If you’ve been to Costa Rica, you know they have a particular national slogan. The two words are everywhere — on menus, on signs, on the lips of nearly everyone […]
Entertainment
Erik Huey’s solo album a ‘love letter’ to the region
BY ALISE CHAFFINS As a child coming from four generations of coal miners, Erik Huey grew up assuming that was his lot in life as well. However, he found his […]
WV Chocolate Wine & Shine event back at Mylan Park
It was 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and while most people were still on their second cup of coffee — Jamie Summerlin was already on the second page of his day planner. […]
“Letters From Home” comes to Morgantown
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann want to change your mind about what a USO show can be. And they’re heading to all 50 states this year to […]
‘JUNG_E’ questions class and personhood
A few years ago, I was absolutely blown away by Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite.” And in 2021, the whole world was taken by storm with the Netflix show […]
Singer/songwriter Trevor Cooke brings his passion to the stage
BY ALISE CHAFFINS At first blush, Trevor Cooke is a small, unassuming young man. But as you speak to him, you see the big dreams of this Morgantown singer and […]
Last Comic Standing finalist coming to downtown Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG — The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center is bringing the national touring stand-up comedian Michael Palascak to downtown Clarksburg, Feb. 18 at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, […]
FirstEnergy offers safety tips for holiday drone pilots, and a new drone safety video game
MORGANTOWN — With the expectation that people will give and receive drones for Christmas, Mon Power’s parent company FirstEnergy offered safety tips for folks getting ready to fly their new […]
Dogs make out like bandits this Christmas
As the rest of the world — the holiday-celebrating portion of it, anyway — busily works to scratch names and tasks off their lists, I’m winding down from one of […]
Bobby and Trevor Nicholas perform holiday concert today at Met
Local singer Bobby Nicholas will join his son, Trevor Dion Nicholas, for a father-son Christmas Celebration today at the Metropolitan Theatre. The concert’s mission is to raise money toward a […]






