I thought I’d do something a little different this week, and see how well some of the bigger names in our local blogosphere rank up against each other. In part, I decided to do this as an attempt to see how SpartanburgSpark.com stacked up against the competition. I also wanted to have some kind... »
Reader Soapbox lets you, the readers of Spartanburg Spark, create your own posts about topics you find interesting and important. To write your own post, visit our Reader Soapbox submission page. Soapbox contributor: Sylvie Galloway Another local company is poised to bring more jobs to the area. Sterling Packaging is expanding, adding a second facility and... »
In a blog post that went up on the Conservatist on Wednesday, political blogger and conservative activist Gary Coats makes a startling claim … Last week, in a conversation with Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Rick Beltram, was the first time I have ever felt like I was being extorted. After sitting on this... »
Here’s the gimmick: Each week, we’ll pick two local bands — an opening act and a headliner — link to a site where you can listen to their songs for free, then ask you to spend a few moments of your precious time to tell us what you think about them. Some may be... »
Each week, we ask you wonderfuly readers of the Spartanburg Spark to tell us a little about your sure-to-be-exciting weekend plans. Know of a great live music performance worth checking out? A cool public event? A theatrical performance you’re just dying to catch? A gallery opening catch your eye? If so, we definitely want to... »
In a few days, SpartanburgSpark.com will be officially be six months old. That’s an incredibly strange thing to find myself typing. It hardly feels like half a year has passed since I sat down, logged into my webhost’s FTP panel and installed WordPress to test out some half-baked idea I had to create a website... »
Facing a huge budget crunch, the South Carolina House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee recently announced plans to cut some $122 million from local government funding. What does that mean for Spartanburg County? An already tough situation just got worse. According to County Administrator Glenn Breed, talking to Spartanburg Herald-Journal reporter Robert W. Dalton,... »
The other morning, my husband brought in the evidence of my homicidal neglect. There it sat in its little green container completely and utterly lifeless, brought on by the fact that it had been left outside so it could freeze to death. And history will record the demise of yet another house plant left... »
Sir Robert Walpole once famously said, “Every man has his price.” Apparently, the price for 93 votes out of our 124-seat South Carolina House of Representatives is about $300,000. According to The State newspaper, that’s the amount spent by the payday lending industry in 2008 on political contributions and lobbying. Apparently, that amount... »
What’s new on the Spartanburg video/vlog scene this week? Quite a lot, actually. Let’s start with vlogger Kratos87Fan19, who covers topics near and dear to my heart, such as how awesome the new DragonBall Evolution movie is going to be, and how haters need to check themselves before they wreck themselves. Take this, haters! (*threateningly... »
After two days of wacky server issues, the Spark seems to be back online. In the still-not-impossible situation where the site goes down yet again, I’ll be posting to Twitter and SparkleCityBlogs.com. With luck, we’ll have this week’s Video-O-Rama up in a few hours. Thanks for your patience, and for supporting SpartanburgSpark.com. »
As most of you have probably noticed, the Spark has been down most of the day. Our webhost has been having issues with the server we’re on for a few weeks, and today they decided to migrate all the content over to new hardware. They’ve only just brought us back online, and since there... »
As many of you know, I’ve given the Community Journals, publishers of the Spartanburg Journal, no end of grief recently, as their print-to-web transition has been anemic at best. They’ve been behind the times on the print side, didn’t have an online presence to speak of until last month, and their new(ish)ly launched website, JournalWatchdog.com,... »
Here’s the gimmick: Each week, we’ll pick two local bands — an opening act and a headliner — link to a site where you can listen to their songs for free, then ask you to spend a few moments of your precious time to tell us what you think about them. Some may be... »
Although it’s not exactly breaking news that local craft-brewery RJ Rockers has taken over the huge downtown space which formerly housed the Salvation Army, it is surprising how little attention the story has gotten. Almost a week old — practically ancient history on the internet — the story of the potential impact of a... »
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