The Crab Shack has come a loooong way! First, the business was Coach's Bar & Grille, a sports bar at the edge of town. Then, it decided to go another route and replaced the "Bar & Grille" with a seafood theme - Coach's Crab Shack. That business seemed to do well, so they...

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So, I recently went to Preston County to check out the zoo -- that's right, West Virginia has a zoo. And while in the area, Brittany and I decided to head into downtown Kingwood to grab a bite at the Brew Ha Ha. Side note: It also happened to be the same day...

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Well, if there's one place in Martinsburg I've been dying to go to - it's La Trattoria. It's the first place mentioned when the city is brought up, it has previously made the list of 101 unique places to dine in the state, and I've heard nothing but amazing things. But, my only...

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It's no secret that ice cream is one of the biggest influencing factors in my life. There are a few ways to make me fall in love with you, and offering me ice cream is one of them. When I recently ran across a list denoting West Virginia's best ice cream spots, I...

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After a delicious lunch in Martinsburg, we took a stroll down the street and ended up at DeFluri's Fine Chocolates, a local shop that makes its own fine candies. The chocolate shop opened in 1985 in Vienna and moved to the Eastern Panhandle in 1998. The shop has lots of goodies, including chocolates,...

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