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“The General Lewis Hotel is sending over pecan pie. The Greenbrier’s baking batches of crusty breads and some neighbors five miles down the road at the Eagle’s Nest in Crow, Va. are shucking clams and oysters. And so it begins” The excerpt above is from a newspaper article 35 years ago announcing a new Carnegie […]

This October, take a break from your day and explore Jardin by the River! This is a garden in Ronceverte that offers a welcome respite from the day in a calming, beautiful environment to stroll along, sit within, and enjoy. There is a shop on-site where you can buy local goodies, crafts, art, plants, pumpkins, herbs, […]

Save the date! United Way’s Empty Bowls will be held on Thursday, November 7 at 5:30p inside a NEW location at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Alumni Center in Lewisburg. This event began in 1990 as an art class project in a Michigan high school to raise funds for a food drive. […]

You are invited to join the Boys Home for their 3rd Annual Harvest Hustle! This event is slated for Saturday, November 2, from 8a-2pm, and features a 5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathon and Kids Fun Run. Races start and end at the Intervale Trailhead of the beautiful Jackson River Scenic Trail. There will be awards for […]

Get to know Stacy Shires, cosmetologist and co-owner of The Studio in Lewisburg, located at 3293 Jefferson St N. Suite 101. Her business partner is fellow cosmetologist, Hope Napier. Stacy is a mother to a very spicy red-headed little girl, age 5, and the sister to two encouraging and independent women. She is also an […]

Eat your way around Greenbrier Valley one meal at a time this Fall. From French to Korean, there are some nice local options of international foods in the area. Here is a list of available choices. In honor of Taste of our Town (TOOT), held Saturday, October 12 in downtown Lewisburg (see article, page 18), […]

“Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing – if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail,” Frank Sinatra famously wrote, as noted by daughter Nancy Sinatra in a 1985 book titled Frank Sinatra, My Father. […]

The Virginia Opry will present its “Fall Harvest Jamboree” that will complete its 28th performance season by featuring Billy Fury’s Moonshine Express Band on stage at the Historic Masonic Theatre on Saturday, October 5, at 7pm. Other music guests include Jana Allen as well as Crossing Country Lines – Virginia Boys. Fury’s Moonshine Express Band […]

From Friday, October 11th through Sunday the 13th, about 4,000 locals and visitors will visit the 39th Annual Art and Craft Show held at the West Virginia State Fairgrounds’ West Virginia Building in Lewisburg. Enjoy crafts from 100 Virginia and West Virginia artisans including turned wood, quilts, aprons, soy candles, wreaths and ornaments, several types […]

The Nightmare continues w/ Hashtag Lewisburg City Paper this October. Located about 15 minutes from downtown Lewisburg, Miller’s Nightmare and Haunted Farm is owned by the Millers and they have recently found that it is cursed. They’ve come up with a theory as to why the land and crop are tainted. There are inhabitants on the […]