The Best of the Burg

Mari and Anthony are back for another Friday edition of The Best of the Burg. They're joined by Guestie Bestie, Shelley Basinger, the Public Information Officer for Bedford County to talk about revitalization projects the Bedford Canning Facility, the Bedford County Animal Shelter's expansion, outdoor pickleball courts, and more. Wes Smallshaw from Lynchburg Parks & Rec talks about Mar...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another Friday edition of The Best of the Burg. In the Partnering for Good Segment brought to you by Bank of the James, Shawne Farmer from Interfaith Outreach and Steve Monetti from the Blue Ridge Reentry Council join to talk about what the organization does, their upcoming Summit event, how Interfaith Outreach, Steve's biggest piece of advice for peo...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another edition of The Best of the Burg. They talk about some of the National Days that happened over the week including National Random Acts of Kindness Day, National Muffin Day, and National Margherita Day. Dennis Carter and Jamie Hall from Carter & Company make their Best of the Burg debut to talk about Liberty, Virginia, and Virginia Tech basketba...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another edition of The Best of the Burg! They're joined by Keith Harvey, the Guest Curator of the Lynchburg Museum, joins the Partnering For Good segment brought to you by Bank of the James, to talk about the new exhibit on entertainment and life in Lynchburg back in 1925. They talk about Valentine's Day and Single's Awareness Day. Seth Bigham...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another edition of The Best of the Burg. In the Partnering for Good segment brought to you by Bank of the James, Sarah Quarantotto from Miriam's House joins the show to talk about the 4th Annual Coldest Night of the Year Walk, what the organization does to help end homelessness, and more. Mari and Anthony talked about the National Days for this weeken...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another Friday edition of The Best of the Burg. They're joined by Jim Messier from Arthur's Jewelry to talk about a book on their trip to Antwerp, Belgium, Valentine's Day and great gifts for that special someone, engagement rings, the She Said Yes Wedding Band and Remount Event, and much more. In the Partnering For Good segment brought to you...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another edition of The Best of the Burg. They're joined by Dr. Suzanne Shalet from All Around Equine to talk about an event with a horse from this week, going to farms to treat horses, the types of exams she performs, the importance of purchase exams, and more. They're also joined by Jimmy Davis from Bank of the James and Nat Marshall from the Lyn...

Mari White and Anthony McAvoy are back for another edition of The Best of the Burg. They're joined by Guestie Bestie, Tim Saunders, the Deputy Director of the Central Virginia Workforce Development Board, to talk about barriers that people they help are facing, their grant program, the current state of the workforce in the area, teaching at CVCC, and more. Heather Hamilton joins to talk about...

Mari and Anthony are back for another Friday edition of The Best of the Burg. They are joined by Justin Toler and Chris Hughes from Georgia Pacific to talk about what they do, the products they make, their paper mill in Big Island, benefits their employees get, their upcoming job fair, and more. Phyllis Everett from Sapient Health Services to talk about their clinic allowing nurse practitioners to...

Mari and Anthony are back for the first edition of The Best of the Burg in 2025! They talk with Kate Goodman about the "Chase the Chill" event to help provide scarves and warm clothes to people in need. They also talk about some National Days from this past week as well as popular New Year's Resolutions. In the Partnering For Good Segment brought to you by Bank of the James, Jimmy Davis from the s...