Happy WV Day!  Today the state is 145 years old!
WV became a state during the Civil War, seceding from Virginia after it became a Confederate state.  It took several years, but eventually what would become West Virginia applied to Congress to become a state.  Lincoln agreed to allow it (despite thinking it was unconstitutional) if [...]

125 Pleasant Street (otherwise known at 123 Pleasant Street’s upper bar) is opening its kitchen!  Get burgers, vegetarian sandwiches, ultimate BLTs and more!  The restaurant currently plans to open at 5 and stay open until midnight Tuesday through Saturday!
First day is Wednesday, June 18th!  Check it out!

If you’ve bought tomatoes at the store recently you may want to throw them out, just to be safe.  The FDA has issued a warning due to some types of tomatoes being contaminated with a rare form of Salmonella bacteria (serotype [...]

With ongoing pressure over the Bresch degree scandal and 127 former WVU Foundation donors saying they would hold donations until a new leader was chosen, Garrison has chosen to resign effective September 1.
“After careful reflection, I have determined I am the one person who is uniquely situated to stop this dialogue with my decision,” Garrison [...]

The news in the wake of the “Bresch scandal” has left many people hoping for Mike Garrison’s resignation. Mountaineers for Integrity and Responsibility has started a petition to the Board of Governors for said resignation. They have gathered over a thousand signatures so far.
The award of an unearned eMBA degree to Heather Bresch [...]

The Monongalia County Board of Health was prepared to vote today on the Monongalia County Clean Indoor Air Regulation. Unfortunately, it appears that the Smoke-Free Mon County Coalition helped to ruin any chances of an end to this issue when they filed a complaint with the state ethics commission claiming that three members of [...]

photo credit: maxfAccording to the BBC News, two men made off with a chunk off of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, last Thursday. Two security guards spotted the pair using a hammer and a screwdriver to take a piece from the 5,000- year-old site. The incident damaged a coin-sized area of the “Heel Stone.”
The vandals [...]

photo credit: JoFThis past March, Forbes.com (of Forbes business magazine) voted Morgantown the sixth of small cities to have the best climate for starting a business or finding a career.
Morgantown is sixth of 179 chosen of the nation’s “smaller metros.” It is simply a list, rather than in an article with a list (like the [...]

The Morgantown Farmers’ Market is now open! (Actually, it opened May 3rd, but hush.) In the parking lot at the corner of Spruce and Fayette Streets every Saturday morning, from 8:30am to noon. Come support your local farmers, and get some great produce or meat in the bargain! Everything at the market [...]

Today is the WV Primary, go vote!