Featured Downtown Events
Florence Downtown is buzzing with excitement as development continues every day.
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Rediscovering Downtown Membership
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South Carolina Pecan Festival
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Florence After Five
The Florence After Five Concert Series happens the final Friday every month. Experience local music, local food & beverages, and FREE admission!
Keep Up with Downtown
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How President Obama’s Budget Proposal Would Affect Cities
Alex Dodds Apr 10, 2013 President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014, released this morning, focuses on economic growth and a strong middle class. Better urban development isn’t the first item on that agenda, but it’s an important part of the administration’s priorities for the coming year. Three agencies in particular are at the core [...]
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COLUMN: Lost buildings, the ghosts of Florences past
THOM ANDERSON Morning News Here is an idea for local artists. How about putting together an imaginary community, including buildings that have disappeared from Florence? I think it could make a pretty nice grouping, and might remind us to be more careful about tearing things down. Featured spots should go to the old Florence County [...]
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Incubator next piece in place in downtown Florence
GAVIN JACKSON, Morning News Morning News FLORENCE, S.C. — Another piece of Florence’s big downtown revitalization plan is about to fall into place. Work on a downtown business incubator designed to assist and launch new businesses in the area is set to begin shortly. The North Dargan Innovation Center will be housed at 150 N. [...]