This Wheeling dining institution first appeared in these pages back in 2009. We caught up with founder Susan Haddad to see how things are going. Over the past 12 years, Susan Haddad has learned a lot about crepes—and community. When she opened her Wheeling café, Later Alligator, in 2006, she could count the number of businesses surrounding her in the…
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We are kicking off our 10th anniversary by adding a new ancillary business. For 10 years, the writers at New South Media have used their talents to fill our publications with stories about this wild, wonderful state we call home. Now, the minds that bring you WV Living, WV Weddings, Wonderful West Virginia, Morgantown magazine, and Explore are ready to…
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A treat 20 years in the making brings success to a Barboursville dessertier. Michelle Hill is an unusually busy person. She sells quilts, stamps, and coins from her Main Street storefronts in downtown Barboursville. She has also made a name for herself throughout West Virginia with her longtime obsession: chocolate covered cherries. In her youth, Hill made the treats with…
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This Harpers Ferry space is a gathering place for locals and tourists alike. For all its perks—a popular national park, a downtown filled with unique shops and restaurants, a thriving arts scene, all within an easy drive from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland—Chad and Carrie Gauthier felt Harpers Ferry was lacking one thing. There was nowhere to host special events….
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Looking back on the people and places featured in the very first issue back in winter 2008. Katie Lee When author and television personality Katie Lee appeared in the first issue of WV Living, she had just celebrated her fourth wedding anniversary with rock legend Billy Joel and released her first cookbook, The Comfort Table. Since then, her star has…
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