Greenville: 23 miles
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PUBLIC INVITED TO MEETING TO DISCUSS REDESIGN OF PIAZZA BERGAMO SITE
Well I was half right about my last post. There will be outdoor ice skating downtown this year, but it won't be at Piazzo-Bergamo. It will be down the street beside the Courtyard Marriot. Kind of a small space but it will be interesting to see how it works out.
If you're interested in what's going to happen with Piazzo-Bergamo there will be a meeting at McPherson Park this week to get community feedback on the project.
This is from city's newsfeed:
Sears Shelter at McPherson Park
100 East Park Avenue
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Distance from downtown Greenville: 0 miles.
If you're interested in what's going to happen with Piazzo-Bergamo there will be a meeting at McPherson Park this week to get community feedback on the project.
This is from city's newsfeed:
Sears Shelter at McPherson Park
100 East Park Avenue
Thursday, September 15 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The City will host a public meeting, led by Civitas, an urban design, planning and architecture firm based in Denver, to discuss the redesign and revitalization of Piazza Bergamo. The goal of the project is to enhance the plaza area to both complement the private investment taking place around it and to create a new destination for downtown.
The purpose of the meeting is to engage citizens in the planning process and enlist the public's assistance in creating a unique urban space. At this interactive meeting, Civitas representatives will share concepts and ideas for designing public spaces for a variety of uses, and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and offer their input.
Parking is available in McPherson Park behind the Sears Shelter in the lower lot next to the tennis courts and in the parking lot directly across the street from the entrance to the Sears Shelter. For more information, call the Public Works Department at (864) 467-8000.
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Distance from downtown Greenville: 0 miles.
Big Announcement Tuesday
Press release from the city:
Exciting Press Conference: Tuesday, August 30th
Join us this upcoming Tuesday, August 30th at 3:00 PM at Village Green, the large grassy area located on the corner of Main and Broad Streets in front of the Courtyard Marriott. The City of Greenville and Courtyard Marriott will have a press event announcing a new downtown winter tradition! You won't want to miss it!
I'm guessing there will be an ice skating rink at Piazzo Bergamo plaza.
Exciting Press Conference: Tuesday, August 30th
Join us this upcoming Tuesday, August 30th at 3:00 PM at Village Green, the large grassy area located on the corner of Main and Broad Streets in front of the Courtyard Marriott. The City of Greenville and Courtyard Marriott will have a press event announcing a new downtown winter tradition! You won't want to miss it!
I'm guessing there will be an ice skating rink at Piazzo Bergamo plaza.
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