WVU's apartment and commercial space University Place is beginning to open some of the shops, with Insomnia Cookies being the first. Insomnia Cookies was started in 2003 by a student at the University of Pennsylvania who baked cookies in his dorm room and sold them to those who had a craving late at...

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Cleveland's West Side Market is incredible. If there's a reason I would ever move to Cleveland, it would be for this market. The beautiful historic building houses more than 100 vendors - fresh meat, vegetables, seafood, baked goods, cheese, flowers, candy, pasta, cannoli, spices, juices, honey, coffee, tea AND prepared foods, like gyros, hot dogs, falafel, crepes, Cambodian, and...

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The Dunkin Donuts on Chestnut Ridge Road is open. And, Chipotle has confirmed to me that they are indeed coming to Morgantown. Looks like the Dunkin' Donuts on Chestnut Ridge Road opens today pic.twitter.com/9XRoCXmHgB — Candace Nelson (@Candace07) February 9, 2015 (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return;...

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MELT! I've heard about this wondrous grilled cheese haven for years. There are few things more soothing to the soul than a perfect grilled cheese - lightly brown and buttery on the outside with cheese oozing out the edges. Maybe a large fuzzy blanket. Or maybe the way the sun beats on your...

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My Saturday was going to start off in an epic way - a visit to Melt. We arrived just a few minutes early, so we traversed a giant snow mountain and stopped in Campbell's Sweet Factory first for some treats. The store has floor to ceiling covered in popcorn, fresh made candies, chocolates...

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I had read many, many good things about the Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland. So, when I visited last weekend, it was my first stop as soon as I entered the city borders. The restaurant is hip, with bicycles hanging from the walls and an eclectic, antique feel. So, yes, I loved it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯...

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D'Annunzios is another well-known pepperoni roll bakery in Clarksburg. Well, they also have bread, of course. But I was here for the pepperoni rolls. I'm not sure if I just hit it at the right time, but there was only a person or two in front of me. I made it up to the...

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North Central West Virginia is home to the pepperoni roll. Fairmont's Country Club Bakery is credited with founding the pepperoni roll. Though, two bakeries in Clarksburg are keeping up the tradition. One of those is Tomaro's Bakery. Natalie Tennant is definitely Team Tomaro's and has passed out these pepperoni rolls at events and...

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