I must say, I’m greatly encouraged by the response to the idea of putting together a Spartanburg ‘zine. Obviously, there would be at least some demand for the finished project. Here’s what we have thus far … A tentative meeting at Converse Deli & Coffee Bar on Sunday at 1 p.m. Bring some ‘zines you like... »
This is my first spring in Spartanburg, and that also means that this weekend will be my first Spring Fling. I gather it’s a street festival with all the usual stuff — food vendors, lots of live music, various events and activities for all ages — but what’s it really like? I don’t mean... »
The HUB-BUB’s four Artists-In-Residence are packing up this week, as their nearly year-long residency ends. May is sneaking up on us. It’s always amazing to me how the end of things creeps up. This is the AIRs last official week at HUB-BUB. We had our last official meeting this morning. A good one, even though... »
Spartanburg needs a ‘zine. It needs a printed document of the community that exists right here, right now. It needs something that comes together collaboratively, stitching together people, places, ideas and ideals, art and insight. Blogs and websites are great, but to truly capture a fragment of this place and time, it needs something... »
When I was in a kid, we had two cars in our family. The first was the troop carrier, or a 15-passenger van. That car was necessary, as it took all those seats and every millimeter of space to haul six kids, a dog and all our crap around. The car was hardly purchased... »
How much sway do the “tea party” Republicans hold within the GOP? That’s the huge political question being tossed around a lot lately, nationally as well as locally, and in a non-election year it’s a pretty tough question to answer. Nationally, the Republican Party is in absolute disarray. The party has formed the sort of... »
Do yourself a favor and skip ahead past the intro to about two-minutes in into this video by Kratos87Fan19, which is where he begins his first official rant. The topic du jour? The 2005 adaptation of the video game Doom. But while KratosFan is raging against the Hollywood machine, Jimmy Moore of Livin’ La Vida... »
Saturday is blog day here on the Spark, and while I generally post a kind of down-and-dirty round-up of some of the week’s more interesting posts, I thought it was time to do another blog where you — the excellent readers of the local blogosphere — tell the rest of us about your favorite... »
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... »
Today’s Listening Party will be delayed for a few hours, as I’ve been called away from my computer. Check back late this afternoon for some local music goodness. In the meantime, feel free to suggest some local bands for consideration. Or leave a comment telling me how unforgiveably lame it is that I didn’t write... »
When a song you love starts playing, how loud do you turn up your car stereo? Ever wish you could get it a little louder? … Or a lot louder? When your luck finding a volume knob that turns “up to 11″ runs out, you may find yourself at one of the fine car... »
I’m going to be very nice here and give the Spartanburg Herald-Journal every benefit of the doubt. Writer Lee G. Healy was obviously trying to write a feel-good story about a slightly eccentric woman who claims to see an image of Jesus on a slightly burned piece of cheese toast. No one is mocking... »
The other day I opened my shower curtain with the intention of cleaning the bathtub. To my horror, I saw a long creature with three million legs sitting in the bottom of the tub. I suspect it was some kind of mutated centipede, as it was what I consider massive on the bug scale.... »
I’d heard stories about layoffs before, stories about people being led into a room with no warning one Friday and being told that their services would no longer be required. I’d heard stories about somber-faced human resources managers delivering the sort of news that every person dreads with efficiency and calculated compassion, with lots... »
If you’ve been to downtown Spartanburg recently, chances are you’ve seen various bicycle-related art on street corners on parks. It’s part of the ArtCycle initiative, which is a joint venture by Spartanburg Creative Energy, Hub-Bub.com, Spartanburg Art Museum and Partners for Active Living to promote (not surprisingly) creativity, art and bike culture in the... »
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