|
|
Welcome to the Upstate!
 The
information below is provided to help internationals who have just
moved to the Upstate area settle into life in their new homes.
If you know of other topics, agencies,
organizations, or businesses that should be included in this
listing, please let us know by
contacting the ICU.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the ICU does not
sponsor or endorse any of the agencies, organizations or services
listed here and cannot be held responsible for problems resulting
from private transactions. Individuals should use their own
discretion.
Please click on a
topic:
GENERAL INFORMATION
TOP OF PAGE
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
Things to Do with Kids in the Upstate:
Download this guide to children's activities in the Greenville
area. Provided by the
Greenville chapter of Mothers and More.
TOP OF PAGE
GROCERY AND GIFT STORES
Ten Thousand Villages
2 West Lewis Plaza
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 239-4120
greenville@tenthousandvillages.com
www.tenthousandvillages.com
Indian Grocers Inc.
1417 Laurens Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 232-9889
www.igisc.com
Shreeji Groceries
1791 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
Asian Groceries
498 East Blackstock Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864) 574-6909
TOP OF PAGE
HOSPITALS & HEALTH CARE
-
Allan Bennett
Memorial Hospital
(864) 348-8200
-
Greenville Hospital
System
(864) 455-7000
www.ghs.org
-
Greenville Memorial
Hospital
(864) 455-7000
-
Hillcrest Hospital
(864) 967-6100
-
North Greenville
Hospital
(864) 834-5132
-
St. Francis Hospital
(864) 255-1000
-
St. Francis Women’s &
Family Hospital
(864) 675-4000
TOP OF PAGE
LIBRARY
TOP OF PAGE
MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV): Tags / Registrations
/ Licenses
County Administration Building
301 University Ridge, Suite 800
Greenville County Square
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone (864) 467-7040
-
Then go to the DMV offices for
Registration, Plates and License. The following website gives
information on all forms, ID and documentation required. You can
also download forms from
www.scdmvonline.com.
Greenville County Locations:
Greenville
1439 Laurens Road
(864) 241-1145
Greer
610 Arlington Road
(864) 801-9375
Fountain Inn
1310 North Main Street
(864) 967-4013
If you are a
Non-U.S. Citizen, you must go to the following offices ONLY for
your Driver's License:
15 Saluda Dam Road
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 241-1147
Open Saturday
Non-U.S. Citizen Licensing
1625 Southport Road
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864) 594-4940
Non U.S. Citizen Licensing
TOP OF PAGE
NEWSPAPERS
& MEDIA
Greenville Office
(864) 271-8526
Laurens Office
(864) 682-2222
Easley Office
(864) 947-9084
Piedmont Office
Toll Free 1-800-585-3054
TOP OF PAGE
POST
OFFICES
-
Greenville
100 Orchard Park Drive
(864) 288-5207
-
Taylors
4359 Wade Hampton Boulevard
(864) 244-1896
-
Greer
504 Pennsylvania Avenue
(864) 877-6423
-
Simpsonville
201 North Main Street
(864) 963-5909
TOP OF PAGE
REALTORS
& CONTRACTORS
TOP OF PAGE
RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT
Greenville has some great places for
entertainment and recreation. Thursday Night Music and Friday
Night Jazz begin in downtown on Main Street during the summer
season, where people from all walks of life come to relax and
listen to music.
Several clubs that offer different
sporting activities, including the YMCA, The Pavilion and
Jazzercise. The Badminton Club of Greenville has quite an
international crowd. Contact Priyesh Dodhia (268-6714) for more
information or call the Pavilion.
-
Bi-Lo Center (concerts,
professional ice hockey, etc.)
Toll Free 1-888-586-8479
www.bilocenter.com
-
Cherrydale 16 Theatre (Cherrydale Plaza)
3221 Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 370-9166
-
Greenville Zoo
(864) 467-4300
www.greenvillezoo.com
-
Jazzercise
(864) 877-2245
-
Palmetto Expo Center
(864) 233-2562
www.palmettoexpo.com
-
The Pavilion (ice skating,
ice hockey, roller skating, tennis, etc.)
(864) 322-7529
www.gcrd.org/Pavilion.html
-
Peace Center for the Performing
Arts
(864) 467-3000
www.peacecenter.org
-
Regal
Hollywood 20 Theatre (Greenville Mall)
1025 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 288-9803
-
Roper Mountain Science Center
(planetarium shows, educational programs, holiday lights, etc.)
(864) 281-1188
www.ropermountain.org
-
YMCA
(864) 242-1111
-
YWCA
(864) 467-3700
TOP OF PAGE
RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS
-
Greenville Faith Communities United
www.gfcu-sc.org
-
Greenville Islamic
Center and Masjid
96 Meridian Avenue
Taylors, SC 29687
(864) 292-2219
www.greenvillemasjid.com
-
Hindu Society of
Greater Spartanburg
1120 Fairview Church Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 599-7048
-
Sikh Religious
Society of South Carolina
11419 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 315-1215
-
Vedic Center of
Greenville
499 Bethel Road
Mauldin, SC 29662
(864) 967-2852
www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/display.php?profile=72028
TOP OF PAGE
SCHOOLS
Greenville Health
Department
200 University Ridge
Greenville, SC 29602
(864) 282-4326
TOP OF PAGE
SHOPPING CENTERS & DISTRICTS
-
Augusta Road Business District
(864) 281-0604
-
Cherrydale Plaza
-
Haywood Mall
(864) 288-0511
-
Main Street, Greenville
-
The
West End Market
(864) 467-4412
TOP OF PAGE
TRANSPORTATION
TOP OF PAGE
UTILITIES
-
Duke Power
(864) 242-3261
-
Blue Ridge Electric
Toll Free 1-800-240-3400
-
Piedmont Natural Gas
(864) 232-5141
-
Fountain Inn Natural
Gas
(864) 232-5141
-
Blue Ridge Rural
Water Company
(864) 895-1719
-
Bell South Telephone
Company
(864) 780-2355 or Toll Free 1-800-336-0014
-
Commission of Public
Works (Gas/Water)
(864) 877-3881
-
Greenville Water
System
(864) 241-6000
-
Laurens Electric
(864) 288-7412
-
Verizon Telephone
Company
Toll Free 1-800-483-4000
TOP OF PAGE
VOTER REGISTRATION
TOP OF PAGE
|
|
ICU · Greenville City Hall · 206 South Main Street · Greenville, South
Carolina · Telephone: (864) 467-4579 |
|
