On the Partners for Active Living podcast,The Daily Required, we talk about the work we're doing, interview friends and partners about the ways they like to stay active, and talk with experts about the work they do as we aim to make Spartanburg a healthier place to live, work and play.
By Laura Ringo, Executive Director of Partners for Active Living
Sometime earlier this spring I celebrated my 10th anniversary as the executive director of PAL. Over the last decade I have learned a lot about nonprofit management and often joke that I could write a book on the ‘do’s and especiall… read more
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There is an aphorism that says “Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the adult.” It’s well known that cognitive and physical development is most rapid during the preschool years. Similarly, eating and activity habits are established during this time of child development as well. T… read more
Posted inBy Will Beeker, Hub Cycle Coordinator for Partners for Active Living
Last Friday PAL held the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium for the 12th year, and I thought I would give everyone a short history of how crits as we know them today, came to be.
In the early 1900’s there were v… read more
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I ride to work most every day. I don’t really like riding in the rain, and some days I have meetings that take me beyond my bicycling limits for workday travel. But any other day—and I've ridden when it’s over 100 degrees and when it’s below 10 degrees—I saddle up and pedal the two miles from my hou… read more
Posted inInnovative partnership with Way to Wellville highlights the value of drinking tap water, celebrates new bottle refill station in Downtown Spartanburg
By Chad Lawson, Communications Manager from Spartanburg Water & PAL board member
Spartanburg Water is partnering with the Way to Wellville and t… read more
Posted inBy Linda Bilanchone, Hampton Heights resident
Hampton Heights is a neighborhood full of old houses and new attitudes. The old houses are beautiful and so are the new attitudes. The old houses were built between 1880 and 1920; the new attitudes are 21st century.
The new attitudes are focused o… read more
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At this week’s meeting of the Spartanburg Childhood Obesity Taskforce (COTF), I was reminded of the term “collaboraction”. Brendan Buttimer wrote about it recently in this space. On this day, sixteen members of the taskforce met to discuss current successes and plan future projects. The taskforc… read more
Posted inA couple of weekends ago I took advantage of a quick family trip to New York City to visit one of my favorite places, Washington Square Park. In spring-like weather on a February Sunday afternoon, I listened to old-time banjo music, classical grand piano, straight-ahead jazz and dueling baritone sax… read more
Posted inBy Laura Ringo, Executive Director for Partners for Active Living
One of my favorite places is a park in my hometown of Maryville, Tennessee called Sandy Springs Park. The park is a treasured community gathering place along a creek and extensive greenway system.
Regardless of my phase in life,… read more
Posted inBy Bess Lee, PAL board member
On one of our first visits, prior to moving to Spartanburg, I noticed the trail adjacent to Pine Street. I was thrilled to learn of the Rail Trail’s existence as we had an infant son and I was looking for a safe place to walk him in the stroller (and get some exerc… read more
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