Maria’s Taqueria in Shepherdstown is making the best possible version of a familiar favorite. For the purpose of this story we’re going to call Maria’s Taqueria a Mexican restaurant, for lack of a better term, but you should know that Maria herself doesn’t really think of it that way. “I’m white—some weird mix of Irish Catholic, German, Irish, and who…
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Glascock’s Produce in Morgan County has been doing it for more than 20 years. Glascock’s Produce is a household name among Eastern Panhandle market-goers. They’ve been at the Berkeley Springs Farmers Market since the market started up in 2002, and at one time they worked seven markets in the region. They’re that go-to vendor that always has the season’s most…
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A West Virginia artist, Burl Jones, draws inspiration from the American West to make timeless works of art. The native american hunter, all bulging muscle and sinew, lies close to his horse’s neck as the beast reaches full gallop. He clutches a flint-tipped spear in his right hand. With his left he holds a buffalo hide, draping the skin over…
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Old Hemlock Foundation in Preston County carries a gentle legacy forward. photographed by Carla Witt Ford In 1939, a creative couple living in New York City bought an 18th century homestead in Preston County. A Pennsylvania-born illustrator of periodicals like Cosmopolitan and McCall’s Magazine, George Bird Evans had been raised to love bird dogs and the hunt. When he and…
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Once a historic private home, the 200-year-old Edgarton Inn is now a homey bed and breakfast.