A Costa Rican encounter inspires a sweet new Eastern Panhandle venture. Jack Meyer has done a little bit of everything. He’s traveled the world, lived in Saudi Arabia for a while and worked back in the states as an investment broker. He has experience in county government, got involved in real estate for a spell, and even owned a portable…
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Happy Crafters spins an online business into a bustling hangout for creatives. When shopping at Happy Crafters, a small shop on Morgantown’s Don Knotts Boulevard, it isn’t unusual to meet crafters on pilgrimages from other states. “People come in from eight hours out of town,” says Chelsea Hellen, Happy Crafter’s brand manager. “This is one of their stops when they…
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WVU Tech student creates a mushroom-based solution to plastic products. Take a swig from a plastic cup, toss it in the trash, and it’s gone, right? Not really. That plastic cup could take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill, if it ever does. Even in the ocean––where sunlight and warm water assist the decomposition process––it can release…
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A century after the Temperance Movement put it out of business, Parkersburg Brewing is back. Parkersburg Brewing Company was started by two German immigrants in 1864. At one time, the company employed 30 men to produce 60,000 barrels of beer every year, making it a significant producer of alcohol in the state and an important part of the city’s downtown…
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Get your just desserts on Charleston’s Capitol Street. Charleston’s Capitol Street is so named because, long before the big gold dome we know today, the state’s center of government was smack in the middle of downtown. The street remains Charleston’s capital of culture, with many of the town’s best restaurants and shops located within just a few blocks. It’s also…
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