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Your Interior Designer Needs Have Been Solved: Sue Marks is One of the Best!

October 8, 2018

Sue Marks has lived in the Eastern Panhandle for nearly 35 years, and opened The Design Center (112 W. Burke St., Martinsburg, WV) in 1996. Her goal is to work with clients to create a home environment that bes...

Pretty Much Every Countertop Solution You Can Dream Up

Evan Benhamu

September 4, 2018

Business

Located conveniently at 286 Langston Blvd., Martinsburg (WV), and serving communities throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and D.C., Countertop Solutions (CTS) has been specializing in de...

Two Buzz-Worthy Exhibits and One on the Horizon at WCMFA

Evan Benhamu

September 4, 2018

Art & Essays, Business

Founded in 1931, and located at 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown (MD), the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (WCMFA) is one of four art museums in Maryland accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Eac...

New Area Commercial Cleaner Giving It ‘Everything He Has’

Megan Hughart

August 6, 2018

Business

Darrell Jones, owner of Panhandle-based SVG Commercial Cleaning, LLC, opened his business after finding peace in the act of cleaning. According to Jones, when life gets tough and his mind becomes messy, he ente...

Martinsburg Attorney Branches Out and Continues Proven Formula

Megan Hughart

August 1, 2018

Business

After 25 years with the law firm Hammer, Ferretti & Schiavoni, Joseph Ferretti has opened his own law firm in the Eastern Panhandle—Ferretti Law Offices, PLLC—located conveniently at 408 West King Street in...

Shepherdstown Pedal & Paddle Gears Up for Summer

Megan Hughart

July 7, 2018

Business

With the summer season in full swing, adventure seekers, outdoors enthusiasts, families, and pretty much anyone looking to spend time outside in the Panhandle should pay a visit to Shepherdstown Pedal & Pad...

Top-Quality Seafood with a Side of Community

Megan Hughart

July 7, 2018

Business

Jumbo Seafood, LLC is a Fresh Seafood "Market Truck" that opened in Loudoun County (VA) in 1995. In 2011, the husband and wife team of Les Bowman and Ali James relocated their truck to Jefferson County, and now...

Westvirjeni: A Homegrown Love of Flowers Becomes a Career

Megan Hughart

July 6, 2018

Business

Jennifer Peterson opened her business, Westvirjeni, in 2013, as a hobby business, but it quickly blossomed into something more. Flash forward a few years, and Jennifer has now stepped away from a 10-year car...

A Mani-Pedi Experience That Goes Above and Beyond

Lena Camilletti

June 1, 2018

Business

Thai Nail Spa (212 W. 3rd Ave., Ranson, WV) opened in 2012 when owner Nui Wongprachan was inspired to provide a higher quality experience for her customers. Nui spent years working in other nail salons that ...

Finding Opportunities to Make a Difference in People’s Lives

Lena Camilletti

June 1, 2018

Business, Community

Jefferson Security Bank (105 E. Washington St., Shepherdstown, WV) grew its roots in the community shortly after the Civil War. “Our bank, originally called Jefferson Savings Bank, became the first bank to o...