I have heard my dad use the saying “Putting the band back together” numerous times, and I think I now understand what he meant with that phrase, after a quick trip to Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore recently.
Peaches are one of my favorite fruits. I realized I knew very little about their origin, so I decided to do a little research for this column. Peaches have an interesting history.
Artisans, crafters, small business owners and produce growers, among others, will have a variety of opportunities to show and sell their wares soon, now that various fairs, festivals and other related public events are returning to the great outdoors (and indoors) throughout the Kanawha Vall…
Women helping women — and their families — thrive beyond their current circumstances underscores the fun-filled, social aspects of the YWCA Charleston’s annual Girls Night Out gatherings.
A new chapter was added recently to the history of Marmet’s storied Ben Morris Field.
I recently purchased a bag of pears that were ripening at the same time. I wanted a way to preserve them, before they were too ripe and soft, without having to consume them all at once. Since my husband is a winemaker, poached pears seemed like a great choice.
To benefit the American Federation for Suicide Prevention, the Mountain Artist Democracy Entertainment Club, the City of Nitro and the Ridenour Regatta will present the MADfest 2021 Mental Health Awareness Music and Art Festival from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Ridenour Lake …
This time last year, I was using this space to discuss the unfortunate situation facing college, high school and middle school cross country and track and field student athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Like basically everything else during the past year, a Kanawha City food bank was unable to open its doors and provide much-needed community services, shuttered intermittently in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, my husband and I attended a local fish fry. Soon after we were served, I noticed smoke in the kitchen. We had gotten the last fish dinners before the fryer malfunctioned.
The St. Albans Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the fun on land and in the water this weekend, so bring the family for one or two evenings of free activities.
Following a COVID-19-impacted year that struck it from the 2020 calendar, South Charleston’s Summerfest will return in grand, traditional style next month.
While children just began their summer vacations a few weeks ago, representatives at Heart + Hand in South Charleston are already at work facilitating the youngsters’ return to school.
I once lived in Georgia, which is known as the Peach State. It is interesting to note that South Carolina produces more peaches than Georgia. Statistics from 2018 show that South Carolina produced more than 54,500 tons of peaches, while Georgia produced only 25,000 tons. California topped th…
To promote a more amiable and safer community environment in St. Albans, a Youth Safety Day, chockfull of free activities, will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, in the St. Albans Loop parking lot.
BOWIE, MARYLAND -- Let’s go back in time a couple of years. The day was Tuesday, June 18, 2019, the place was Appalachian Power Park, the site of the 2019 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
There are a number of legends surrounding the origin of ice cream, but there is little evidence to support these fanciful stories.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Get Hooked on Helping Children Open Bass Tournament will cast hope and help toward a local, longtime charity organization.
When floodwaters annihilated massive swaths of property along the Elk River five years ago this month, Herbert Hoover High School near Clendenin was among the irreparable structural casualties in their path.
