blog posts
The Upstate Coffee: New Community Hub in Downtown Inman
There's a new coffeeshop in Downtown Inman, and we’re bringing you the espresso scoop. Meet The Upstate Coffee, their cozy menu, baristas, and their newly-renovated shop space.
RJ Rockers Is Brewing Up Sustainability
Originally published on GoUpstate.com, Sept. 19th, 2020. At RJ Rockers, beer is an art. When I decided to bring craft brewing to South Carolina after serving active military duty in Germany, it took twelve long months of craftsmanship and ingenuity to open our doors and become Spartanburg’s first original brewery in 1997.
Cuts, Not Bruises
From uppercuts to haircuts, former-MMA fighter Ashley Rushing is making a big impression at Bareknuckle Barbershop's new location, now open in Drayton Mills' Marketplace.
Showing Support: Black-Owned Businesses InTheBurg
Article written and curated by Genna Contino, for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When Cherella Lee was growing up she didn’t know many black business owners. That’s what makes owning a Main Street storefront in her hometown of Spartanburg even more special to her.