Church-made chocolate eggs can tear Reese’s to pieces. When spring comes to West Virginia, you can be certain that good food isn’t far behind. The pungent smell of ramps fill VFW halls and conference centers around the state. In Helvetia, Fasnacht revelers line up for hearty Swiss cuisine at The Hutte. In Pickens, locals fire up their pancake griddles for…
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A family business spans three generations offering fashion-forward trends at Yarid’s. It’s the quintessential American story—an immigrant comes to America searching for prosperity and, with a little luck, starts a business that can provide for his family for many years to come. It’s also the story of Yarid’s, a store that was first established in Lewisburg in 1918. Samuel Yarid…
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This Jackson County community has pride in spades–and parades. It’s a warm September morning and 50 people are gathered on the banks of Mill Creek near Ripley—high school students, kids from a local Christian camp, business owners, families, even the mayor. They wade knee-deep in the cool waters, digging out debris—old tires, tree limbs, bits of plastic—and stuff it into…
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Local, award-winning publishing house shares its secret to success. After the West Virginia flood of 1985, Cathy Teets and her husband moved from newspaper publishing to book publishing, and in 1988 they started Headline Books in Terra Alta. The first book they published was A. James Manchin: A Biography of Controversy. Because it was published amid scandal over Manchin’s investments…
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WVU offers online music lessons to students statewide. Aya Hobeika was nervous at first. Her posture was tense as she gripped her violin and glided her bow across the strings. Her focus had gravitated toward one thing: the person on the other side of her computer screen. Hobeika is one of dozens of West Virginia students who have participated in…
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