A Day with Governor Joe Manchin
By Thomas Harding
 
9.45 am, Wellness Center, Romney.
We were all waiting for the Governor of West Virginia. There were maybe 20 of us – fitness center staff in blue polo shirts, executives in neatly pressed grey suits, a state senator in bright skirt and jacket – waiting in the concrete and [...]

By Thomas Harding
So things are on the up.
According to local realtors we are seeing an extremely active market in the sub $300,000 range, with multiple offers commonplace. We are even witnessing  the return of escalation clauses from buyers, something we haven’t seen since the heady days of 2005 and 2006.
We are also seeing the return [...]

By Doug Humprheys
Vacation is a relative term. Before I was married a vacation was a week spent hunting or fishing with friends. After marriage, vacation became a quiet beach, a good book, and romantic evening walks. Now, with two small children, vacation is moving madness from Shepherdstown to a beach town on the Outer Banks.
During [...]

By Steve Chase
Back in 1979–80, I played a horn with the house band of a bar called the Inn Place in Connecticut. Those were the days when analog instruments still ruled the day. Our keyboardist had this monophonic mini-Korg synthesizer, the budget version of the professional level Mini-Moog that was played by masters like Chick [...]

By Jeff Feldman
Lately I’ve been reminded of a silly campfire skit I once saw. The campfire host is speaking to those gathered when another person races onto the scene, flailing their arms, shouting, “It’s all around me! Help! It’s all around me!” The host stops the person, and with clear concern, asks, “What is it? [...]

TRT Preaches ‘No Pain, No Problem’
Ten years after having his feet operated on, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella has opened a retail space in Shepherdstown that will help to prevent others from making the same running mistakes he made in the past.
Two Rivers Treads, whose mission is to help walkers and runners get strong in the right [...]

By Keith Alexander
If you are walking along German Street this July and see someone dressed in old-fashioned clothes leading a tour, you probably aren’t hallucinating. You’re seeing a summer living history tour, a new initiative of Shepherd University’s historic preservation program.
Two Shepherd University students lead the tours, which they researched and wrote themselves. The students [...]

CraftWorks at Cool Spring, the Two Rivers region’s nonprofit center for craft, art, and sustainable living, announces new programs to support and promote Jefferson County artists, artisans, and cultural institutions.
A new Jefferson County Arts & Culture calendar is a community-managed online calendar promoting all arts, culture, and heritage events in Jefferson County. Members of the arts [...]