Greenville Journal

6 days ago | greenvillejournal.com | Megan Fitzgerald

[wpcmtt_hotspot id=”261702″] Given its sheer size and location, the redevelopment of County Square is one of the biggest — and the most important — developments in Greenville’s recent history. “Sometimes, when you have a small piece of land and it doesn’t work out as intended, you can overcome that.

6 days ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

Most of the time, watching someone else play a video game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. That is not the case at a Bit Brigade show. Bit Brigade is a band that could only have come from Athens, Georgia. In the show coming to Greenville’s Radio Room April 25, a quartet of musicians will play the classic soundtracks from the beloved games Super Mario World and F-Zero live while Noah McCarthy, controller in hand, races his way through the game levels.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jeannie Putnam

Adam Larson, a reality TV veteran based in Greenville, and his teammate Steve Meinke, won MTV’s “The Challenge: All Stars: Rivals.”“To pull out the win in the final when it is anybody’s game was epic,” Larson said. “I feel like it was a phoenix rebirth moment and having my family to stand by and support me and to call home for the girls was epic. To win for your family is the most amazing thing.”The show aired on Wednesdays on MTV and was filmed over a one-month period in Vietnam.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Megan Fitzgerald

Financial challenges may cause Limestone University in Gaffney to close it doors after 179 years in operation. According to an April 16 news release from the university, it must obtain $6 million in order to stay fully operational. If the emergency finances aren’t secured, the institution will need to transition to a fully online model, effectively ending all in-person classes, activities and athletics on campus. The other option would be for the college to cease all operations.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Megan Fitzgerald

A new master plan offers a glimpse into the future of downtown Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena, including a 6,500-seat amphitheater, a new entrance and a dramatically expanded concourse. Significant improvements are envisioned for the 15,500-seat arena and 12-acre campus over the next 25 years. The Greenville Arena District, the arena’s owner and operator, unveiled the proposed transformation to the public on April 17.