➼ Dining al fresco is one of summer’s great pleasures. These days, Morgantown has more options than ever. Upscale, casual, lakeside, back deck—we could eat outside from April through October and never get bored with the scenery. This summer, take in the good food and fresh air at some of our favorite spots. Table 9 The only way to eat…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
Mike Quick
Mike Quick has been a bondsman with Bill’s Bail Bonds for almost a decade. The job requires him to remain on call at almost all hours—on a recent birthday, he arrived at the office at 7:30 a.m. and didn’t get home until after midnight. We spoke with him about how the industry works and why he loves his job anyway….
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A Sweet New Sport
You can’t spear the ball in pickleball, but you can slice it. ➼ America’s fastest-growing sport has taken root in Morgantown. First played in 1965, pickleball, a hybrid of racket-based games, is popular among Mountain State snowbirds who spend winters south. Its local origins spring from a converted tennis court in Granville. When Justin Stephens’ parents introduced him to the…
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Ready. Aim. Shoot.
A new shooting range and gun shop is hitting its mark in Sabraton. ➼ Defense in Depth (DID) says it takes a 360-degree approach to defense—and it means that literally and figuratively. This state-of-the-art shooting range and gun shop caters to everyone: women, beginners, firearms enthusiasts, military, seniors, children, and law enforcement. It does that by emphasizing gun safety training,…
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Backspin
A Morgantown native returns home and creates an internationally popular electronic music magazine. ➼ Joseph Wensell has never been afraid of taking chances. He grew up in Morgantown but moved to Washington, D.C., after graduating from high school in the late 1980s, without any plan or connections. He spent some time doing dishes in Irish pubs until he got a…
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