Charleston Celebrity Chef Paul Smith has had a hand in opening up another new local restaurant that is receiving rave reviews. He is one part of the team who recently opened Barkadas, and now The Pitch at Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar is a whole new direction. Themed with baseball decor, The Pitch carries...

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The Venetian Estate is a stunning venue often used for wedding sand other celebrations. They're currently working on opening up a more formal restaurant. But in the meantime, they've opened their pub. Even on a drab, dreary day, this property was lit up with string lights and rope lights wrapped around the trees...

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Mia's Panaderia is a sweet, small business that sells Mexican and Honduran sweet breads and baked goods. I found her on Facebook, and she is related to the folks at Melange Cafe, so products are also sold there. But there are so many goodies that you can order on Facebook - rather than...

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On my way to visit my parents recently, I stopped in Wheeling to pick up a ton of food so we could have a mini feast at home. Bridgelin Chinese Restaurant is not unlike many other Chinese restaurants in the area - you have General Tso's, lo mein and eggrolls. But items like...

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Los Agaves has a few locations in West Virginia: Charleston, Parkersburg and Dunbar. And, you know, every so often, you get a craving for some Mexican food. The majority of these restaurants in the area have a very similar menu, so I had an idea of what I wanted already (I.e. something covered...

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