Wine and Jazz wins Best Festival year after year. The two-day celebration draws more than 5,000 attendees each year. And what’s not to love? Wine and Jazz showcases local and regional jazz artists in hourlong sets, also welcoming performers from as far as New York and Kansas City. “Big bands to small combos, traditional to avant-garde, we have pretty much any style that’s been around in the past 50 years,” says festival board…
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Between the retail shops, medical services, casual and upscale restaurants, movie theater, and baseball stadium, it’s possible to spend an entire day crossing off errands and having a good time at University Town Centre. The Interstate 79 Exit 153 that opened in the fall of 2016 made access to the newer shops and restaurants at the southern end—Panda Express, Star Furniture, car dealerships, and others—even…
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In today’s world of self-service shoe stores, a shop that does fittings is a rarity. That’s not always for the better, says Shoe Story owner Julie Jordan. “A lot of people are wearing the wrong width, the wrong fit without realizing it,” Jordan says. A poor fit can cause fatigue, contribute over time to fallen arches or plantar fasciitis, or aggravate arthritis. “There are so many…
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A good pet shop is a sanctuary for animals as colorful as the people hoping to take them home. The atmosphere at Exotic Jungle is exactly as advertised—exotic, hospitable, and teeming with character. The number of standout characters is too much to name here: Marley the Savannah Monitor, who wore a sporty Santa uniform in December; parakeets jumping laps around each other; one cat sleeping on top of a boa…
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A staple in downtown Morgantown, The Elegant Alley Cat has gifts for every occasion. West Virginia–themed goods, local artwork, jewelry and accessories, housewares, and seasonal and year-round decor give customers the warm and loving feeling of home. Just looking around is part of the experience. At The Elegant Alley Cat, finding gifts is not the challenge—it’s having to choose between the two or three or maybe…
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