Lookin Good on V-Day Sugar Britches by Tiffany Blair
A Woman, a Story, & a Life in-Between – Lookin Good on V-Day Sugar Britches “Hey, cutie…you come here often?” “Lookin’ good, sugar britches!” These are the things I say to myself as I walk past mirrors on Valentine’s Day. I decided a few years ago that I’d be my own Valentine first and foremost, […]
Wisdom-From-The-Woods: Life Lessons Learned from being around Commonsense People by Jim Shock
Wisdom from the Woods. Life Lessons from Being around Commonsense People. Despite what the new MTV reality show “Buckwild” would have you believe, there’s no shortage of commonsense in West Virginia. Most of us know right from wrong. Like my dog, my good behaviors were shaped by listening to someone I respect. There are no […]
Chocolate Bouquets by TLP & Sunday Brunch at 19th Hole, Lewisburg
On the exterior, the 19th Hole Bar & Grille sits on a beautifully manicured golf course and inside the Lewisburg Elks Country Club on 368 Brush Rd. Once inside you’ll be even more relaxed by a casual yet polished country club atmosphere overlooking the golf course. It’s charming enough to bring a date and you’re […]
LBSPY “Mind your Business” Party, Feb 24th
You are invited to celebrate LBSPY’s One Year Birthday Bash at Del Sol Cantina Grille in downtown Lewisburg on Sunday, February 24th, 6-10pm. Come out and celebrate with us. We will have live music by The Jarmovers (Lewisburg’s Beer Tinged Bar Band! Find them at lbspy.com/band). There is a $10 admission at the door that […]
Speakeasy Bootleggers Ball II, Feb 23
The Second Annual Bootlegger’s Ball is scheduled to be held Saturday, February 23 at Carnegie Hall, 8pm till Midnight. Bootlegger’s Ball II will build on the prohibition theme from last year by adding a vaudeville and burlesque component to the speakeasy. This year’s event is packed with more entertainment acts to include music, dancers, comedy […]
An Evening of Worldly Wines at 50 East, Feb 22
Vines & Grinds unites with 50 East to host “An evening of Worldly Wines” on Friday, February 22, at 7pm. Wines will be featured from The Country Vintner. Banks Jesser will be present to introduce each wine alongside every course. Featured wines will be available at a special discount price at Vines and Grinds, located […]
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LBSPY 25 is OUT NOW!!!
#25 is OUT NOW. Featured Events: Greenbrier Valley TNT Music Festival (Feb 2), The Wild Rumpus @ Sweet Shoppe (Feb 9th). Food: Old Spruce Cafe and Tavern @ Snowshoe. Agenda: Comedian Steve Sabo Wild Bill’s Roadhouse. The Hammer of the Scots Dinner Theatre. Homegrown Music Festival & Cup Run Challenge @ Snowshoe. Beppe Gambetta in […]
Wisdom from the Woods: Life Lessons Learned from Being around Dissimilar People by Jim Shock
Wisdom From the Woods: Life Lessons Learned from Being around Dissimilar People A song by R.E.M asserts everybody hurts. It’s true. Until death do we part body and spirit, hurt is our constant companion. The ache begins with a rude awakening at birth and persists throughout our lives. It’s our first waking experience and the […]
Christmas Tree by Tiffany Blair
A Woman, A Voice, & a Life In-Between: Christmas Tree. How long is too long to leave up your holiday decorations? For me, it was Tuesday, January 15. That was the day we decided to put out our live Christmas tree for garbage collection. My sister needed me to steady the tree while she unscrewed […]
Get Home-Made at Old Spruce Cafe & Tavern, Snowshoe Mtn
Since 2009, Old Spruce Café, a privately-run Snowshoe landmark continues to please resort guests with their local feel, made-from-scratch meals, and largest beer selection on the mountain. You will also find a menu with 25% vegetarian options (the highest vegetarian choices at Snowshoe), and be greeted with warm hospitality in a stylish environment. A signature […]
Wild Rumpus LIVE @ Sweet Shoppe, Feb 9
If you haven’t heard of The Wild Rumpus, let us introduce you to a group that will make you want to shake yer’ rumpus at the Sweet Shoppe in downtown Lewisburg, on Saturday, February 9th. They refer to themselves as an Appalachian Stompgrass band, a phrase Allan Sizemore coined a few years ago. Bandmembers are […]
Greenbrier Valley’s TNT Music Festival, Feb 2nd
TNT Music Festival A Giving Community of Musicians Unite to Perform an Evening of Music. A Benefit for Tim and Tammy Pyne. by Susanna Robinson-Kenga Just three days before Christmas we got the news. Our much-loved friends (and fellow musician, drummer extraordinaire) Tim Pyne, his wife Tammy, and their teenage daughter had lost everything they […]
A Woman, a Story & a Life In-Between – GPS Navigation
A Woman, a Story & a Life In-Between – GPS Navigation I’d be lost without my phone’s GPS Navigation app. Aside from being a brilliant pun, it’s also true – because I have the worst sense of direction of anyone I know. On more than one occasion, I’ve gone into a store in a shopping […]
Wisdom from the Woods – Life Lessons Learned from Being Around a Wild Nuisance
Wisdom from the Woods – Life Lessons Learned from Being Around a Wild Nuisance What issue is bigger than obesity in West Virginia? There’s a laundry list of debatable dilemmas besetting the Mountain State, but the burgeoning coyote population is hard to ignore. While proposed control strategies to manage the menace present unique sporting challenges […]
Greenbrier’s 3rd Annual Winterfest, Jan 25-27
2013 gets off to a wonderful start with the 3rd Annual Winterfest, held at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs. Starting on Friday, January 25th, the list of festivities is sure to spark interest in all of those wishing to enjoy the Greenbrier River Valley’s cold season in style. Returning once again, the National […]
Hell for Certain String Band Performing at Irish Pub, Jan 17th
Lewisburg’s Hell for Certain String Band will be performing live at the Irish Pub in Lewisburg on Thursday, January 17th. Their most recent concert was opening act for the Crankie Show at the Wild Bean last November. Based here in Greenbrier County and playing together since last summer, this is an old-time Appalachian string band […]
Lewisburg’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. A Tradition Carrying on the Legacy
Lewisburg’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. A Tradition Carrying on the Legacy I’ve been reading essays and looking at posters made by schoolchildren as their contributions to the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. They are inspiring, idealistic, and innocent, from the mouths of babes, truly, and the message is pure. “I learned that […]
Carnegie Hall Welcomes Judy Collins by Susanna Robinson-Kenga
We traipsed to the packed hallway to hear a legend. I was grateful to be in the position to be writing about Judy Collins, a memorable voice from childhood and beyond. Collins, a piano virtuoso who, at 13, made her public debut performing Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, but whose rendering of the folk genre’s […]
Celebrating 1 Year: The Fiddlehead by Gillian McGinn
If you’re looking for a place to enjoy great local entertainment and/or great food and drinks, the Fiddlehead is a nice place to be this winter. The menu is suited to the mountain views: get some Logger Nachos and a West Virginia Craft Beer while taking in the local scene. The Fiddlehead is now celebrating […]