Peculiar rock face is attracting more visitors, thanks to social media
FAIRPLAIN, W.Va. — Carved on a hillside by an eccentric sculptor in the 1950s, a curious rock face near Ripley, West Virginia, is attracting...
Grave of literary genius Breece D’J Pancake uncelebrated at Milton
MILTON, W.Va. — Breece D’J Pancake soared like a meteor through the American literary universe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kurt Vonnegut...
Hewn log cabins are West Virginia's ultimate historic architecture
SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — Perhaps no other form of architecture is more strongly associated with West Virginia than the old-fashioned log cabin.
New England has saltboxes,...
Pastoral beauty of lower Kanawha Valley broadcast by W.Va. painter
FRAZIER'S BOTTOM, W.Va. — One of the most scenic pastoral landscapes in the eastern U.S., the valley of the lower Kanawha River in West...
Moon & Star pattern glassware from W.Va. attracting new audiences
WHEELING, W.Va. — After more than 100 years, a West Virginia-based glassware manufacturer is carrying on the legacy inherent in a more-than-century-old pattern—the Moon...
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at West Virginia Capitol took years to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is perhaps no more extraordinary place of honor for a statue in West Virginia than in the plaza in front...
Which are the top 10 arts communities in West Virginia?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — What makes for a good arts community? Good arts communities are those in which affordable housing, entrepreneurial spirit, and the availability...
Did Poe write "The Raven" while visiting Saint Albans, West Virginia?
SAINT ALBANS, W.Va. — Might Edgar Allen Poe have written his poem "The Raven" while visiting the Kanawha Valley? Though nothing's been proven, the...
Outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" returns to Grandview amphitheater
BECKLEY, W.Va. — After a five-year pause, the outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" is returning to the stage at the Cliffside Amphitheatre at...
West Virginia mountain folk made dye from a variety of native...
SPENCER, W.Va. — Before commercial dyes became readily available to mountain people in West Virginia, homespun yarn was colored with natural materials that could...
W.Va. Makes Festival offers $10,000 in prizes to makers of all...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the West Virginia Makes Festival, scheduled for Oct. 6, 2023, the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center...
Heroic female figure once almost added to West Virginia state seal
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The figure of a heroic female was proposed to be added to the State Seal of West Virginia in the 1990s,...
