The Art Museum of WVU had some great exhibitions in 2017, from big names like Shepard Fairey to self-taught Appalachian artists. To give you an extra incentive to see Impulse, its current exhibition of works from the WVU collection, we made you this five-item scavenger hunt. You’ll know them when you find them. In clockwise motion, early stop Birds on bird, master of crop…
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Recent stories from Morgantown
BOM 2018 Best Place to Buy Men’s Apparel: Daniel’s of Morgantown
Every man should have at least one tailored suit in his steez. And every Morgantown man can get that snazzy suit from seven-time BOM winner Daniel’s of Morgantown. What color suit? According to style guru and 11-year Daniel’s salesman Phil Mauser—aka Fine Lookin’ Phil—the go-to used to be black, but now it’s blue and charcoal. This winter, Fine Lookin’ Phil says a lighter shade…
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BOM 2018 Best Media Personality: Tony Caridi
When Tony Caridi calls a basketball game at the WVU Coliseum, he’s close enough to identify players by their faces. “I don’t even know what number Nathan Adrian wore,” he says, referring to the six-foot-nine forward and Morgantown native who, for the record, wore No. 11. But calling a game on the gridiron is a different story altogether. “Football is 22 players running into each other with…
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BOM 2018 Best Business Lunch, Best Under 30 Spot, Best Vegetarian-Friendly: Black Bear Burritos
When WVU alumni Jason Coffman and Matt Showalter took over the old Falstaff’s space on Pleasant Street in 2002, Coffman—whose family’s WVU cred goes back to a many-greats-grandfather who was an early president—asked his father, a contractor, to drop by and advise them. His father walked through the door with a grin on his face. “I lived upstairs from here…
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BOM 2018 Best Local Restaurant New in 2017: Ta-Khrai Thai Cafe
Every morning, the owners of Ta-Khrai Thai Cafe make offerings—rice, oranges, something to drink—to Buddha and to Chulalongkorn, a king of Siam. That authentic environment is one reason that, of the many good new restaurants that opened in Morgantown in 2017, BOM voters chose Ta-Khrai as their favorite. “Ta-Khrai” is Thai for “lemongrass,” the bright, citrus like herb that flavors…
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