Selling real estate didn’t do much for Bob Burdette. “To be quite honest with you, I wasn’t very good at it,” he says. “I just didn’t get a lot from it.” So 35 years ago, he decided to try his hand at selling insurance through State Farm. He’s never looked back. “If somebody’s home burns down, you can stand in the front yard and give them…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
BOM 2018 Best Hotel: Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
With a modern new look and feel, the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place is a striking symbol of Morgantown’s business growth and progress. From its naturally lit lobbies to its new steakhouse, Bourbon Prime, it surrounds visitors in comfort and elegance.When the ownership of the already-loved Waterfront Place Hotel changed in 2014, the new management’s goal was to capture the modern styles of millennials while…
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BOM 2018 Best Charity/Nonprofit: Christian Help
Good works happen every day at Christian Help. A man had no electricity for over a month, and this nonprofit helped him get it back. A woman from out of town was at the hospital. She had no family and no clothes to wear, and Christian Help gave her clothes and items to help her during her stay. A young couple adopted a baby…
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BOM 2018 Best Music Venue: 123 Pleasant Street
These 1890s Pleasant Street rowhouses-turned-hangout have been dedicated to live music since the 1980s, when Marsha Ferber started the Underground Railroad and, later, the all-ages Dry House. They’ve hosted thousands of live shows, fostering local musicians and bringing in big-name touring acts as eclectic as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bo Diddley, and Wynton Marsalis. Professional West Virginia musicians like Todd Burge remember Ferber with…
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BOM 2018 Best Golf Course: Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa
Golf in the footsteps of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Sam Snead at Lakeview’s two championship courses on Cheat Lake. The 1985 Mountainview Course and the Lakeview Course, where the first nine opened in 1950 and the second nine in 1954, pose challenges for the entire range of skill levels and reward golfers with striking views. Check out the spa afterward, or book…
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