by Roberta Bolduc

Integrative Medicine Specialist Dr. Connie Casebolt Carver, aka Dr. Connie, and her husband, Randy Carver, are owners of Greenville’s Wellness by Design (WBD), a multi-care, holistic wellness center and spa that provides a wide range of treatments ranging from bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), to ozone treatments for joint problems and chronic fatigue to Lyme disease and herpes. Dr. Connie (read more…)

As a fundraising event, the Unity Spiritual Center of Clemson-Anderson is hosting a special family-friendly performance of The Trials of the Big Bad Wolf & Goldilocks at the Electric City Playhouse on August 9 at 8 p.m. This evening also features a one-act play of The Trial of Goldilocks. Viewers will enjoy guessing whether the wolf is a villian (read more…)

Hub City Co-op is partnering with Brown’s Meats for a pig roast and back-to-school sale on Saturday, August 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be face painting, free snow cones and a free picture booth for the kids. The Spartanburg Fire Department will be hosting some fire truck tours and the local Humane Society will also be there with a selection of adoptable pets. (read more…)

Please note that this news brief has been corrected. The print version incorrectly stated that “food, beverages, a cash bar and a 15 second action-oriented business-intro opportunity” was part of the Women’s Expo, when it is in fact part of the Networking/Fundraising Event. Our apologies for any confusion this created.

To celebrate National Business Women’s Day, the first Upstate Women in Business Expo will be held on September 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers are looking for local-owned women businesses to participate as exhibitors.

This event was created to support women who are looking for ideas to build their own business, as well as for women who need avenues within which to network and connect in their communities.

A women’s networking event and fundraiser for Miracle Hill Ministries (read more…)

Life Pharmacy and Wellness, formerly known as Skrip Shoppe Compounding Pharmacy, has changed their name and expanded their offerings from non-sterile compounding to offer skin care and nutrition. They have also added a women’s health emphasis pharmacy. (read more…)

From Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, Kristi Ried-Barton is hosting the Ojo Caliente Yoga Retreat at Mineral Springs Resort and Spa, in New Mexico. The director of It’s Yoga! Studio in Greenville, Barton’s credentials include yoga master, E-RYT 500, life coach, Amrit Method yoga therapist, natural health practitioner and reiki III certification. The (read more…)

No Words—an event of sacred space fueled by sound healing meditation music composed by Listening To Smile—will hold its next event on Saturday, August 4th from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg. (read more…)

Join the Speaking Down Barriers team as the group works toward the dismantling of the barriers that continue to perpetuate violence, hate and division: “Engage with us in readings that will guide us towards a holistic understanding of the transformation that must take place within ourselves (read more…)