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Food Delivery Lands in the Panhandle with DubvEatz

January, 2020

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Have you ever had one of those days where everything went wrong at work, you got stuck in traffic, you’re exhausted, and when you step into your home, your family is staring back at you wondering what’s for dinner? Well, you’re in luck, because all you need to do now is visit the DubvEatz website or app and order any type of cuisine you prefer, and get it delivered right to your doorstep. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd Students Gain Valuable Internship Experience Via New Program

December, 2017 Tagged With: Mary J.C. Hendrix, Shepherd University

Students will have more opportunity to work in paid internships on campus, thanks to a new initiative by Shepherd University’s College of Business that was announced during an event on Saturday, November 4. Read the Full Story >>

Out of the Darkness, Into the Light

October, 2017 Tagged With: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Out of Darkness, suicide prevention

This will be the third year that Shepherdstown and its surrounding communities will come together to shed some light on an important issue. The Shepherdstown ‘Out of the Darkness’ walk has been an event rapidly growing over the last two years, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is expecting an even larger turnout this year. Read the Full Story >>

Local Herbal Sanctuary Empowers Public to Cultivate Resilience

May, 2017 Tagged With: farming

Hillary Banachowski and Keir Knoll operate Sacred Roots Herbal Sanctuary in Shepherdstown (1799 Persimmon Lane). Banachowski is a community herbalist, grower, medicine maker, forager, and teacher, for whom herbalism, organic gardening, and permaculture are a way of life. She teaches classes on all aspects of herbal wisdom and organic vegetable gardening, and facilitates nature-based retreats. Knoll Read the Full Story >>

The HUB Community Workspace Offers Unique Benefit to Area Professionals

May, 2017

The HUB, located at 126 East Burke Street in Martinsburg (WV), comprises a full-service community workspace ready to meet the needs of independent professionals within the Panhandle and beyond. Owner Andrew Johnson travels for business a fair amount, and he often needs a space that can provide all the basic professional needs. “I’m a member Read the Full Story >>

Keeping the Community Vibrant, One Reader at a Time

May, 2017 Tagged With: Four Seasons Books, Kendra Goldsborough, local bookstore

Four Seasons Books opened in downtown Shepherdstown 25 years ago. Owners Mike and Ruth Raubertas felt like Shepherdstown was the ideal location for their business to thrive—a college town with a dedicated community of artisans and writers, close proximity to a metropolis, and a burgeoning populace of families, retirees, professionals, and students dedicated to creating Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Juggles Recycling Issues

May, 2017 Tagged With: Apple Valley Recycling Center, recycling

Due to a national trend that is now affecting Shepherdstown, the state of West Virginia, along with Apple Valley Recycling Center (Shepherdstown’s recycling vendor), can no longer accept glass of any color. Read the Full Story >>

Brunch Means Business for Jefferson County

October, 2016 Tagged With: Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

On November 8, Jefferson County voters, in addition to voting for their president, governor, and state and elected representatives, will be asked another question: “Shall the beginning hour at which non-intoxicating beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor be sold or dispensed for on premises consumption only in Jefferson County on Sundays be changed from one o’clock p.m. to ten o’clock a.m.” Simply put, can our bars, taverns, and restaurants start serving alcoholic drinks at 10am on Sundays? Read the Full Story >>

The Butterfly and the Pawpaw

July, 2016 Tagged With: butterflies

I had seen zebra swallowtails before and had long admired them. Smaller than the big yellow tiger swallowtail, the zebra has sharply triangular forewings, dramatic tail streamers, and a bold, racy pattern of black and white. The white seen up close is actually very pale green. Two crimson and two blue spots adorn the hind wings just ahead of the streamers, and two crimson stripes run along the underside of the hind wings. All these longitudinal stripes enhance their streamlined look. Their beauty is unsurpassed. When half a dozen zebra swallowtails land close together in the wet mud near our mailbox, it looks like a butterfly bouquet. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Renews Itself Again, and Again

April, 2016 Tagged With: revitalization, Shepherdstown

When I first moved here sixteen years ago, Shepherdstown was seeing a new wave of neo-hippies in town, the seventh-or-so such wave since the ‘60s. Drumming was a regular activity at The Wall; dreads seemed to be more popular than grey hair; and where Kazu is now, there was a shop called Dragonfly—full of tie-dye, sarongs, and guayaberas. Read the Full Story >>

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