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‘Civil War’ shows horrors of war, on everyone

I HAVE BEEN SKEPTICAL OF ALEX GARLAND’S “CIVIL WAR” SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED. But this wasn’t the movie I was expecting. “Civil War” follows four journalists who are hoping to speak to the president as everyone is waiting for a final push from the Western Forces into Washington, D.C. As they make their way from New York to D.C., the more seasoned Lee helps the young Jessie find her footing as they navigate a wartorn American landscape. The performances are all topnotch. The interplay between Kirsten Dunst, Vagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny and Stephen McKinley Henderson is ...

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 ...

Pierpont culinary instructors earn professional certification

Two of Pierpont Community and Technical College’s culinary instructors — Sara Feltz and Anthony Anobile — have passed their Certified Executive Chef® (CEC®) exams to earn certification through the American Culinary Federation (ACF). To apply to become a CEC®, individuals must have ...

Old Stone House: Service League wraps up 23-24 year of giving

The Service League of Morgantown, known for owning and running The Old Stone House gift shop, 313 Chestnut St., in downtown, has completed a record-breaking year of charitable giving. The League’s Charity Partners program pairs local nonprofits with weeks through the fall and holiday season, traditionally the busiest time of year at the Old Stone House, and then donates to each of them 10% of the organization’s assigned week ’s profit at the gift shop. For the 2023 holiday season, the League donated a total of $5,065 to the chosen 16 charities. Charity Partners begins in ...

Pollinator Project plans plant sale for for April 20 at Mylan Park

They fly, buzz, creep and flutter, always in a quest for a meal —a bite here, a sip there. They’re pollinators, nature ’s workforce carrying pollen from one plant to another. But many of them are in trouble. The Morgantown North Rotary Pollinator Project launches April 20 with a Pollinator Plant Sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mylan Park, lower level, next to the Operation Welcome Home greenhouse. There will be perennials grown by Shields Herb and Flower Farm and annuals from the Clay-Battelle High School greenhouse. All plants will be suitable for the pollinators in this ...

Service club supports Aspire

Aspire Services Center, a private, not-for-profit at Haz el’s House of Hope in Morgantown, provides a structured and stable environment for adults with a focus on veterans recovering from the disease of addiction. The program enables personal growth, a foundation of development for ...