Making a Difference in a Child's Life

By Claire Gibson Webb

If you enjoy bike riding, supporting a worthy cause, or just being active in the great outdoors, don't make any plans for Saturday, May 19th! Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle (CASA-EP) is holding their sixth-annual CASA River Century fundraising ride, with all proceeds directly benefiting the local chapter of the organization. Not a bike rider? Then come out and volunteer to serve those who are!

Ensuring the Future of our Wildlife

By Victoria Kidd

By Rick Hemphill

The town run in Shepherdstown meanders and winds through yards, under streets, and eventually into the majestic river dividing two proud states. Although it once provided the power for the grist and saw mills, as well as other businesses in the early years for the oldest town in West Virginia, it now quietly maintains a simple course-providing background continuity that ties each generation's past to the future.

Where taste and innovation meet

By Debra Cornwell

Mezcal Mexican Grill may be a recent addition to the Panhandle's restaurant scene, but there is nothing recent about the experience of its owners, or the flavor of its food. Ramon and Rita Gomez have been in the food business for twenty-seven years in various locations on the East Coast, but now call Martinsburg home.

By Claire Gibson Webb

By Teresa Brumback

A wholesome Mom and Pop store, with a big scoop of Americana thrown in for good measure-that's the deal at Red Fox Creamery, at about the mid-way point within the Old Town mall in downtown Winchester, Virginia.

Double T Homes in Berkeley Springs, WV

- Bonnie Williamson

Doing things the right way helps you maintain a good reputation and produce a quality product. Allen Truax of Double T Homes, Inc., in Berkeley Springs (WV), operates his business and his life by those words. "Reputation is everything," he believes.

Banquets, Weddings, & A Top-Notch Restaurant

By Debra Cornwell

When Frank Sinatra sang "New York, New York," he encouraged attentive listeners to start "spreading the news." Well, at Royalicious Bagel Bakery in Charles Town, start spreading the cream cheese! This café/deli/bakery, which has only been open a few months, at 126 Patrick Way in the Walmart plaza, has brought a taste of New York City to the area.