“No farms, no food” is no joke—the city and the country need each other. It all comes together at the farmers’ market, where people who grow more than they eat and people who eat more than they grow meet up to make each other’s lives possible. Vital vittles trade for cold cash, and everyone goes home happier. Food tastes best…
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As flatwater paddling grows, volunteers contribute expertise to an upgrade for Star City’s riverfront. Mary Wimmer and Vaike Haas sit across from each other at a Terra Cafe table on day in early May, a laptop open between them. Pictured on the screen is a renovation plan for Edith Barill Riverfront Park, which sits only 500 feet away, just across…
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The Fourth Earl of Sandwich liked his meat between bread so he could eat neatly without interrupting his cribbage game—surely one of humanity’s all-time greatest inspirations. But some versions of the layered lunch stack higher than others. Check out our picks for Morgantown’s most heavenly handhelds. Saigon Pho Kitchen: The Banh Mi Ask Rajagopal Sundaram about the unexpected culture-meld known…
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The Morgantown History Museum’s annual Best Chef fundraiser is starting to have a history of its own. Six years ago, the Morgantown History Museum and the Daughters of the American Revolution started the Best Chef Cook-off to raise funds for the museum and to help pay for a statue of town founder Zackquill Morgan. It’s been a great success. Zackquill…
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Tygart Lake Cruises’ popular sightseeing tour boat just got bigger. Signs say one of the hottest attractions in the region this summer is the new cruise boat on Tygart Lake outside Grafton, a quick drive south of Morgantown. The Princess is a 75-foot-long double-decker sightseeing boat. Built in 2001, she gave cruises on Raystown Lake in central Pennsylvania until Dan…
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