daily304 - Episode 03.08.24

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Today is Friday, March 8, 2024.

Beckley is set to become the first Inclusive Recovery City in the U.S. A Raleigh County restaurant makes Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. And runners flock to the newly designated New River National Park…on today’s daily304.

#1 – From REGISTER-HERALD – The collaborative efforts among organizations supporting recovery in Beckley have caught the attention of a global initiative seeking to improve awareness and support for people in recovery.

Beckley is set to become the first Inclusive Recovery City in the United States. Jay Phillips, the executive director of Seed Sower, said the designation will help in further connecting recovery efforts in the area.

Seed Sower is a residential recovery service provider with 45 state-certified recovery beds spread across Raleigh, Fayette and Greenbrier counties. It also offers transportation and peer recovery services and operates a Recovery Community Organization in Beckley.

Its most visible partnership is with Fruit of Labor, a restaurant in Beckley with a recovery and culinary arts program that employs several of the individuals staying in Seed Sower recovery housing.

Philips said the Inclusive Recovery City model aims to enhance and expand these types of collaborative partnerships.

Read more:

https://www.register-herald.com/news/beckley-organizations-recognized-for-recovery-effort-invited-to-global-recovery-movement/article_675dbb48-d5df-11ee-8232-577b11ff0e7a.html

 

#2 – From WVNS-TV – The Dish Cafe in Raleigh County made Yelp’s “Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.” list for 2024.

The Dish has been a staple in Daniels, West Virginia for nearly 11 years, serving up locally-sourced, healthy meals to its customers.

“It’s a very big honor for us, you know, seeing as how it was the only restaurant from West Virginia,” said Head Chef Paul Almond.

The Dish offers rotating menus for lunch and dinner, and homemade desserts.

Read more:

https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/the-dish-cafe-makes-yelp-top-100-places-to-eat-in-the-u-s/

 

#3 – From WV EXPLORER – Since becoming one of America’s newest national parks, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has grown even more popular, especially with trail runners.

What does this amazing destination in rural West Virginia have to offer? More than 70,000 acres of hikable, bikeable, raftable, and climbable public land along 53 miles of the rugged New River in the longest, deepest river gorge in the Appalachian Mountains.

Avid runner Brandon Mehlinger says there are two trails in the gorge that every runner must experience.

“Two of the best trails in the New River Gorge National Park for trail running are Long Point Trail and Kaymoor Miner’s Trail,” says Mehlinger, a spokesperson for Active Southern West Virginia.

If you like to plan your travel around races, the New River Gorge offers two big events — the Bridge Day 5K in October and the six-mile New River Gorge Rim-to-Rim Race in May.

Both involve the stunning and much-photographed New River Gorge Bridge, which runners pass under during the rim-to-rim, Mehlinger says.

Read more:

https://wvexplorer.com/2024/02/29/new-river-gorge-national-park-west-virginia-runners-running/

 

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