Restoring Arcadia

Mills No.1 & No.2: Then & Now

Get outdoors this summer, with lush preserves and rivers to visit, an open-air political candidate forum, a bit of mill history, and the first "Music on Mill" downtown concert of the season.

Mill No.1; National Register of Historic Places

Throwback Thursday

Arcadia Mills No.1 and No.2 were significant to Spartanburg's textile industry, and are significant once again in the Arcadia community. Arcadia Mill No.1 (1875 Hayne St) was built in 1902, and operations expanded in 1923 to open Arcadia Mill No.2 (100 West Cleveland St.) The mills were sold to Mayfair Mills Inc. in 1934, and Mill No.2 became Baily Mill- operating until 2001. Today, they are Arcadia Station Lofts and Mayfair Art Studios (No.1,) and Mayfair Lofts (No.2.)

Accessible Art Studios

Aerial view of FR8yard, open-air biergarten

Stump the Yard 2022

Do the primary elections have you... Stumped? Join Spartanburg Tomorrow at FR8yard (125 East Main St) on Monday, June 6th for an evening with local and statewide candidates, ribs, cold drinks, and live music. 25+ Candidates will speak, running for Governor, State Superintendent of Education, and more.

Photo via Back 9 Band

Music on Mill Inman

Music on Mill, City of Inman's weekly summer concert series, returns this Friday, June 3rd! The FREE event at, (you guessed it,) 26 Mill Street features food trucks, kids' inflatables, and live music from 6pm-9pm each Friday in June. The opening concert is Back 9 Band, featuring Inman Ignites' Cruise-In of classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Weekly Concert Series Details

Cottonwood Trail; photo by Kavin Bradner

Know Your Trails

Did you know that nine of Daniel Morgan Trail System segments are pet-friendly? Or, that the Wadsworth Trail connects eight neighborhoods? Students at the USC Upstate Design Studio created brand-new infographics for the Dan Trail:

NEW Dan Trail Infographics

See yourself at...

Spartanburg County

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

What Else?

The City of Spartanburg is searching for festival volunteers for this year's Juneteenth Celebration Weekend, June 17th-19th. Volunteer roles include set-up and tear-down, kids' zone, arts and craft, Pepsi cooler sales, info kiosk, and more.

Do you want to take an active role in your community and developing Spartanburg's future? Leadership Spartanburg is now enrolling for 2022-2023, a nine-month curriculum focusing community issues, volunteerism, and leadership development. Online applications are open through June 20th.

YMCA of Greater Spartanburg (151 Ribault St) and South Carolina Tang Soo Do Academy are partnering to present a women's self defense seminar on Saturday, June 25th from 10am-12pm. Registration is $25; space is limited.

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