Count Denver’s Jefferson Park neighborhood as being Awake. Wide Awake. In name and in fact. Why? Awake sober bar and coffee shop. That’s why. And the timing couldn’t be better. Indeed, with the pandemic wreaking havoc in the world — and substance abuse rising accordingly — it’s most definitely an apropos moment to launch a sober hangout. That’s the feeling… Read More
Friendly House certainly has some high profile friends. Then again, when you’ve been successfully operating in Los Angeles for nearly 70 years, you’d better have some high profile friends. This year, those friends joined Lena Dunham as she emceed a fundraiser for the recovery center. The cause couldn’t have been more worthy. Neither could the gathering. The friends of Friendly… Read More
Addiction makes life unmanageable. We know that. Substance abuse can wreck our worlds. We know that too. That’s why we get clean. Now that we’re sober though, we’ve gotta stay sober. And that takes work. It also takes being in a safe place. A place like the halfway house in Delray Beach known as Healing Properties. Why Should I Choose… Read More
