Hardy County LGBTQ Group Represents W.Va. In WorldPride Parade
An LGBTQ advocacy group traveled from Hardy County to Washington, D.C. on Saturday to participate in this year's WorldPride parade.
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Black Mountain Poet, Fascinating Fungi And A Unicorn Mug, Inside Appalachia
This week, a poet talks about his new collection, “If Lost.” He found inspiration for it by walking around in the woods. . Also, now is a great time for mushroom hunters to head to the woods and fin...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Artist Gets Her Mojo Back, Appalachian Woman Gets Her Unicorn Back
Here’s a story about a unicorn. Well, it’s really a story about an artist in Appalachia who lost her mojo. And it’s about the woman who helped her get her mojo back. With the help of the unicorn.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRemembering And Revisiting Resistance To The Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia
Red Terry’s property in Bent Mountain, Virginia, is in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. She says the place was beautiful, but she's worried about the dangers of the pipeline not far from her home. Plus, almost everybody has a favorite cup or coffee mug, but how far would you go to replace it? One woman would go pretty far. And… we explore an effort in western Virginia to make old-time music more available to Black musicians.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCrockery City: The Famous Past And Creative Future Of East Liverpool, Ohio's Pottery Scene
East Liverpool, Ohio, sits on the banks of the Ohio River where West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio meet. For decades, this small town was known as the pottery capital of the world after immigrants from Stafforshire, England settled there and brought their pottery-making expertise with them. By the beginning of the 20th century, more than half of all dinnerware in America was made here. Today, only two major dinnerware manufacturers are left. But pottery is still central to the town’s identity—so much so that even the school mascot is inspired by the industry.
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One Appalachian Potter's Twist On The Craft: Digging Clay
In rural Preston County, West Virginia, potter Mel Sword’s house is located at the end of a gravel road, near a road called "Wildflower Way" and a creek…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReviving Small, Appalachian Towns with Local Assets
Walking down the streets of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, it feels a bit like a ghost town. There are houses, business signs, a post office, but only two cars…
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