Weekend Traveler | Mayberry & Mount Airy, NC
We’re continually on the hunt for opportunities to add richness to our lives. In the time of the road trip revival, we are proud to feature a monthly section featuring destinations within driving distance of Charleston that make for a great getaway. We feel that our...
Looking Back at the the Kanawha County Library
Looking Back at the the Kanawha County LibraryIn a world where the role of a library is ever diminishing, it seems impossible to imagine never having had one to begin with. But in Charleston before 1909, that was the reality. Only schools and some drug stores had...
Happening Around Town
APRIL 2022Spring is so beautiful in Charleston and May is definitely the best part of the season! The trees and flowers are beginning to bloom. “Live on the Levee” and the “Vandalia Gathering” return. This year, there is even more good news to celebrate this month!...
Looking Back at the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta
Looking Back at the Charleston Sternwheel RegattaIn 1971, a 12-year-old boy had a chat with the then-mayor of Charleston, John Hutchinson. Young Nelson Jones wanted to see Charleston have a sternwheeler race on Labor Day on the Kanawha River. Jones family-owned...
Happening Around Town
APRIL 2022Spring in Charleston is always such a lovely and exciting time of the year! Everyone is so appreciative of the blossoming flowers, trees full of leaves, and SO much fun to be had outside in the sunshine. The restaurants are beginning to open their al fresco...
Weekend Traveler | Lewisburg, WV
We’re continually on the hunt for opportunities to add richness to our lives. In the time of the road trip revival, we are proud to feature a monthly section featuring destinations within driving distance of Charleston that make for a great getaway. We feel that our...
Happening Around Town
MARCH 2022After a colder and snowier winter than usual, “March Madness” and “Spring Fever” cannot come soon enough! Most indoor venues still require or request wearing masks, especially for the unvaccinated. “Mountain Stage”, while selling tickets for full capacity,...
Looking Back at West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind
Looking Back at West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind A love story and a tragedy are intertwined in the journey of the formation of the West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind. After West Virginia became a state in 1863, attention to...
Weekend Traveler | Land Between the Lakes, KY/TN
We’re continually on the hunt for opportunities to add richness to our lives. In the time of the road trip revival, we are proud to feature a monthly section featuring destinations within driving distance of Charleston that make for a great getaway. We feel that our...