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Over 1,000 Pieces Of Marble Went Into Wheeling’s Oglebay Mansion Museum
A Pittsburgh businessman put marble mantels in this parlor back in 1856, long before the house was famous. Then a Cleveland industrialist came along and made the whole place even grander. That house eventually became the first accredited museum in all of West Virginia. It still holds 13 restored period...
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The first Black woman to lead a public television station, former WOUB General Manager Carolyn Bailey Lewis, has died
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Carolyn Bailey Lewis had the word “first” associated with her name many times. She was the first Black woman to graduate from the WVU’s journalism school, the first Black woman to lead a public television station in the continental U.S. and the first woman to lead WOUB Public Media, among many other accomplishments in her life.
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The Grapevine: A New "Old Batch" of 1980 Cookbooks Sold for the Italian Heritage Festival Now Available
In 1980 it was decided that the Italian Heritage Festival needed to produce a cookbook that would contain all the popular recipes that were produced in North Central West Virginia. Martina Neely decided to take on the project with inspiration from Maureen Conley. Merle Moore, who operated a publishing company...
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K9 Shadow completes 1,000th therapy visit at Clarksburg VA Medical Center
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - K9 Shadow completed his 1,000th therapy visit Wednesday at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, bringing comfort, companionship and appreciation to veterans. Veteran describes the visits. Charles Forinash, a local veteran, said therapy dogs help him cope. “Well, they help me cope with some of my...
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Business Is Booming for Giacinta’s at ‘The Bridge’
BRIDGEPORT – Since welcoming Giacinta’s Gelato & Caffe to their new location in the multipurpose Bridge at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District, the place has been a go-to spot for students and community members looking for that morning pick-me-up. Owner Audrey Brahler made some time between morning rushes of buyers to talk about the success of these first weeks.
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WVU play-by-play man Tony Caridi visits Belle Elementary to read new children’s book
BELLE, W.Va. — Belle Elementary School students had a special guest in their classroom on Tuesday morning. West Virginia University play-by-play broadcaster Tony Caridi read his new book, “Watch Where You Put Your Feet Down,” to the students. Caridi is visiting six different schools this week, beginning with Sutton Elementary in Braxton County and Stanaford Elementary in Raleigh County on Monday. Other stops include Milton Elementary in Cabell County, Blennerhasset Elementary in Wood County, and Brookhaven Elementary in Monongalia County.
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West Virginia mountains become medieval kingdom in award-winning fantasy film
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The mountains and forests of southern West Virginia have become the setting for a medieval fantasy kingdom in an award-winning independent film scheduled to make its world premiere in Lewisburg in December. The Kingdom of Rexmonte, a $750,000 fantasy comedy written and directed by Rebeccah Crabtree,...
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Chamber of Commerce, Wheeling Symphony team up for Halloween on the Plaza
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – The Wheeling Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Wheeling Symphony for their special Halloween-themed event on October 30th. It all starts with free trick-or-treating in downtown Wheeling. The event will lead into the Wheeling Symphony’s performance of Harry Potter the Prisoner of Azkaban...
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WVU Exercise Physiology Professor, NCWV Native Reflects on 25 Years of Striking Gold in the Blue
West Virginia University professor Lori Sherlock hasn’t had a job that didn’t require her to wear a bathing suit. So, when an opportunity to work at the nation’s only undergraduate aquatic therapy emphasis program arose at WVU, she dove right in. For the Morgantown native and WVU...
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WDTV’s Alan Dye inducted into West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fam