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The Black Thai: Offering Modern American-styled, Thai-influenced street food. A unique, mouthful of flavor. 

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Henry’s Hog Hauler: Brings Henry’s Smokehouse — a Greenville institution — right to you. 

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Roll-in Cuban: Authentic Cuban food — from Cuban sandwiches to empanadas.

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Seoul Republik: Offering Korean and Korean-style foods. 

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Spinx Cluk Truk: Featuring Spinx’s legendary fried chicken. 

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Tacos and blah blah blah: Delicious tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, and more.

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Hip Burger: Burgers, chicken sandwiches, and nuggets served in an innovative atmosphere. 

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Just a Smile Caribbean: Serves Caribbean flavors with built-in sound system for a full immersion experience.

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The Pound Cake Man: More than 50 different flavors of pound cake.

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Project Host Food Truck – HostMobile: Project Host operates a food truck that sells food to the public and as a mobile soup kitchen. Their mission is using food as a tool to nourish the hungry and train the unemployed.

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ThoroughFARE: Husband/Wife-owned and the Upstate’s longest-running truck.

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TOP DAWG: Famous for their chili but also serve a variety of wings, tenders and, of course, hot DAWGS.

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We Got the Beets: First vegan/plant-based food truck in the Upstate.

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The entire Community Journals team welcomed me with open arms and all have had a part in making my first internship a learning and growing experience. Everyone in the office was always so kind and inviting. I could have not asked for a better group of people to spend my summer with and am sad to be leaving all of the great mentors I met.

I spent the first half of this summer with TOWN magazine. Blair Knobel and Abby Keith made it their goal to help me learn, adapt and grow throughout my time. I had the opportunity to write for both digital and print, help with a style photoshoot and assist in creating a magazine. I had never written for a magazine before, so it was very cool to learn a different side of journalism. It was so interesting and fun to participate in the process of producing an issue of TOWN Magazine. 

During the second half of my summer, I worked with the Greenville Journal and Upstate Business Journal team. I met an incredible group of journalists and editors that pushed me out of my comfort zone to help me reach my goals. Managing editor Rick Spruill, vice president of content and digital Sherry Jackson, and digital manager John Olson all made sure I learned everything I could in the short time I was with them. Throughout these last five weeks, I pitched and wrote stories, learned about digital media, covered events and experienced what it is like to work in the fast-paced environment of a newspaper. 

After my time at Community Journals, I feel prepared for a professional career. Aside from growing in my journalistic abilities, I have gained skills that I will be able to utilize in my everyday life and my future career. Skills such as working in an office, attending meetings with experienced professionals and interviewing community leaders will all be useful no matter where I end up in the future. I will never forget this summer at Community Journals.

-Aria Surka, University of Georgia, Summer 2021 Intern, Community Journals

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Executive director of Greenville County Schools career tech education, Eric Williams, said there is a major stereotype around manufacturing jobs around the Upstate. He wants to show students this specific path can make a solid career. 

“There is a need for a workforce pipeline of students and for a lot of reasons we haven’t met that need,” Williams said. “But, we want to kind of knock down some of the walls and show students that automation and engineering can be an incredibly productive and viable career field.”

Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of courses and pathways including pre-engineering, integrated production, mechatronics integrated technology and computer science. Technology such as 3D printers, CNC machinery and CAD software will allow students to learn hands-on alongside an advanced curriculum. 

The institution will place focus on training  students to be able to enter the workforce right out of high school. Offering specialized training to students will help meet the high demand for manufacturing and engineering jobs in the Upstate. After completing one of the topic pathways, students will have the skills necessary for industry certifications and better opportunities for higher education.  

In the past, Greenville County students attended off-campus classes at career centers for this specialized STEM training. Williams said this particular program is unique to the Upstate since students will be attending courses and gaining advanced experience without having to leave their high school. 

Williams has many goals for the Institute of Automation and Engineering including expanding the amount of opportunities for students through connections with more businesses. 

“In 10 years I would anticipate that the school has more business and industry connections, more high-quality teachers that are passionate and [the school] will be full of students who are learning and getting opportunities to participate in real-world activities,” Williams said. 

Introducing the Furies: Fountain Inn High School opens again after 50 years

Teresa Curvin, mechatronics teacher, is excited for the opportunity to build the program.

“It is a rare opportunity for teachers to be on the ground floor of starting up a new school,” Curvin said. “There are so many exciting possibilities building new programs and working with new staff.”

Curvin is prepared to teach her students more than just engineering knowledge. She hopes to teach them skills they will be able to utilize no matter where they end up. 

“I want my students to gain the ability to problem solve and to be able to think outside the box,” Curvin said. “My students will own their learning, I am there to help guide and facilitate but they will take the lead.”

Fountain Inn’s Mayor, GP McLeer, is very excited for the high school to be back in Fountain Inn. He hopes the new institute will keep these students interested in staying in Fountain Inn and help the city’s businesses. 

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“We are surrounded by great small businesses as well as large businesses — industrial and manufacturers — all of whom have a need for a strong workforce,” McLeer said. “We think that not only will this help fill some of those jobs, but it also will help entice students to stay home when they graduate high school and continue to make Fountain Inn their home.”

In the future, McLeer hopes these students that graduate from Fountain Inn High School will be able to learn, lead and find a future right in their hometown.

“I want [students] to be able to have a great education, have a great job and have a great place to create a long legacy for them and their children,” McLeer said.

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Don’t worry though about making your own cheese board creation — these local charcuterie specialists have you covered.

Bloom and Board

Started by two moms looking for a hobby, Codie Lorio and Diana Tiller began Bloom and Board with the idea of selling “instant parties” made up of floral arrangements and charcuterie boards. After realizing that wasn’t quite working, they decided to move into the grab-and-go charcuterie business. 

They quickly grew into a well-known business in the Upstate and, as they’ve became more popular, Lorio and Tiller decided they needed more help. They first looked for culinary and college students but then discovered other moms looking for small jobs. The team now consists of several moms working while their kids are at school, practice and camps. 

Their most popular board is the grab-and-go, available in several local stores including The Rock House Antiques, Front Porch Fixins, and the New York Butcher Shoppes. You can also have a board delivered straight to your door via Market Wagon. For large gatherings, special order a larger Bloom and Board on their website. 

Chadcuterie

After leaving the highly-demanding restaurant atmosphere, Chad Gangwer, former chef and co-owner of Southern Culture, LTO Burger Bar and the HabiTap, decided to launch his own brand right out of his house. Chadcuterie started after he saw a friend’s Instagram post of a charcuterie board delivered to her house and it took off from there. 

As the business grew, Gangwer eventually graduated from his house kitchen to the Birds Fly South kitchen. There, he makes even more outrageous charcuterie boards and has a custom menu that pairs cheeses with Birds Fly South beers. His bestseller (and personal favorite) is the 18”x 18” Big Daddy board which includes over 25 different fresh ingredients. 

If you’re looking for something specific, Chadcuterie can also customize a one of a kind board for any event. Visit his website to see all of his boards.

Southern Grazer

A love for entertaining led Heather Stickler to open Southern Grazer. She started by creating charcuterie boards for family events and eventually grew it into a business. Within a week of creating Southern Grazer, she was selling out and already had loyal customers. 

Stickler works out of Greenville Professional Catering where she creates charcuterie boards and boxes of all sizes. As parties are coming back into swing, her most popular board has shifted to her 22-inch platter. For ingredients, she only serves the freshest cheeses including a merlot-marinated and a white stilton cheese. 

Stickler said she also has exciting news coming for Southern Grazer in the next month including charcuterie board classes and custom picnics. To order your own party platter or request a custom board, visit her website.

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