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Jayne Anne Phillips’ novel ‘Night Watch’ among Pulitzer winners

A West Virginia native whose works are often set in the state won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year. Jayne Anne Phillips’ “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum right after the war, was cited for fiction.  Phillips, a Buckhannon native, sees “Night Watch” as the third of a trilogy of novels about war, following the Vietnam-era narrative “Machine Dreams” and the Korean War story “Lark & Termite,” which draws in part on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press investigation into the No Gun Ri massacre. She began ...

The five essentials for car rides

It’s almost summer time, which means my family will most likely be traveling back to Morgantown more often since the kids are out of school.  We love living in Gettysburg, but traveling to see family on a regular basis can be tough on our little family. With a 5-year-old and an 18-month-old who both get bored in the car easily, we had to figure out a way to keep them occupied and happy for the long car rides. I think every mom and dad can relate to getting on the road and then five minutes into the drive the kids are already fighting or crying. So, when we moved out of ...

Totality trip totally worth it

by Amanda Posey Our two-car convoy chased the sun driving down I-70 west as we crossed into Indiana on the Sunday eve before the recent eclipse. The drive was about as easy as can be: I-79 north to I-70 west. But as unfazed by the route as we were, on the opposite end of the spectrum was our anxiety about finding a spot to set up to watch the eclipse and dealing with the potentially large crowds making their way into the path of totality. And from what I’ve heard, that ’s about what the situation looked like on April 8 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where thousands packed ...

Environmental organizations to celebrate Earth, promote greenbelt with festival

To celebrate Earth Day and promote a Morgantown greenbelt, the Mon Valley Green Space Coalition (MVGSC) and the West Virginia Land Trust (WVLT) will host the fourth-annual Touch the Earth Festival from 1-4 p.m. April 20, at the pavilion in Marilla Park. Other local environmental organizations will participate in the event, which is free and open to the public. The festival will feature fun and educational activities, including a tree-planting event, knot-tying and hammock-camping demonstrations, an electric bike demonstration by Wamsley Cycles, a trail-building exercise and ...

StoryFest shares magic of storytelling

Library System presented StoryFest, a new event dedicated to bringing the community together through the magic of storytelling, Saturday at the Spruce Street Pavilion, 400 Spruce St. and the Morgantown Public Library, 373 Spruce St. Event organizer and library clerk Abby Cyphert said ...

El Pollon adds two new locations to menu

POLLO A LA BRASA IS A DISH THAT FIRST ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN MIDCENTURY LIMA, PERU. Swiss emigrant Roger Schuler developed a style of rotisserie chicken marinated and then roasted over wood coals, leading to a spectacularly delicious product with tender meat and crispy, seasoned skin. Traditionally, it is served with ají verde, a spicy sauce made with ají peppers, cilantro and tomatoes. Pollo a la brasa became wildly popular in Peru, to the point of being considered the national culinary specialty —it even has its own national holiday. Something so tasty couldn’t help but ...