A hometown historian revives Webster Springs’ Lovers Lane. David Gillespie was born in Webster Springs in 1938. His father was a coal miner and their family home was only 200 yards from Lovers Lane, a simple wooden boardwalk that allowed townspeople to walk the three-quarters of a mile to the Conrad Hotel and grist mill without trudging through the mud…
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An acclaimed Philadelphia mural artist brightens up Charles Town with local help. The colorful mural mosaics of Isaiah Zagar splash across hundreds of walls in downtown Philadelphia. For many of them, Zagar draws the outlines on the walls of privately owned buildings. Then community members fill in the lines by painting and then arranging thousands of pieces of pottery, glass,…
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A Raleigh County coal miner takes up growing hops as his backup plan and finds himself becoming a farmer. One day a few years ago, the coal mine where Jonathan Ward works suffered a round of layoffs. He survived the cut and went home that day still employed, but wary. He and a friend talked about how coal mining continues…
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Take to the skies for a view of the New River Gorge you’ll never forget—or regret.
In honor of Independence Day, WV Living Magazine is giving a high five to a few of our favorite independent bookstores! You might come to Taylor Books for the massive library of books and magazines, but you’ll wanna stick around for a freshly baked scone and a cup of coffee from the cafe! There is live music every Friday and…
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