Fairmont-based Catch Cam Nets gives anglers proof for their fish tales. A few months back, Beau Robinson was fly fishing in the West Virginia back-country when he snagged a massive brook trout. “Definitely the biggest I’ve caught,” says the 26-year-old lifelong angler. “It was probably the new state record.” Robinson didn’t have any way to land the fish once he…
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An Oak Hill native rescues her childhood hangout. Picture, in your mind, a typical bowling alley. What do you see? Flickering fluorescent lights? Faded shoes first rented during the Nixon administration? Cardboard nachos with crayon yellow cheese? “We’re definitely not a typical bowling alley,” says Alison Ibarra, owner of Pinheads bowling alley in Oak Hill, in Fayette County. The 12-lane…
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The West Virginia Filmmakers Festival returns for its 19th year. Each year, in the first week of October, filmmakers and enthusiasts from all over the world gather for the West Virginia Filmmakers Festival, the oldest independent film festival in the state. Approaching its 19th year in historic Sutton, the festival is open to all directors but specifically celebrates West Virginia…
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From an unassuming office in a tiny West Virginia town, SkyTruth helps us watch what’s happening in the places we want to protect, all around the world. When the Pacific island nation of Kiribati banned commercial fishing from a vast rectangle of its ocean territory as of January 1, 2015, ships cleared out—all except for a few. The captain of…
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At this Charles Town brewery, change is the name of the game. After two years in the brewing business, Josh Vance and his brother, Michael, needed a new name for their company. “Front Porch” wasn’t cutting it. So, in 2017, they rebranded and called themselves “Abolitionist Ale Works.” The name reflects the history of Jefferson County, site of abolitionist John…
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