Maximize Your Company’s Corporate Giving Jeremy Morris May 27, 2017 In a time of economic challenges and changing business environments, companies of all sizes are determining what are the best ways to invest in their communities with charitable giving, grant-making and...
Mountain Stage July Shows on Sale Adam Harris May 26, 2017 All seats are general admission and tickets for all three shows will be made available to the general public starting Friday, May 5 at 10a.m. Advance tickets will be $30 each and $35 on the day of show,...
She Took a Leap of Faith Allyssa Covert May 22, 2017 For the past 10 months, I have woken up each day to the beautiful view of the state capitol directly across the Kanawha River. To be more specific, I was waking up in the freshman dorms at the University of...
Celebrate the Change Makers! Marissa Russell May 19, 2017 Who are the rabble-rousing change-makers in your community? Maybe they’re organizing city council candidate forums and spreading the word about the importance of voting in local elections, or working to...
Wanna Start a Community Garden? Jeremy Morris May 10, 2017 West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host a series of workshops on community gardening May 16, 17 and 19 at the Switzer Community Center in Charleston. The free workshops target...
The Little Known Battle of Charleston Steve Cunningham, Dr. Billy Joe Peyton and Terry Lowry April 26, 2017 The months leading up to the summer of 1862 had been tumultuous ones in the Kanawha Valley. After the Civil War broke out in the spring of 1861, Confederate forces attempted to recruit and organize regiments...
West Side Pride John Butterworth April 19, 2017 The West Side Neighborhood Association in partnership with West Side 360, a community project of the Charleston Police Department, will hold the fourth annual West Side Cleanup Day on April 22nd at 9:00 a.m....
Reasons to Hope Nikki Kinder April 17, 2017 It’s hopeless. If you’ve known someone – loved someone – who’s suffered through Alzheimer’s Disease, you know it’s hopeless. If you’ve seen “Still Alice,” “The Notebook” or...
Celebrate Earth Day at WVSU Kimberly Osbourne April 14, 2017 West Virginia State University (WVSU) will celebrate Earth Day on Thursday, April 20, with a full day of activities taking place in and around the James C. Wilson University Union. The celebration will...
West Virginia’s New California Philip Smith April 5, 2017 The City of Spencer is one of the Kanawha Valley’s forgotten suburbs. Spencer has a rich and interesting history. Originally settled by Samuel Tanner who lived under the cliff below the today’s Spencer...
Off to Rock Lake Pool Longfellow March 23, 2017 6 Comments Times were different in 1964—and so was the area in South Charleston known as Rock Lake. After parking the car, I would walk under the railroad tracks through the tunnel. It was always cooler inside the...
Mardi Bras for a Cause Megan Tarbett March 9, 2017 Mardi Gras, for me, has always meant fun with my family and friends, good food and fellowship, a connection to my grandfather’s hometown of New Orleans and a celebration with my loved ones with some King...
Mountain Stage Adds Two Shows Adam Harris February 12, 2017 Loudon Wainwright Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, the long running radio program produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed nationally by NPR Music, has announced two new additions to...
Help Needed: West Side Neighborhood Association To Survey Buildings John Butterworth February 11, 2017 The West Side Neighborhood Association BAD Buildings Team will hold its first Team Meeting on February 23rd at 6:00 PM at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church former school building at 1027 6th Street on...
In Charleston, Fed Up Students Take the Fight to Big Fat Industries Marissa Russell February 10, 2017 In 2015, Elizabeth Werts and Kaitlyn Connor, both students of George Washington High School in Charleston, decided they wanted to work on health issues at their school. So they reached out to other students...
Celebrate Black History Month with WV State University Kimberly Osbourne February 2, 2017 A Black History Month Convocation featuring award-winning author and Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will take place on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 12:30 p.m. in the P. Ahmad Williams...
Next City: Can Charleston Learn From Cleveland’s Support of Small Business Entrepreneurs? Oscar Perry Abello January 30, 2017 Born and raised in Cleveland, Diane Linston knew she wanted to work in fashion since she was 14 years old. “It started in home economics class in junior high school,” she remembers. “In one part you...
Coming Soon to Charleston? Pittsburgh Launches Crowdfunding for Building Redevelopment Jake Lynch January 29, 2017 So, let’s imagine there’s an old, abandoned shopfront in your main street. (I know, for most West Virginians this is probably not too much of a stretch.) And let’s say you and a few of your friends...
Stronger Together: The Hub Finds a Home Among Peers at New Space in Charleston’s Warehouse District Stephanie Tyree January 28, 2017 The Hub is expanding in 2017 – bringing on new staff, new programs and, in a few short months, moving into a new collaborative office space with two other community development groups in Charleston. As...
Want To Be a Creator? Check This Out… Kimberly Osbourne January 26, 2017 West Virginia State University will kick-off the spring session of its Creators Program series with a free Independent Publishing Workshop Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. at the WVSU Economic Development Center...