Holiday Open House Planned for Dec. 2 at Concord University
Concord University is celebrating the season with the annual Holiday Open House at University Point on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Guests will be treated to an evening of holiday music, refreshments and festive fun. The community is invited to join in the celebration. There is no admission charge. Concord […]
Downtown Wheeling: An Intentional Place
Downtown Wheeling.
Two little words that conjure images, ideals and memories. Eight blocks of a city center carrying the weight of a region, worn down and rust-belted, on the brink of revitalization.
Spreading the SweetShines: Bloomery Plantation Distillery
When Linda Losey and Tom Kiefer visited Italy in 2010, they weren’t thinking of turning their European vacation into a business venture in West Virginia, but inspiration can come from the experience of a single sip.
Young Guns 2015
West Virginia’s people are consistently recognized as one of the unique assets of the Mountain State. Each year, we dedicate our fall issue to celebrating West Virginians by naming a select group of outstanding business professionals as Young Guns.
NASA Leading the Way: Educating, Experimenting and Exploring
Upon hearing NASA, the acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, most people immediately think of the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts and probably Tom Hanks’ role in the movie “Apollo 13.” While those are all fair interpretations, it is important to understand that NASA is so much more than rockets and movie sets. In addition to space exploration and research, one of NASA’s main points of interest is education, and the organization offers educational opportunities that begin with children in grade school and continue through high school and college.
West Virginia: The State of 3-D Printing
Looking at the current state of 3-D printing makes science fiction almost relatable. Who wouldn’t want an ice cream sundae on demand via a food replicator like those used in “Star Trek?” While it’s not quite a reality yet, a Barcelona-based research group, aptly named Robots in Gastronomy, already uses cream cheese, cake dough, eggs, pasta, honey and fruit or vegetable puree to print culinary creations—and they recently added ice cream to the list.
