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Clarksburg Amp Announces Commodores Cancelation
City Parks of Clarksburg and the Clarksburg Amphitheater, regretfully, announces the cancelation of The Commodores due to unforeseen circumstances. "We are hopeful that The Commodores might be able to make their debut in Clarksburg. Trevor DeVaul, Recreation Coordinator of Parks, said. “The Commodores team was exceptional to work with and worked endlessly with us to make the show a success.”
Mountain State Art & Craft Fair to celebrate Appalachian culture through arts, food, music
RIPLEY — The 2024 Mountain State Art and Craft Fair showcases juried artisans, live music, heritage demonstrations and food from throughout West Virginia and Appalachia. The MSACF is taking place Thursday through Sunday at Cedar Lakes Conference Center near Ripley from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Admission is $7 daily with seniors over 55 and children ages 3-11 admitted for $5. There are acres of free parking available.
Babydog is not West Virginia’s Li’l Sebastian. She’s ‘puppaganda.’
On West Virginia Day, Gov. Jim Justice held a dedication to the four new murals in the state Capitol rotunda. The next day, we heard rumors that Babydog, Justice’s prized English bulldog, was in the murals. Sure enough, when I looked through the state Legislature’s photo gallery, there she was … right between a painter […] The post Babydog is not West Virginia’s Li’l Sebastian. She’s ‘puppaganda.’ appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Restaurant Road Trip: Lincoln’s Cake Therapy
SALEM, W.Va. (WBOY) –– If you’re shopping in downtown Salem and you smell something sweet, it’s almost definitely coming from Lincoln’s Cake Therapy. Owners Amanda and Ben Frix opened the bakery after being inspired by their son Lincoln, and they operate under the foundation of: “to give God all the praise, bake with love and make your day a little sweeter.”
Reporter’s Notebook: Dog eat dog
When I covered the dedication of the new murals at the State Capitol Building on West Virginia Day nearly two weeks ago, I did not notice the inclusion of Gov. Jim Justice’s Babydog in one of the murals. In fact, I wrote a pretty nice story about the dedication...
Art Exhibit Celebrates Pollinators And Appalachian Writer Talks Book ‘No Son Of Mine,’ This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, writer Jonathan Corcoran grew up in Elkins. While in college, his mother discovered he was gay. She disowned him and told him to never come back to West Virginia. She died in 2020. They never reconciled. Corcoran, a writing professor at New York University, has...
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