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ReTails moves to WesMon Plaza after 14 years at Morgantown Mall

For 14 years, ReTails, a nonprofit thrift store benefiting the Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program (MSNAP), has operated from the Morgantown Mall in Westover.   But much like the items they sell and some of the animals they help, it was time for a new home.  The store will officially open its doors at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at a new location in WesMon Plaza on Commerce Drive in Westover.  The new location will be in the corner of the multi-store building to the left of the Big Lots entrance and to the right of Pizza Hut.  Store Manager and ...

Sen. Capito opposes proposal to lower Cheat Lake level in letter to FERC

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has joined the chorus of voices opposing Lake Lynn Generation's proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake by 3 feet. Capito wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday. She said, “I have heard concerns from businesses ...

Mountain State Brewing takes over former Texas Roadhouse

Since its founding in 2005, Mountain State Brewing Co. has grown from its original location in Thomas to multiple sites across West Virginia and even Deep Creek, Md. The ongoing popularity of the MSB taproom in Morgantown’s Wharf District for almost 15 years seemed to call for an additional Morgantown location. The MSB leadership team, headed by founders Brian Arnett and Willie Lehman, found the perfect spot to grow.   The former Texas Roadhouse on Monongahela Boulevard in Star City had been sitting vacant since the steakhouse moved to a new location in Westover’s ...