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In today's newsletter:

  • How Reedy River cleanup could affect your Swamp Rabbit Trail plans
  • What will Greenville's new Falls Park conference center really look like?
  • How a $25,000 grant could transform 25 Greenville households

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nearly 2 years after Helene, Reedy River cleanup begins (greenvilleonline.com) — Debris removal is finally underway in Greenville's Reedy River, nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, with a six-week project clearing fallen trees between Mauldin Road and Falls Park. Work will run daily and may briefly affect Swamp Rabbit Trail users, but officials say any river discoloration is temporary and the mulched debris will be reused in city parks and at Greenville Downtown Airport.
   

2. Greenville reveals new details for downtown conference center (greenvillejournal.com) — Greenville is moving forward with a 100,000-square-foot downtown conference center beside Falls Park, part of a $500 million mixed-use district that includes a hotel, housing, offices, retail, and parking. Residents can preview the plans at a Sept. 22 drop-in meeting at the Greenville Civic Design Center and see how the project could reshape Falls Street and East Camperdown Way.
   

3. Greenville Together Receives $25,000 Grant From Greenville Women Giving (greenvillebusinessmag.com) — Greenville Together has received a $25,000 grant from Greenville Women Giving to create 25 "Welcome Home" kits with furniture and essentials for local households exiting homelessness. The support aims to make new housing in Greenville feel truly livable, strengthen long‑term housing stability, and advance a community goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and non‑recurring.
   

4. 'Maybe Happy Ending' at Peace Center finds the human heart in a world of robots (greenvillejournal.com) — Greenville theatergoers can catch the Tony‑winning musical "Maybe Happy Ending" when its first national tour opens Sept. 29 at the Peace Center Concert Hall on South Main Street. The show blends a futuristic world of helper robots with a tender, human love story, featuring a jazz‑infused score and a small touring cast that previously performed on Broadway.
   

5. Greenville's best burgers: Food influencer Dani Mathews shares her picks (towncarolina.com) — If you're craving a burger in Greenville, local food influencer Dani Mathews highlights everything from Scoundrel's happy-hour Lil Scoundrel to late-night favorites at Jack Brown's and fan-loved picks at Windy City. She also points you to unique options like Half Rooted's Colombian Burger and a surprising smashburger at Tropical Grille, plus a worthy side trip to Travelers Rest's Northwest Grill.
   

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