Alfredo’s Mediterranean Grille and Steakhouse offers a world of cuisine, all on the same menu. There is perhaps no decision more difficult than choosing where to eat. It’s bad enough when you’re alone—add in a spouse or some kids, and the negotiations could drag on for hours. Alfredo’s Mediterranean Grille and Steakhouse in Charles Town makes that decision easy. At…
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From the woods to the sawmill, lumber yard, trucking company, and local retailers, Gat Creek’s story has its roots in West Virginia–but its branches stretch across the world. Matt Muck admits it—he’s not a good salesman. He doesn’t dress the part, for one thing. No matter the weather, he always wears cargo shorts and running shoes. When customers come into…
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Just a few miles from downtown Huntington, Heritage Farm Museum and Village, West Virginia’s first and only Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, offers visitors of all ages a unique, historical Appalachian experience complete with museums and activities not found elsewhere in the region. Heritage Farm Museum and Village Heritage Farm and Village is such a special place, don’t be surprised if you…
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This Fayetteville film festival puts big adventure on the big screen. “I’m never going to fly an x-wing fighter and destroy the Death Star,” says Jay Young, outreach committee chairman for the New River Alliance of Climbers. “But if I see a guy doing a crazy climb in Nepal, there’s a chance.” It’s that vicarious thrill that drives the Appalachian…
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A Charleston conference center offers space for real conversation. Laura Prisc knows how to make people talk. She’s a trained “strategic thinking partner,” so it’s her job to help businesses and organizations find better ways to communicate and solve problems. That’s how she discovered a problem: Bosses often hold workshops away from the office hoping that going “off site” will…
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