West Virginia’s only touring Shakespeare troupe is back with the bard’s lesser known works. (2019 line-up) In 2014, West Virginia was one of just two states that didn’t have a Shakespeare troupe or festival. It was a lack that southern West Virginia native Jason Young and his friends from their theater days at Fairmont State University lamented. His best friend…
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Co-owners of Harmony Ridge Gallery in Lewisburg. Meet Monica and Aaron Maxwell. Fourteen years ago, these California natives made their way to Lewisburg after owning a shop and gallery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for 10 years. They had visited Lewisburg several times and, with each visit, felt more and more connected. In 2004, they packed their bags and opened Harmony…
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Swift Level Farm proves providing high-quality, locally sourced products is best when it’s a family affair. Every summer during her childhood, Jennifer “Tootie” Jones woke up, pulled on her boots, and ran around her grandparents’ farm in Greenbrier County with her siblings and a crew of cousins. Some days, the kids packed a lunch, saddled up, and explored Morlunda Farms—now…
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A tiny coffee hub in Hundred keeps locals and commuters fueled. In a sleepy hamlet of about 280 people, a refurbished trailer off the side of a highway seems an unlikely place for a thriving business. But that’s where you’ll find Lori’s Cup of Joe, off route 250 in Hundred, keeping this tiny community caffeinated. This coffee shop on wheels…
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Shepherdstown’s Bavarian Inn pays homage to family history with its new brewpub. for more than four decades, Bavarian Inn has provided elegant accommodations in an alpine-style hotel that looks like it jumped straight from the pages of your favorite children’s book. But in February, the Shepherdstown resort started a whole new chapter with the grand opening of Bavarian Brothers Brewery….
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