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...
The Hostess:
Do you find yourself hosting holiday get-togethers and dinners? This can be a lot of work and take a lot of time to prepare. If this is somethin...
This year, Clutch MOV has invited me to explore small/local businesses on the WV side of the Mid Ohio Valley, finding new favorite places (and visiting a few of my own classic favorites) to shop for Holiday gifts. Tucked into all kinds of corners thr...
Hopefully you’ve heard the term “Small Business Saturday” tossed around with the usual shopping terms we associate with Thanksgiving season such as Black Friday...
For many people, building a small business into a thriving and popular downtown shop would be the pinnacle of achievement. Most would consider that success enou...
I attended my first Cash Mob in 2012 while I was working downtown. Several of us from the shop walked over to Harmar Village one summer afternoon to meet the group on the corner of Maple and Gilman, not sure what to expect but excited all the same. M...
One of the things I love the most about working for Clutch MOV is finding things in my own back yard that I never knew existed.
My favorite apple in the whole ...
The Mid-Ohio Valley is plentiful with history, pride and a sense of community. One of the up-and-coming aspects of growth happens in Downtown Parkersburg.
Ther...
Do you love watching cooking shows, but wish you could slow the chef down, ask questions about the process, see the food cook in real time and learn a trick or two in a professional kitchen environment? Would you love knowing the chefs who are teachi...
The Appalachian Region is rich with the history of coal mining and other quarrying industries, which can still be seen today in many ways. One of those distinct...