The unknown Moundsville, WV origins of Under Armour, the Baltimore-based athletic-wear $10 billion behemoth, highlight the course of American business over the last half-century. As
Moundsville Shows Why West Virginia Ranks Among Top U.S. States in Vaccine Rollout
West Virginia got off to a roaring start in 2021 and currently ranks 5th out of 50 U.S. states, in percentage of residents fully vaccinated.
How Local History Can Save America — The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Frederick Douglass
How can Americans still share a common story, we ask as we struggle through an information revolution, the slaughter of local journalism, and the politicization
The Glory of Ohio River Slices and Sandwiches – The Invention of Pizza In America (Via Steubenville)
The proliferation of Subway, McDonald’s and other chains has obscured many of Appalachia and the Rust Belt’s rich culinary traditions. For example, the strip of
How to Draw People Back to Appalachia — Family Builds a New Life in West Virginia
In 2016, Andrew Kefer, a quality analyst, his wife Jessica, a counselor hired by companies to help employees, and their three children, moved to New
Lady and Baby Skeletons: Ancient or Modern Americans? West Virginia News Startup Tackles Mysterious Case
This past December, Lede News, a lively startup news outlet in Wheeling, WV, broke an unusual and interesting story. It concerned the skeletal remains of