Christian Lopez is doing things his way in Nashville. Last summer, the website Rolling Stone Country included Martinsburg native Christian Lopez on its list of “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know.” And yet Lopez’s sophomore album Red Arrow, released in September, doesn’t really feel like a country record. Some might classify it as “Americana”—that popular catchall genre for…
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Three best friends from Kingwood start their own mobile boutique. Chelsey Greaser, Moriah Peddicord, and her sister Miranda Peddicord are three friends from Kingwood who always dreamt of opening their own boutique but never had the time. In fall 2016, Moriah Peddicord was doing some research online and came across the idea of a mobile boutique. “We enjoy being outside…
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Governor Jim Justice prides himself in speaking the language of the common man. During his 2017 State of the State speech, he called it “plain talk.” “And that’s what I think West Virginians want to hear,” he said. Justice definitely has a penchant for using elaborate metaphors and analogies to make his points. He has his own political vocabulary, peppering…
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Libraries across the state are offering much more than books, movies, and music. Libraries have always been places of discovery, with shelves of tales real and imagined for readers to enjoy. But public libraries throughout West Virginia are finding ways to help patrons make their own adventures. Some libraries are now offering items for nature lovers. Pocahontas County Free Libraries…
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A Charleston attorney gains national recognition for defending homeless rights.