October 18th 2024
We’re excited to announce that PAL has been awarded a $115,000 grant from the Reinvestment Fund to support the development of our Food Hub Success Plan! This funding will allow us to work with experts to create nine actionable strategies that will help the Hub operate more effectively and get more local food into the Spartanburg community.
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October 5th 2024
These Spartanburg County residents hit the trails Saturday morning, but not for a jog or bike ride.
PAL, Play Advocate Live Well, organized its first community clean-up efforts this weekend, with PAL employees and local volunteers heading out to clean two city trails, the Lower Drayton Trail and Three Creeks Trail.
Samantha Swann (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
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August 19th 2024
It was identified during the Duncan Park Revisioning Plan as a priority by a steering committee of nearby residents and stakeholders, and now for the first time in decades, Duncan Park Lake is open to non-motorized boating and catch and release fishing. The new change comes on the heels of other improvements recently made to the park, including removal of invasive species and trails improvements, also identified in the revisioning plan that was spearheaded by PAL: Play, Advocate, Live Well in partnership with the City.
Today on the podcast, we're talking with City Parks, Recreation, & Special Events Director Kim Brown and PAL Executive Director Laura Ringo about the process to open up the lake and what may be next for Duncan Park.
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August 13th 2024
A meeting was held Tuesday night in Inman to lay out plans and possibilities for the trail
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August 6th 2024
In addition, PAL and its partner organizations secured a purchase agreement for the Saluda Grade Railway. The rail line will eventually become a multi-state trail.
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July 29th 2024
The lake's sunfish numbers are a bit too low, so DNR is stocking them.
By Christian Boschult cboschult@postandcourier.com
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July 23rd 2024
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) -Dust off your kayaks and head to Duncan Park Lake, as the 14-acre lake reopens for non-motorized boating and catch-and-release fishing after being untouched for decades.
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July 11th 2024
SALUDA, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Saluda Grade Trail was awarded a $450,000 grant; it is one of four projects throughout Appalachia to be selected for one.
The Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies, a part of the federal Appalachian Regional Commission, provided the grant.
The Saluda Grade Trail is a 31-mile rail trail that will travel through the Piedmont countryside before climbing into the mountains along the route of the historic Saluda Grade railway.
Non-profit organizations Conserving Carolina; PAL: Play, Advocate, Live Well; and Upstate Forever are spearheading the development of the trail.
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