La Bastide - Redubbed Hotel Domestique
Monday, April 29th, 2013 Posted in Area News | No Comments »By April A. Morris – Hincapie brothers' destination to combine the old and new worlds. Nearly a year after brothers George and Rich Hincapie purchased defunct inn and restaurant La Bastide in northern Greenville County, the 13-room inn will reopen ...
Waterfall of the Month
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Posted in Area News | No Comments »Ken Sloan of SCMountainLakes.com Waterfall Pick of the Month: Pigpen & Lick Log Falls (Mountain Rest, SC) Two waterfalls a quarter of a mile apart. Pleasant 1 hour hike, ideal for a family outing. Length of hike: 0.9 mile. Time to falls: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ken has ...
National Geographic Names Jocassee Gorges One of the Last Great Places
Monday, January 14th, 2013 Posted in Area News | No Comments »By Charles SowelL Recently named one of the "50 of the world's last great places – destinations of a lifetime" by the National Geographic in a special edition of the magazine, the Jocassee Gorges is the crown jewel of the borderlands ...
Hopes are Soaring for The Cliffs Communities
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Posted in Area News | No Comments »Properties Under New Ownership Would Create ‘Vitality' Michael McCloskey, and his wife, Ronnie,...recently purchased (Keowee Towne) Market earlier this year in hopes to revitalize The Cliffs Communities that were hit by tough economic times. The Cliffs at Keowee Falls South homeowner ...
South Carolina Fall Foliage
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 Posted in Area News | No Comments »South Carolina Department of Parks & Tourism posts on www.discoversouthcarolina.com/ Where is the best place to see fall foliage in South Carolina? Witness the breathtaking fall colors of the Upstate. There may be no better spot to soak up the the spectacular ...
Exploration of Keowee-Toxaway State Park!
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 Posted in Area News | No Comments »Over the weekend, my good friend, her sweet Dutch Shepard, and I set out to explore some of the area surrounding Lake Keowee. We decided to hike the trails at the Keowee-Toxaway State Park in Sunset, SC. The ...
Hagood Mill in Pickens, SC
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in Area News, Calendar of Events | No Comments »One of the finest regional examples of nineteenth century technology can be found just three miles north of Pickens, SC. Located just off Highway 178, at 138 Hagood Mill Road, this 1845 gristmill served many generations of rural ...
23rd Annual Issaqueena Festival set for May 19 in Pickens
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Area News, Calendar of Events | No Comments »The Issaqueena Festival is held the third Saturday in May each year in downtown Six Mile. Main Street is closed from Liberty Highway to Six Mile Baptist church during the festival. Free entertainment for both adults and children ...
MetLife to Purchase Reynolds Plantation
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Area News, Real Estate News | No Comments »MetLife announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Georgia’s premier golf and resort community, Reynolds Plantation, located on Lake Oconee, 70 miles east of Atlanta. The acquisition will include The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, six championship ...
S.C. Moves Up State Business Rankings
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 Posted in Area News | No Comments »South Carolina moved up a spot to No. 7 on Chief Executive magazine’s list of the best states in which to do business. The magazine released today its eighth annual survey of “CEO opinion of Best ...
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