CULTURE

Uniquely Adorned

You can’t deny it, there is something uniquely magical about fresh flowers. According to Martha Stewart, “fresh flowers…are like a bundle of sunshine, a gift fr...

Women of Appalachia

The Women of Appalachia Project brings together women, from throughout Appalachian Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky, that have various fine art and spoken word...

Mountain Stage

On the way to a Morgantown, W.Va broadcast of Larry Groce’s Mountain Stage, I remember talking with my friend about what it might be like to attend a (rock, cou...

Peoples Bank Theatre

If you grew up in Marietta, Ohio anywhere between 1911 and 1985, you were well aware of the legacy created by the Peoples Bank Theatre (formerly also called the...

The 39 Steps

If you love a good, traditional play built in three acts and made up of solid, orthodox performances, then you should probably stop reading now. Same if you are...

Book Review: Mr. Mercedes

Out of the pre-dawn fog it comes, like a 12-cylinder ghost, plowing through the desperate crowd of job seekers. The giant Mercedes, piloted by a freak in a clow...

The Hunts

Family and diplomacy don't always fit in the same sentence, but the Hunt siblings have gone to tour with it. One recent stop was at Ohio Valley University, wher...

Artful Giving

Uh, oh, it’s happened again. With Christmas only days away, you still have a gift list longer than a snowman’s scarf and panic is setting in.  Each year you vow...
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