Romaine lettuce is a variety of lettuce that grows into a tall head. Each leaf has a firm center rib.

On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the long process of divorcing the original 13 colonies from Great Britain and the rule of King George III.

Let’s face it, most of us are spending more time at home than we have in a very long time. Even as restrictions are lifted on large group activities, a lot of people don’t feel comfortable attending them.

First Settlement Physical Therapy settled into a new location in downtown St. Albans this month, launched by a little luck and a long-running commitment to community health and well-being.

Even with an abrupt, total halt spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak this spring, business, in the long run, has been outstanding at “that turquoise place” in Marmet.

Well, as the saying goes, something’s better than nothing.

Dunbar Mayor Bill Cunningham is seeing some exciting developments throughout his city in coming days and weeks, signs of progress and renewed optimism after months of COVID-19 concerns and cancellations.

During the busy summer months, one-skillet meals are a go-to when you need a fuss-free meal.

Effective Monday June 15, the South Charleston Public Library’s in-building library services resumed with restrictions to protect the health and safety of the community.

I was never much of a coffee drinker until the last few years. It just wasn’t something that appealed to me.

Carver Career and Technical Center Culinary Arts instructor Mandy Gum expressed sentiments of bon voyage and bon appetit to the 2020 graduates of the adult program at the Malden school via social-distanced social media means recently.

For the third consecutive year, area anglers, of all skill levels, are invited to cast away their cares and help fund a worthwhile cause, during a leisurely morning and afternoon of bass fishing in July.

If you can’t have the Bunny, then why not bring in the Bat?

A Malden assisted living facility has cultivated a comfortable, hometown-minded approach to providing senior care during social distancing and other current worldly concerns.

I’m not feeling it this week. I try to be funny from time to these columns, or insightful or maybe informative. (I said I try. Didn’t say I always succeed.)

To adapt to and continue to abide by social distancing restrictions and recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cross Lanes church has begun weekly Sermon on the Sidewalk drive-in worship services.

The word “crouton” is derived from the French word "croûton," meaning “crust.” Most people think of croutons as seasoned cubes of sautéed or re-baked bread used to add texture to salads. Perhaps, the most common use is in Caesar salads.

The Greenbrier Pool in Kanawha City reopened on Saturday, June 6, with more than a splash of patron protective measures and health and safety guidelines in place and in force.

After the COVID-19 outbreak decimated conventional means of social gathering, Alban Arts Center directors, crew members and actors brainstormed unconventional ways to let the shows go on while adhering to social distancing, health and safety guidelines.

It just isn’t supposed to be like this, and I’m referring to the amount of media coverage for sports fans right now.

Broccoli is a member of the Brassica family and is closely related to cauliflower. Its large, tight, flowering head is called a curd. Both the head and stalk are eaten as a vegetable.

I saw the tidbit the other day that the original “Star Trek” series aired its last episode today: June 3, 1969. The show only lasted three seasons for a total of 79 episodes, including pilots.

Beginning this month, a charitable effort more than a quarter-century old is scheduled to start again in South Charleston, with health and safety caution a key consideration in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic fray.

Realizing a longtime dream and returning with a trove of professional knowledge, Nitro Police Department Capt. Brian Oxley graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in March.