Downtown Weekly Update - Friday, January 28

Please see below update on events, protests and details about downtown.

Events / Peaceful Protest Schedule

Picketing Notice - Picketing Trump Agenda - Tuesday, February 1: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Peace Center Silent Disco - Friday, February 4: 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Graham Plaza

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Greenville Welcomes The Big Dog Show in March

The City's Arts in Public Places Commission has approved The Big Dog Show, a large-scale traveling art exhibition by sculptor Dale Rogers. The art exhibition will be visiting Greenville from March - July 2022, and will consist of 20 8ft by 10ft corten steel sculptures of Rogers' famous American Dog. Locations to include Cleveland Park Stables and Main Street in the heart of downtown.

Interested in being a sponsor for The Big Dog Show? Visit the link below for more information.

The Big Dog Show - Sponsorship Inquiry

Road Closure on Falls St near Grand Bohemian Lodge

Beginning next Monday, January 31, Falls Street, from Webster Street to Calvin Street- as well as the on-ramp to Church Street- will be closed. The closure will remain from Monday, January 31 through Friday, February 25. The purpose of the closure is to allow crews to finish installing the pavers for the streetscape at the Grand Bohemian Lodge site. Detour routes for vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be posted and access to businesses within the closure will be maintained.

Road Detour on North Brown Street

Beginning next Monday, January 31, North Brown Street, from E Coffee Street to E Washington Street, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The closure will take place from Monday, January 31 through Friday, February 4. The purpose of the closure is to allow Palmetto State Roofing to replace the roof of the building at 2 N Main Street. A detour route will be posted and personnel will be on-site to direct delivery and parking traffic.

College/Buncombe Street Cultural Corridor

The City, along with the project team, hosted its first public meeting virtually on January 25 to discuss the proposed road improvements in the section of College/Buncombe between Main Street and Heritage Green. Proposed improvements include street resurfacing, landscaping, multi-use paths, traffic signal upgrades and street/pedestrian lighting. If you missed the meeting, you can watch the recording, view the presentation and follow project updates at http://www.greenvillesc.gov/1946/College-Buncombe-Street-Cultural-Corrido.

Downtown Merchant Association - January Meeting

If you were unable to attend the virtual January meeting, you can watch the meeting and view the recap notes by clicking the links below. We hope to see you at next month's meeting.

January Recorded Meeting | Meeting Password: Merchant122
January Recap Notes
February Meeting: February 15 at 9AM // Location: M.Judson Booksellers

Greenville Development Code

More than 70 residents attended the first virtual project update on City's plan to rewrite its development code. This year-long project aims to overhaul the existing code to align with the priorities set by the community with the GVL2040 comprehensive plan. If you missed the meeting, you can watch the recording, view the presentation and subscribe to project updates at www.greenvillesc.gov/devcode.

City of Greenville Week in Review

The City’s Communications Department has created a Week in Review video. These videos post every Saturday on the City’s Facebook page.

Questions / Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Cameron Campbell at c jcampbell@greenvillesc.gov or 864-467-4351. You can also click on the below link.

https://cityofgreenvillesc.formstack.com/forms/downtownmerchants

If you have an after-hours or weekend emergency, please contact Greenville Police Department's non-emergency line at 864-271-5333.

Thank you and have a great weekend!