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At the top of most everyone’s list for October is finding magical moments, carving pumpkins with family and friends, and setting up decorations leading up to Halloween.  There’s almost too much to do when fall finally rolls around including long walks in crisp temperatures and weekend excursions to pumpkin patches and haunted houses. In Greenbrier, […]

Enjoy fall at The Greenbrier Resort! Built-in 1778, this luxury resort is located in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. This is also a National Historic Landmark and world-class resort that has been welcoming guests from around the world.  It is situated amid the beautiful Appalachian mountains on 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of land […]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year… Finally! I have some bad news…Miller’s Nightmare has been officially postponed until next year. Just when we thought it was safe to go back to the haunted house, the stupidest of stupid viruses just had to go and ruin everybody’s fun! But not to worry. Miller’s Nightmare […]

“As we begin our sixth year in business, it has been our pleasure to serve the Lewisburg community and visitors for the past five years. We thank all of our loyal guests and our great staff for making this happen. This year has been especially challenging but with your support, we have pulled through stronger […]

White Sulphur Springs’ residents continue to embrace the movement toward a livable, walkable, and vibrant downtown. Following the June 23rd flood in the summer of 2016, WSS officials began developing a comprehensive plan to revitalize the town. Today, the town is experiencing its own invigoration with more places to dine and shop. Some places worth […]

Stop in, visit and shop the hippest gourmet shop around! Bella The Corner Gourmet offers a wide array of fabulous gourmet food, wine, artisan cheese & kitchen and dining products in a warm and relaxed shop in the heart of historic downtown Lewisburg! “Bella Opened in April of 2010 in beautiful downtown Lewisburg, West Virginia. […]

Enjoy magical moments and frightening haunts w/ Hashtag Lewisburg City Paper this October 2020! At the top of most everyone’s list this month is finding magical moments, carving pumpkins with family and friends, and setting up decorations leading up to Halloween. There’s almost too much to do when fall finally rolls around including long walks […]

     Marlinton, West Virginia has always had spelling problems with its name. Andrew Price, the first mayor of the town, wrote the verses below to discourage this mistake.  Marlinton was named for Jacob Marlin, one of the first English settlers to the area in 1749.  Marlinton is the second county seat of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.  Colonel John […]

Meet Matthew Helmick, a Bridgeport, WV based artist who creates oil paintings that can venture into the absurd, surreal, and abstract reaches of the human experience. Largely self-taught, Helmick says his paintings reflect elements of isolation and insulation and disturbing subject matter juxtaposed with comforting balance and harmony. He participated in the Appalachian Conscious Collective’s […]

I liked rainy days when I was a kid. My favorite thing to do was to take the family umbrella and walk down the lane with a happy refrain. The stormy clouds had chased everyone from the place, and I was like, come on with the rain, I’ve a smile on my face. And so, […]