It’s a brand new school year! Another year to make the most of. Whether it’s your first time here or you’re back for more, we clue you in to campus culture, game-day go-tos, and tips about town. Pick up our latest issue and let our back-to-school guide get you started out right. Get an Early Start on Your Bucket List. …
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Party van partners talk dentists, disco balls, and drunks. When Kevin Todd became the seventh driver Uber approved in West Virginia after ride-hailing was legalized here in 2016, he was driving a Dodge Caravan—not the leanest ride. “There was no uberXL here at first,” Todd says. “So here I am driving around in this gas-guzzling van running uberX rides, allowed…
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The newly renovated courthouse square honors county history and geography. ➼ If you’ve walked or driven down High Street in the past year, you’ve likely noticed a big change in one of Morgantown’s most prominent streetscapes. The Monongalia County Courthouse square, situated at the corner of High Street and Chancery Row, has served as an epicenter of civic and social…
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Denise Workman M.Ed. 2004 | Kanawha County Board of Education Boone County, West Virginia, native, public school teacher, and WVU alumna Denise Workman has seen firsthand the difference an education makes. That’s why she’s so committed to helping students continue their studies beyond their high school walls. And as president of Boone County’s WVU alumni chapter—Boone County Alumni and Friends—Workman,…
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If only the party Ubers were in town all week—we could take them to city council meetings. It’s hard to tell, sometimes, whether people are paying attention to the civic running of Morgantown or not. Council meetings usually draw sparse attendance, and residents sometimes seem unclear, in casual conversation, about how things work—what the user fee is buying us, for…
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