Here are five ideas that will make your mother smile—and will last longer than flowers! 1. Give a West Virginia handmade keepsake, like this bowl from Full Circle Ceramic in Huntington, and support a local artisan. 2. Give an experience—and views—of a lifetime with a soaring experience at Eastern Soaring Center in Petersburg. 3. Stop by Fish Hawk Market in…
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Anna Jarvis is known in West Virginia for her desire to celebrate those who brought us into the world. But many might not be aware just how seriously she took her idea. ➼ If your plan for Mother’s Day entails purchasing a greeting card and some flowers for the woman who raised you, you might want to think again. Anna…
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Calvin Broyles Jewelers puts their heart in West Virginia and gives back to the state they love. When third-generation jeweler Beau Broyles of Calvin Broyles Jewelers wanted to make a piece of jewelry celebrating West Virginia, he knew it would revolve around a heart. “We, as a family and a company, have a lot of love for our state,” he…
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Why do we love banana bread? For one thing, it’s handy. Just combine a few pantry staples with some really ripe bananas—what kitchen counter doesn’t have a few of those?—and soon you’ve got a sweet treat perfect for breakfast, or dessert, or a late night snack. But as much as we love that tried-and-true recipe from Grandma’s cookbook, it’s good…
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Berkeley County is home to a first-in-the-U.S. technology for turning household waste to a high-energy solid fuel. West Virginia has a long and proud reputation as an energy state. So it’s not surprising that, when Berkeley County officials saw more and more people moving into the Eastern Panhandle early this century and less and less space for landfilling the waste…
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