Dear Clutch

What’s up with Issue 03?

Rest assured that Issue 03, our beloved Home Issue, is alive and well! Due to a number of circumstances and delays which we won’t bore you with, this labor of love has been in the works much, MUCH longer than we ever anticipated. But we are in the home stretch! Over the next month, we will be wrapping up the final touches and sending this beauty off to print. Issue 03 has been, by far, the most difficult issue to pull together for our volunteer staff – and much of this has to do with the intimate nature of the content itself. In the end, we hope that when you finally have it in your hands, you will agree that the wait was worth it. Thank you for sticking with us and checking in, and know that we are just as eager and excited to see it finished as you!

Sincerely,

Clutch MOV

What is the best Chinese food you can get in the MOV?

What a question! Well, you came to the right place. Chinese food has been at the tippity-top of my favorite food list for over a decade now, and living in the MOV for the past 10 years hasn’t changed my fervor for it. After trying as many local establishments as I could find, my #1 recommendation for Chinese food in the MOV is hands down New China on the south side of Parkersburg. Located at 2518 Pike Street, a block away from Planet Fitness (New China was there first!), their menu has a full range of delicious dishes, ranging from chow mein to dumplings to stir fry, fried rice, egg rolls, and more. My personal favorite is their Beef & Broccoli dinner, served just right with a side of fried rice and an egg roll. If you’re extra hungry, order their cheese wontons as an appetizer. You will not regret it!

Sincerely,

Clutch MOV

What does “Clutch MOV” mean?

That is a very good question! Here is the reasoning behind our name: To a woman, a Clutch is a purse that is meant to carry only your most meaningful items. Small, slim, efficient — if it is in a woman’s clutch, you know it’s essential or dear to her heart. To a man, however, the Clutch is that ethereal connection between driver and engine that links heart and soul in the most sacred bond between man and machine. A bond that is matched by few other companions in this life and that in the simplest of gestures, a “shift” if you will, conveys the emotion of “let’s move forward.”

Finally, the most widely used definition of Clutch means “to hold tightly or eagerly onto something.”  Whether native to the area or newly arrived, we are all looking or have found something to grasp onto here in the Mid-Ohio Valley.  We want, above all else, for you to find something new, old, or re-discovered to hold onto that makes this region meaningful to you.

Sincerely,

Clutch MOV

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