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Your 2023 West Virginia Watch Wrapped

BY: - December 5, 2023

Happy Spotify Wrapped Season to all who celebrate! The music app Spotify creates a list for each user in late November to show how many minutes they used the app listening to music and podcasts, and lists their top genres, artists, songs and podcasts. We just launched in July, but let’s look at what the […]

Now at Garnet, Manna Meal looks to buy property or lease long-term 

BY: - December 5, 2023

A Charleston soup kitchen has a roof over its head again after serving meals outdoors from a food truck for most of November, but the former Garnet Career Center will likely not be a forever home for Manna Meal, leaders said Monday.  Amy Wolfe, Manna Meal’s executive director, said the non-profit’s next step will be […]

Manna Meal to resume indoor service in downtown Charleston

BY: - November 30, 2023

After serving meals outside from a food truck for more than two weeks, Charleston’s only soup kitchen will resume indoor service this weekend at a new location.  Beginning Saturday, Manna Meal will serve breakfast and lunch from the former Garnet Career Center in downtown Charleston, the nonprofit announced Thursday.  “This move is a reflection of […]

‘This is not sustainable’: Charleston soup kitchen looks for new permanent location

BY: - November 10, 2023

After suspending services at a downtown church, Charleston’s only soup kitchen is continuing to serve meals from a food truck. But as winter approaches, Manna Meal leaders say the program needs a new permanent indoor dining space. “This is not sustainable,” Manna Meal director Amy Wolfe said of serving food. “Even though it’s a solution, […]