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
Top 10 Things To Do in Moundsville: The Perfect American Weekend or Day Trip
It was the sign touting the Grave Creek Mound that lured me off the highway, but as I dug into the story of this unique
The True Story of West Virginia’s 1863 (Bourgeois) Revolution and Birth
West Virginia is known for mines, mountains and working-class grit, but the state was born from a merchant-class revolt seeking freedom from punitive Richmond tax
