Good works happen every day at Christian Help. A man had no electricity for over a month, and this nonprofit helped him get it back. A woman from out of town was at the hospital. She had no family and no clothes to wear, and Christian Help gave her clothes and items to help her during her stay. A young couple adopted a baby…
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These 1890s Pleasant Street rowhouses-turned-hangout have been dedicated to live music since the 1980s, when Marsha Ferber started the Underground Railroad and, later, the all-ages Dry House. They’ve hosted thousands of live shows, fostering local musicians and bringing in big-name touring acts as eclectic as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bo Diddley, and Wynton Marsalis. Professional West Virginia musicians like Todd Burge remember Ferber with…
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Golf in the footsteps of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Sam Snead at Lakeview’s two championship courses on Cheat Lake. The 1985 Mountainview Course and the Lakeview Course, where the first nine opened in 1950 and the second nine in 1954, pose challenges for the entire range of skill levels and reward golfers with striking views. Check out the spa afterward, or book…
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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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