Sure, you know your West Virginia pop culture. Your Mothman, your Mary Lou Retton, and the like. You know your favorite foods: pepperoni rolls, ramps, a certain hot dog place with a certain sauce. That’s the fun stuff, but there’s also the serious history of how West Virginia got ...
Say you’re a West Virginian — born, bred and everything. Say you moved here for college and never left, thus claiming (and not unjustly) Wild, Wonderful as yours, too. Say you’re always ready, at the drop of your WVU ball cap, to summon the pastoral pantheon of pop culture icons ...
Carving in honor of Sylvia Chico brings joy to passers-by By Jade Ruggieri An angel appeared recently on University Avenue. A maple oak tree sits on Charlie Chico’s lawn, across from WVU's law school, and splits into two large branches about 6 or 7 feet, almost like wings. For ...
So, you’re a West Virginian, huh? Born and bred and everything. Or, say you moved here for WVU and never left, thus claiming Wild and Wonderful as your own. Either way, you might also profess an intellectual grasp of Mountain State history. You know: Your pepperoni rolls, your ...