Known as a skiing hub, Seven Springs Mountain Resort has much to offer all visitors, even those who don’t want to hit the slopes. Skiers both avid and ambivalent can find plenty of winter entertainment about an hour’s drive from Morgantown at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Laurel Highlands, the tallest mountain range in the state. The…
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Morgantown enjoys a wealth of theater performances this fall. The holiday season brings us many of the best theater performances of the year, and this year, Morgantown isn’t holding back. From classics to comedy and simple to spectacular, there’s a show for everyone. Here’s our guide. M.T. Pockets Theatre Company M.T. Pockets has multiple shows this fall and holiday season….
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Historians at a Lewis County landmark go to great lengths to tell the story of the criminally insane, a history long kept behind locked doors. “It all starts with a question,” says Rebecca Gleason, operations manager at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston. Each year, tour guides marshal legions of people through the state mental hospital–turned–historic attraction. They show off…
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The sidewalk problem–who pays and how does it get enforced?–is yet to be resolved. It’s been two years since we last bemoaned the condition of city sidewalks in these pages. For such a foot-happy community— 12th among cities under 100,000 in 2012, with more than 18 percent of residents walking to work—Morgantown has terrible sidewalks. Since a new city manager…
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The new Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place aims to engage with a millennial demographic as well as with the community it calls home. The sleek brick-and-glass tower with its modern silhouette and pristine landscaping perched on Morgantown’s revitalized Wharf District has become something of an icon. For parents and new WVU students, tailgaters and tourists, natives and transplants traveling on…
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