My Dog & I: Feed Me!

I recently brought a new German Shepherd to live with me and had to suddenly focus on an issue I thought I knew a lot about… She had been fed a very exclusive diet for most of her life. She was on a raw food diet for her first year and since then has been […]

WV Artist on Display: Mountain Artworks

Get to know Michael Goose Sizemore, creator behind Mountain Artworks Studio in Athens, WV. Michael founded his studio in 1996 upon returning home to the mountain state after living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 6 years. He has a fascination with the Anasazi pictographs and petroglyths of the American Southwest which are […]

Poetry Corner: Springtime Gardens

Springtime is coming O won’t you join in It’s time to start planting our gardens again Lettuce, tomatoes and peas in the hull Now grow some veggies And eat till you’re full Springtime is coming The bees are a swarm Soon I’ll be saying oh my It is warm. Fruit tress are blooming With apples […]

Mtn Music Trail: Capturing Music in Overdrive

Above all else, the Mountain Music Trail’s reason for being is to promote local musicians who are inspired by the traditional pickers who went before them. We work to do this in a number of ways: (Pictured above: Ramblers at GBT) By promoting their gigs on our Facebook page and website By helping them find bookings […]

Adopt Me: Sweet Robin Loves to be Outside

Sweet Robin and her eight puppies were rescued from under an old building where they were living.  Her eight puppies have all gone to new families, and now it is Robin’s turn for a loving home.  She is a hound mix, approximately 2 years old, spayed and up-to-date on vaccinations.  Robin is very active and […]

Sat. April 14: Legendary 12th Lewisburg Chocolate Festival

The wait is over. We made it through winter.  The ground is starting to thaw and plants will soon grow. Beginning mid-morning on Saturday, April 14th, long lines will form in the middle of downtown Lewisburg. This will be the 12th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival, a daytime event to enjoy sweet stuff and promote local […]

Sat. April 14: Denise Glass Sings Patsy Cline

The Virginia Opry’s “A Tribute to Patsy Cline” will be performed by Denise Glass and the Doug Lester Band at the Historic Masonic Theatre in Clifton Forge, VA on Sat., April 14, at 8:00 p.m. Crossing County Lines and the Appalachian Pickers will open for Glass.  Both youth bands make up the New “Old School” […]

Sat. April 28: Bennett Wales @WV Brew Festival

Rock ‘n roll practically runs in his blood. When Bennett Wales was a kid, no older than two or three, he would take to the sandy shore of Virginia Beach, walk up to beachgoers and start singing his ABCs. More often than not, he would be awarded with food. It’s as adorable as it sounds, […]