Holl’s Chocolates makes a classic even better. The story behind Holl’s Chocolates almost sounds too perfect—too adorably quaint—to be true. It’s like what a team of professional marketers would come up with if they sat down to brainstorm the ideal background of a box of chocolates: Swiss boy in the 1940s with the perfect name of “Fritz.” An apprenticeship in…
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This little shop in Monroe County packs in a lot of cheese—and a lot of other things too. Everybody loves cheese. Think about it; it’s true. You love cheese, don’t you? And therefore, everybody is practically guaranteed to love Cheese ’N More in Monroe County. Call it the “transitive property of cheese.” Cheese ’N More is a sweet little shop…
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A Huntington-based band is catching wind—even though its members try not to think about it. Things are going well for the guys in the Huntington-based rock group Ona. In 2014 they released a cassette single of their song “Ides of July” to enthusiastic reviews. Last summer the song appeared on a listener favorites’ playlist compiled by National Public Radio’s All…
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Prehistoric Planet of Marion County supplies replica fossils to institutions, researchers, and collectors around the world. Not everyone who wants a dinosaur fossil can have the genuine article—there simply aren’t enough to go around. Enter Prehistoric Planet of Barrackville, a supplier of replica fossils to institutions and collectors everywhere. “We call ourselves ‘the museum where you can purchase every exhibit,’”…
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Gabe’s, the former Gabriel Brothers, got its start in West Virginia half a century ago as one of the pioneers of deep-discount fashion.