The team at Mountain State Medical Specialties believes that informed patients make better decisions about their health and well-being. So when it comes to dermatology, the practice’s website offers easy-to-understand information about skin care, common diagnoses, and treatment options—empowering patients to take strong roles in their own skin health. Prevention, the website reminds us, is the best medicine: Protect skin from the sun, keep it clean,…
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Years ago, Allan Feldman went out looking to buy a house. He ended up with a laundromat instead. Feldman was a licensed real estate agent and was inspecting a home as a possible investment. He decided it wasn’t right for his purposes, but the owner casually mentioned that he also had a laundromat for sale. Almost on impulse, Feldman jumped into the laundry business. “It…
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Every pet owner knows that terrifying feeling: It’s the middle of the night, and your furry, feathered, or reptilian best friend isn’t acting normal. Who do you call? That’s where Cheat Lake Animal Hospital comes in. CLAH is the only full-service, 24-hour animal hospital in the Morgantown area. “Our emergency service allows people to come in when their animal is sick without having to schedule…
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In 2007, Empty Bowls consisted almost solely of the annual fundraising luncheon that Morgantown has come to know and love. People from all over the county come to enjoy some 50 varieties of soup and bread, after which they leave with empty, hand-painted bowls. Creator of the concept John Hartom hoped that the bowl would serve as a visual reminder of hunger and food insecurity…
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The Art Museum of WVU had some great exhibitions in 2017, from big names like Shepard Fairey to self-taught Appalachian artists. To give you an extra incentive to see Impulse, its current exhibition of works from the WVU collection, we made you this five-item scavenger hunt. You’ll know them when you find them. In clockwise motion, early stop Birds on bird, master of crop…
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