Imagine them all over West Virginia, growing produce for you and me. ➼ If you haven’t seen with your own eyes the neon pink structure that glows on the left bank when it’s cold out, you’ve probably heard about it. It looks like a rave you’re missing or some avant-garde art installation. That fanciful hue gives entirely the wrong impression…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
Carl Sickles
➼ Carl Sickles is the owner of Affordable Landscaping Supplies, winner of Best Landscaper in our 2019 Best of Morgantown awards. He’s a lifelong Morgantown resident—except for six months he lived outside West Virginia once to get a sawmill industry certification in Memphis. Sickles is considering expanding his business to the Clarksburg area in the not-too-distant future, but for now…
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Trading Up
Reclaim Design’s Sarah McBride shares tips for a spring refresh. What are your favorite furniture stores? I love to support local business whenever possible. Several local retail stores offer quality pieces with numerous custom options—a great approach for folks who need to see and feel. I’ve also had lots of success with online retailers such as Wayfair, Joybird, Article, West…
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House Hunting 101
Loans and taxes and budgets, oh my. ➼ As the saying goes, “There’s no place like home.” But that doesn’t mean shopping for one is easy. Luckily for first-time home buyers, the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority lends a guiding hand. “The mission of the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority is to assist low income families in finding safe, decent, and affordable housing opportunities,”…
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An Ordinary Beauty
Patricia Harman’s latest novel captures life in West Virginia amidst the struggles of World War II. ➼ Nothing miraculous happens in this book. There’s no love triangle. No sleep-with-the-lights-on mystery. No sword-clashing battle scene. Patricia Harman’s Once a Midwife portrays the ordinary, small-town world of West Virginia midwife Patience Hester during the second World War. Yet, that ordinariness makes Patience’s…
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