![]() We want everyone to be successful,” Chambers said of their support of Marion. They have hosted fundraisers for the Alzheimer’s Association, For the Children, Kiwanis, the Marion County Humane Society, sponsored local teams and donated to many non-profits. In addition to helping drive customers to other businesses, MBC supports the community in multiple ways. We can shut the street down, bring them downtown and drive business back to them,” Chambers said of supporting others. “We also love the events because other restaurants that aren’t downtown can have pop-ups. They are family friendly, with plenty of seating and even games. They encourage people to bring in their own food, have food delivered from a local restaurant or walk to one of the several restaurants downtown and order dinner. ![]() The events give people different reasons to come here,” he noted. “We love the events because local people come downtown, and they get excited about Marion. We have steady customers from out of town and they love it here,” said Chambers of the uniqueness of Marion. “We get a lot of people from out of town. During summer the street is closed on the third Thursday of each month, and some weekends a food truck can also be found outside of the business. MBC is located across from Founders Park on Main Street. They walk around and say how cool downtown is. “We get excited when there are events so we can push people towards other businesses. “I remember one time the place was fairly full, and I asked if anyone was from Marion. I’m also thinking of all of us singing christmas carols (I’ll bring music), and hot apple cider.They have seen flight sales increase on the weekends from the traffic, where people can stop and try a few different beers. I’ll have some of my bottle bells on display, and if you beg nicely, I might give you one. If you’re staying through New Years, sign up for one of my Holiday History Walking tours, and pray for temps below the 70’s, cuz I’m gonna wear a period dress of green velvet, so if I swoon, someone please catch me. I’ve made “bottle bells”, and they are adorable, if I do say so myself. I took pictures, wrote notes, and raced home to pull plastic soda bottles out of the recycle bin. īack to Marion Square…there are some real christmas trees set up with ornaments made from recycled cans, bottles, and other cool stuff. They are on the 2nd or 3rd floor, and have balcony seating looking over the park. Their coasters even say, “Get your fizzy yellow beer off this coaster”. If you’re hungry and thirsty, a new restaurant on Calhoun St., facing the park, makes killer fish tacos and serves excellent craft beers. ![]() I won’t say ”you can’t miss it” because it’s a pain in the Aspen to find, but it’s there. ![]() facing the park, and it’s in between The Francis Marion Hotel, and St. ![]() Marion Square is bordered on 3 sides by King Street on the west, Calhoun Street on the South and Meeting Street on the East. The giant Christmas Tree light cone is so cool to walk inside and look up. (Charleston, SC) during the holidays, then go up to Marion Square and see the lights. What does this have to do with you? Follow my train of thought here: If you’ve made the wise decision to come here to T.G.C.I.T.W. Get off your phone and forget about twitter.Ĭuz everything looks great in spray paint and glitter. Has Christmas got boring? Is your life sad and bitter? You can always buy a new vacuum cleaner.” And to prove my point, I wrote a poem about it. I always say, “Husband, there is no life without glitter. My poor husband groans and claims that glitter shortens the life of his vacuum cleaner. And when Christmas rolls around, my pulse quickens and my scalp tingles, as I break out the glue and glitter. I am all of those, especially Arts-n-Crafts, which, in my opinion, is a REASON TO LIVE. You’ve got your “Nature Lovers”, your “Environmentalists”, your “Recycle Freaks”, and your “Arts-n-Crafts Geeks”, (each in varying degrees). ![]()
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