Tagged I Moved Back

  “When I am dead and am opened, they will find West Virginia written on my heart.” -Robert C. Byrd I don’t remember the first time I heard this quote, but it has always rung true with...

Benjamin woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Several days of family fun in Tucker, Pendleton, and Grant counties have taken a toll on his six-year-old body, and he can’t quite keep up with...

First things first: I wasn’t born in West Virginia.Upon learning this fact, more than one person who was born in West Virginia has recommended that I add “but I got here as soon as I could.”That...

The story is courtesy of a partnership with the great folks at Clutchmov.  “An online lifestyle magazine for the Mid-Ohio Valley” – including Parkersburg and its surrounding community. West Virginia,...

The following is part of a Vandaleer series from partner Preservation Alliance of West Virginia.  The series focuses on young adults in West Virginia. As a native of Jefferson County, West Virginia, the...

The following is part of a Vandaleer series from partner Preservation Alliance of West Virginia.  The series focuses on young adults in West Virginia. I was born and raised in Morgantown, WV. I am a 2006...

Busting through fallen leaves early a few brisk mornings ago had me thinking. Born and raised in West Virginia I’ve heard the jokes, stereotypes, and assumptions that seem to cling to the native roots...

Fall 2009. A season of discontent… frustration… complacency… lethargy… frustration… impulse. I had been in Wheeling with both life and career since November 1996. The economy was crap, my...

  My heels clicked on the hardwood floor of my first apartment. After two weeks of crying myself to sleep with homesickness, I was finally starting to feel comfortable in this new city. Through the...

“You’re moving where?” That’s the question we received from Baltimore friends and coworkers when we told them we were moving to Wheeling last spring. “West Virginia? Oh yeah—my cousin lives...

“The more I try to answer the question of why I stay here, the more complicated my answers get, but I always felt like I understood myself here better than anywhere else, even though it’s hard work to...

  Living in West Virginia, for some young adults, is a struggle. If so, it’s a struggle I’m happy to endure.   A few months back a couple of different entities sent out a request for stories from West...

By Huntiful.com contributor Shannon Lester  No, I’m not from here, but I feel like I am. Now that I am working in Huntington and especially since I work with many local businesses I am constantly asked...