Several local restaurants are serving specialties of the house, at special prices, during the seventh annual Charleston Restaurant Week.

The Charleston Family Resource Center will host its 14th annual Heart & Soul Dip Dinner, serving the fundraising feast from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29.

Showcasing a range of appealing apparel catering to women of all shapes, sizes and tastes, a new boutique is officially in business in St. Albans.

During the Nitro City Council meeting on Jan. 21, Mayor David Casebolt and Police Chief Bobby Eggleton swore in a pair of new police officers, Michael Fortier and Chelsea Swain.

Years ago, I received a phone call from a staff person who worked in the International Student Office at a nearby university.

Thursday, Jan. 23

Wednesday, Jan. 22

I have strong wintertime memories of sledding down the road in front of my house as a kid.

Anne Bailey Elementary School in St. Albans will have a brother and sister representing the school at this year’s Kanawha County Math Field Day competition.

The Kanawha County Schools Community Education program has announced its spring 2020 adult education classes.

“Miss Virginia,” a movie drama starring award-winning actress Uzo Aduba, will tell the story of school choice on a personal level at an afternoon showing this weekend at the LaBelle Theater in downtown South Charleston.

GHENT -- Now that Old Man Winter has finally made his appearance known this winter and seasonable temperatures are now prevailing for skiers and snowboarders (and, full disclosure I am one of those folks), which is awesome news, because that means conditions at West Virginia ski resorts have…

Wednesday, Jan. 15

Wednesday, Jan. 15

I generally try to stay clear of politics in this column. I’ve been told that some people who read it think of it as a respite from the rancor that comes with political opinion.

Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and other members of the beloved “Peanuts” gang will be on stage, in the flesh, in Riverside High School’s upcoming production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

The Kanawha State Forest Foundation will host its first bird hike of 2020, from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, Jan. 18, at Kanawha State Forest.

Wednesday, Jan. 8

Wednesday, Jan. 8

The holidays can be a busy time. I needed some cooked chicken for a recipe, but did not have time to prepare the chicken, so I had my husband pick up a pre-cooked chicken at the local Piggly Wiggly.

In recent weeks, there has been a rash of attacks on Jews in New York, mostly in the Hasidic communities where these men and women dress in ways that identify themselves to their community, in keeping with their religious traditions. These attacks coincided with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.