Spartanburg

Recognition for the retired Spartanburg City Manager Ed Memmott.  (GoUpstate)

A new City Manager, Chris Story, begins his job.  (GoUpstate)  See also, the Herald Journal sits down for a talk with Chris Story (GoUpstate) …and the full interview (Facebook Live)

David Brooks of the New York Times visits and writes about the Spartanburg Academic Movement (S.A.M.) – (Hat Tip to J.P. for sending this one to me.)
“Our actual lives are influenced by millions of events that interact in mysterious ways. And when life is going well it’s because dozens of influences are flowing together and reinforcing one another. SAM tries to harness those dozens of influences.”…”Building working relationships across a community is an intrinsically good thing. You do enough intrinsically good things and lives will be improved in ways you can never plan or predict. This is where our national renewal will come from.” (NYTimes)

Improvements are in the works for the Southside.  (Shelby Star)

Broadwalk renovations are almost complete downtown.  (GoUpstate)

The Montgomery Building gets ready for its first residents to move in.  (GoUpstate)

Greenville

Knox White, Greenville’s mayor for the past 23 years, reflects on the transformation of his city. (Greenville Business Magazine)

Across the State

David Britt talks tariffs and international trade with Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace.  (Marketplace.org)

The Inland Port in Greer celebrates its fifth year of operations and the State Ports Authority is planning an expansion – building a chassis yard on property that was purchased last year. This will free up space for more containers to be stored at the Spartanburg cargo terminal.  (Post and Courier)

Charleston Airport announced that British Airways will begin nonstop flights (twice a week until Oct 24, 2019) to and from London beginning April 4. (The State)

Entertainment

Chef Josh Thomsen, who worked with Thomas Keller at The French Laundry, has joined Rick Erwin’s Eastside on Pelham Road.  (Greenville Journal)

Greenville is a Foodie town.  Here’s a bit of history. BTW, restaurant spending in the area tops $490 million annually (Greenville Business Magazine)

The Bigger Picture
Here is a map of every building in America.  Its interesting to see how cities differ in their development and how natural resources like rivers and mountains have impacted where we build.  Try zooming in on the Upstate.  (NY Times)