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Christian Smith

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Christian Smith/Staff

    An overgrown creek on the outskirts of downtown Spartanburg could see new life as a park (opens the original)

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    SPARTANBURG — Walking west along Main Street heading out of downtown Spartanburg, past the construction and the train tracks, a creek can be spotted through overgrown foliage amid vacant lots and empty buildings. For now, there’s no easy way to get closer. But soon, people might regularly spend time there. The city of Spartanburg is planning to stabilize the creek banks, and at the same time, build a small park on the surrounding land. Trails will connect to nearby streets, bridges will cross ov

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Christian Smith/Staff

    Spartanburg looks to give this nonprofit land to build new homes in a Southside neighborhood (opens the original)

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    SPARTANBURG — Following plans made nearly two decades ago, the city of Spartanburg is looking to gift several plots of land in the Southside to a nonprofit so it can build new houses. ReGenesis Community Development Corporation, which has played a significant role in the area’s redevelopment, already built 17 homes on previously city-owned land within the same portion of the Forest Park neighborhood, near the northern edge. The last was sold in 2024. The nonprofit took a hit to make those homes

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Christian Smith csmith@postandcourier.com

    Restaurant and pool hall outside Spartanburg closes just over a year after opening (opens the original)

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    SPARTANBURG — A restaurant and pool hall about halfway between the city limits of Spartanburg and Cowpens has shut its doors, citing financial troubles. Hub City Grill, located at 3087 E. Main St. Extension, announced Sept. 14 on Facebook post that it could no longer stay open. The permanent closure comes just over a year after the restaurant opened to the public in July 2025. “We have tried every avenue and just can’t get to where it needs to be so that we can continue,” the post said. The rest

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Christian Smith csmith@postandcourier.com

    Barnes & Noble is returning to cities across the US. What about Spartanburg? (opens the original)

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    SPARTANBURG — After more than 15 years of decline, Barnes & Noble is again expanding across the United States, opening new locations and returning to communities where stores closed. Spartanburg, however, still has to wait for its promised reopening. When the city’s Barnes & Noble location closed in early 2025, company officials said they were looking for a replacement. “It's not goodbye, just see you later!” the store said in an Instagram post. More than a year and a half later, there’s no new

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Christian Smith csmith@postandcourier.com

    Merchants on Main, a new marketplace in downtown Inman, opens today (opens the original)

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    INMAN — Growing up, sisters Sarah McGehee and Emily Donahoo helped their mother with her business, called New2You Consignment, which closed this summer after more than 25 years. Today, the two sisters are opening up their own shop — Merchants on Main — in the very same building in downtown Inman where their mother’s store spent its last 12 years. They plan to cut the ribbon at 9:30 a.m. At that point, the doors at 39 N. Main St. will open on a 10,000-square-foot marketplace featuring 75 local ve

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