People battling addiction hired as new staff for Crystal’s Country Diner’s 2nd location

SHIVELY, Ky. (WDRB) — A former bar in Shively has reopened as something very different: a restaurant with no alcohol and a mission rooted in recovery.

Crystal’s Country Diner South, located at 3309 Camp Ground Road, opened its doors Monday, offering classic down-home cooking alongside second chances for men and women rebuilding their lives after drug and alcohol addiction.

The diner employs 18 people in recovery through a partnership with Recovery Now, a treatment program that helps participants transition back into the workforce…

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