Behold The Power Of The Weekend!
Thursday, you say? By Jove! That must imply that we map out our four-day expedition through this most dangerous of adventures known as “the weekend.” Bring a compass, a map and some reliable shoes. Each week here at the Spark, we pose a simple question to our readers: What are you doing this weekend? Nothing [...]
Back in October, I introduced a Spartanburg-centered news aggregation site called HubCityHeadlines.com. The idea was for it to be a kind of one-stop-shop for all kinds of local content, from YouTube videos and blogs to news stories and Etsy.com feeds, Twitter roundups and DeviantArt.com feeds. And — for what it was, at least — it [...]
Hamburger Quest: At The (Sugar ‘n Spice) Drive-In
The crux of any quest is your expectation for victory. As an adventurer on this quest for the Holy Hamburger from Spartanburg, I expect to find something delicious in any place we stop to eat. I expect that each drive-in or restaurant will contain the mystical elements necessary to put together the best hamburger. To [...]
Video: Spartanburg City Council for Monday, July 26
Couldn’t make it out to the Spartanburg City Council on Monday, July 26? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Spartanburg City Council for July 26, 2010 from SpartanburgSpark on Vimeo.
Miss Mom: When Your Priorities Shrink
There is nothing that shrinks your world and your priorities as sitting in a doctor’s office with a child and hearing the unexpected words, “We need to admit her.” In an instant you are scrambling to arrange to be off of work, cancel any pending plans, figure out what you will need to grab as [...]
Thursday, you say? By Jove! That must imply that we map out our four-day expedition through this most dangerous of adventures known as “the weekend.” Bring a compass, a map and some reliable shoes. Each week here at the Spark, we pose a simple question to our readers: What are you doing this weekend? Nothing [...]
Back in October, I introduced a Spartanburg-centered news aggregation site called HubCityHeadlines.com. The idea was for it to be a kind of one-stop-shop for all kinds of local content, from YouTube videos and blogs to news stories and Etsy.com feeds, Twitter roundups and DeviantArt.com feeds. And — for what it was, at least — it [...]
The crux of any quest is your expectation for victory. As an adventurer on this quest for the Holy Hamburger from Spartanburg, I expect to find something delicious in any place we stop to eat. I expect that each drive-in or restaurant will contain the mystical elements necessary to put together the best hamburger. To [...]
Couldn’t make it out to the Spartanburg City Council on Monday, July 26? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Spartanburg City Council for July 26, 2010 from SpartanburgSpark on Vimeo.
There is nothing that shrinks your world and your priorities as sitting in a doctor’s office with a child and hearing the unexpected words, “We need to admit her.” In an instant you are scrambling to arrange to be off of work, cancel any pending plans, figure out what you will need to grab as [...]
Want to see what Spartanburg City Council will be taking on in Monday’s meeting? We’ve got you covered. I. Invocation II.Pledge of Allegiance III.Approval of Minutes of the July 12, 2010 City Council Meeting IV.Approval of Agenda of the July 26, 2010 City Council Meeting V. Public Comment *Citizen Appearance forms are available at the [...]
This week, we change it up a bit. Instead of local politics, we’re talking local music with internationally known, Spartanburg-based noise musician Thomas Boettner (aka local noise music solo project Fire Island, AK). Interview (arguably) conducted by Daniel Hagerman, with guest assist by Steve Shanafelt. And unlike a lot of our podcasts, this is kind [...]
It’s Thursday again! It’s that magical time of the week when (most of us, at least) can stop thinking about work, and can start thinking about relaxing just a bit. And with an ever-increasing amount of stuff to do in and around Spartanburg, there’s plenty to share. Of course, it’s no fun to be the [...]
Originally, this was posted to my old blog site with no intention of having it on the Spark, but I’ve decided to cross-post it here because it is very much relevant to what’s going on with the site. The Spartanburg Spark has been one of the most amazing things that I’ve ever been a part [...]
If you’ve never had something important to you become grist for the rumor mill, I can only hope that you do experience at some point in your life. It changes your perspective in a fundamental way, because you not only get to hear rumors, you also get a rare window into the often hidden biases [...]
Once upon a time there was a little 5 year old girl standing in the wings of a stage eagerly awaiting her first performance of her very first dance recital. All year she had attended class, learning basic steps in ballet and tap, and had practiced her dance steps in the living room of her [...]
What has happened in the Spartanburg online video scene in the last week? It’s been a bit slow, actually, but there have been a few interesting posts. Let’s take a look. Jason and KrazyJason from Cackalackymovies bring us up to speed on their recent movie-hunting trip to Kannapolis, NC. If you love cheap movie deals, [...]
Once again, I’m working on the back-end of the site to enable us to do some nifty new things. And, once again, you can expect the site itself to act all weird and wonky while I’m mucking about in the HTML, CSS and PHP over the weekend. So don’t panic if the site goes down [...]
