My last column in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, for now: In these times of uncertainty, there’s one sure comfort: Girl Scout Cookies. You know them as Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, Toffee-Tastics, Girl Scout S’mores and the new Lemon-Ups. As a young Girl Scout, I peddled the classic cookies up and down my...

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I've made my way to Danville to try the Sam's Hot Dog Stand. This Sam's had a cute little set-up in a gas station with cute overhead signage and a decent space on the side. But what caught my eye first is that there were a whole, fresh pile of pepperoni rolls on...

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Sam's Hot Dog Stand is a hot dog stand that has locations throughout southern West Virginia. So, of course, I now have a goal to visit every location. So, I made my way to some in the area. The first was the location in Alum Creek. It's located in an Exxon and features...

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Here's another Tudor's location off my checklist: Barboursville. Just a quick drive-thru at this one - to get the new blackberry biscuit. This one was missing the granola on top - and the cream - but still had that super sweet, delicious blackberry sauce. ...

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Hillbilly Hotdogs is a kitschy hotdog tourist attraction that capitalizes on hillbilly stereotypes - outhouses, broken-down school buses, etc. I've been here a handful of times, and they have some creative hot dogs. But one that has been on my to-try list for some time is The Homewrecker. It's 15 inches of jalapeños,...

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