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  • A Conversation on the City's Response to Homelessness

    July 30, 2026 · 59 min

    Thousands of people experience homelessness throughout Spartanburg County over the course of a year, many of them within our city. However, most are never seen on a downtown bench or sidewalk. Many are living in cars, in motels, or couch…

  • The 'Why' Behind the City Budget

    June 18, 2026 · 48 min

    We've done City budget podcasts before, but this year we wanted to do something different. City Manager Chris Story joins us for a conversation less about what's in the budget and more about why it looks the way it does. How does the…

  • How Downtown Manager Jamie Smith Creates Connections in a Changing Downtown Spartanburg

    April 24, 2026 · 33 min

    While City Staff from across a wide swath of departments have always worked to keep Downtown Spartanburg humming, our recently added Downtown Manager, Jamie Smith, has brought a new level of coordination to those efforts. Coming to the…

  • How Spartanburg's ARPA funding is creating new affordable housing

    February 26, 2026 · 37 min

    In 2024, City Council allocated $5 million of the City's federal ARPA (American Recovery Plan Act) dollars to facilitate development of new affordable housing. The move served as both a recognition of an obvious need in our city, namely…

  • Yes, there's plenty of convenient, affordable parking in Downtown Spartanburg

    February 12, 2026 · 41 min

    On this episode of the City Podcast, we're taking a peek behind the curtain of our marketing operations to talk about a campaign we put together last year in response to some big changes we knew were coming to the Downtown Spartanburg…

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  • Why Downtown Spartanburg Growth Matters

    December 4, 2025 · 55 min

    On our last episode, we took a look back at the recent history of Downtown Spartanburg growth and development, examining the pivotal moments and projects that set the stage for the headline-grabbing, precedent-setting investments we're…

  • A Recent History of Downtown Spartanburg Growth

    November 20, 2025 · 56 min

    It's tough to miss the signs of dramatic change in Downtown Spartanburg these days. With $800 million of development underway on a handful of blocks west of Church Street, the landscape looks a lot different than it did a few years ago and…

  • What is a Council-Manager Form of Government?

    November 6, 2025 · 45 min

    When we first launched the Spartanburg City Podcast in 2012, things were a bit different in our city. Having recently emerged from the worst effects of the Great Recession, downtown's redevelopment was just starting to regain some its lost…

  • Angels Charge marks 10 years assisting women in finding new lives after incarceration

    November 13, 2024 · 30 min

    In 2014, Pastor Nannie Jefferies saw a need in Spartanburg that no other organization was filling. After visiting with and ministering to incarcerated relatives of her parishioners, Pastor Jefferies was struck by the lack of assistance and…

  • A conversation on the City's response to Hurricane Helene

    November 1, 2024 · 53 min

    It was a storm unlike any in living memory in Spartanburg, and while the damage our region experienced from Hurricane Helene far exceeded everyone's estimates, the City and the community came together to put us on the road to recovery…

  • Duncan Park Lake open to boating and fishing for first time in decades

    August 19, 2024 · 25 min

    It was identified during the Duncan Park Revisioning Plan as a priority by a steering committee of nearby residents and stakeholders, and now for the first time in decades, Duncan Park Lake is open to non-motorized boating and catch and…

  • Fire Chief Pierre Brewton reflects on his journey back to Spartanburg to lead department

    July 11, 2024 · 40 min

    It's been almost four months since City Fire Chief Pierre Brewton returned home to Spartanburg to lead the department where he first honed his skills as a firefighter. Returning after serving for four years as Fire Chief for the City of…

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