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@hashtagwv Cowboy Jim’s Flea Market in #Lewisburg (former Peebles) is now open! Come shop and/or set up a booth!! Open Fri-Sun, year-round! ♬ Backseat Forward (Instrumental) – Adam Fazel You never know what you’re going to find… You never know what you’re going to find at Lewisburg newest flea market. Officially open since mid-December, Cowboy […]

It all began when my great-grandfather opened a general store called J.M. Alderson’s General Merchandise. It was 1887, and his mission was to stock whatever his customers were looking for and give the best customer service he could provide. That started a tradition that my grandfather and then my mother continued so well over the […]

Learn about Nevada Tribble, a West Virginia artist from Elkins. Using innovative fiber art techniques, Nevada captures stories of the places and people she loves. Her work is about hope, and how it is manifested in the past and present of her surroundings. She tells us, “I like to imagine memory as a residue that […]

This winter may be unlike any winter you have ever experienced… you might be homeschooling or dealing with the on and off again schedule of in person school vs virtual, you may be laid off from work, or adjusting to a new job or a new way of working from home, you may be dealing […]

Milgram wanted to know how far the average person would go. Whether you’re familiar or not, I suggest they hold a lesson for all of us, and one worth revisiting from time to time.  They demonstrated that people have a strong tendency to comply with authority figures, even when it means violating their own sense […]

Slowly, one quiet step at a time I stalked my quarry. It was July and it was hot and very humid, common conditions for a muddy riverbank in southern West Virginia. The air was heavy with humidity and riverbank smells, cicadas and other insects droned in the trees, a trickle of sweat rolled down by […]

Be sure to keep your eyes glued to the sky this December, as it promises to be a very interesting month. The show kicks off on the night of December 13-14, which is when peak activity of the Geminids meteor shower will occur. Often considered the best shower of the year, this year’s event will […]

There was Homer sitting in one of my lawn chairs looking ever-so-much like Rodin’s The Thinker. I was sitting in a favorite chair by the front window reading from my vast collection of fantasy novels, reflecting on the fantasy I was living in. I wondered if some of the novels weren’t esoteric histories, and then […]

Winter antiquing is a great, low-key way to spend a weekend in Lewisburg. This tiny town of just under 4,000 boasts a major antiques scene including Brick House Antiques, The Sign of the Golden Rabbit which carries generational heirlooms, Patina, The Very Thing, Lewisburg Diamond and Gold’s estate jewelry, and Tattered & Worn Antiques and […]

Of all the seasons, winter is my favorite. One of the best things about it is its coziness potential. Thomas De Quincey expressed it well when he wrote, “Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o’clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing […]