Morgantown enjoys a wealth of theater performances this fall. The holiday season brings us many of the best theater performances of the year, and this year, Morgantown isn’t holding back. From classics to comedy and simple to spectacular, there’s a show for everyone. Here’s our guide. M.T. Pockets Theatre Company M.T. Pockets has multiple shows this fall and holiday season….
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Recent stories from Morgantown
Committed
Historians at a Lewis County landmark go to great lengths to tell the story of the criminally insane, a history long kept behind locked doors. “It all starts with a question,” says Rebecca Gleason, operations manager at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston. Each year, tour guides marshal legions of people through the state mental hospital–turned–historic attraction. They show off…
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Sidestepping
The sidewalk problem–who pays and how does it get enforced?–is yet to be resolved. It’s been two years since we last bemoaned the condition of city sidewalks in these pages. For such a foot-happy community— 12th among cities under 100,000 in 2012, with more than 18 percent of residents walking to work—Morgantown has terrible sidewalks. Since a new city manager…
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A New Infusion
The new Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place aims to engage with a millennial demographic as well as with the community it calls home. The sleek brick-and-glass tower with its modern silhouette and pristine landscaping perched on Morgantown’s revitalized Wharf District has become something of an icon. For parents and new WVU students, tailgaters and tourists, natives and transplants traveling on…
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Uniting for Education
The Women United affinity group of the local United Way is targeting early-childhood literacy. It’s a sad fact that children from low-income families don’t start school with the same size vocabulary as children from high-income families. They have fewer books, and they’re read to less often. By the time they start school, research shows, they’ve heard 30 million fewer words…
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