New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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Farmacy Prescribes Fresh, Healthy Foods to Patients At Wheeling Clinic
Instead of relying entirely on prescription medicine to solve medical problems, healthcare providers at a free clinic in Wheeling, W.Va., are prescribing…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrow Ohio Valley Breaks Old Ground, Wins Award
A local-food nonprofit based in the Northern Panhandle is busy this week reclaiming abandoned property. “Once upon a time this was the Lincoln Home site,”…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWheeling Teaches Students a Thing or Two about Food Justice
A group of students from the University of Notre Dame just came to West Virginia for fall break. Instead of relaxing with friends, as many college…
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'Nuns on the Bus' Stop in W.Va. on the Way to See Pope Francis
This week half a dozen Catholic nuns arrived on a bus in Wheeling. The women are part of NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, which…
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Wheeling Local Movement Gets National Assistance
Momentum continues to mount behind local food and local economic development efforts in the Northern panhandle. Wheeling was one of the top picks in a…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLocal Food, Local Places Grants Awarded, Eight Appalachian Winners
Eight Appalachian Communities are Winners in a Local Foods, Local Places Grant Competition.Twenty-six communities were chosen from over 300 applicants in…
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