Booktenders is a funky bookshop in Barboursville that also boasts a coffee and drink counter. Cappuccinos, lattes, etc., are all available - though vanilla is the only flavor option. I did a iced latte with vanilla, which was simple. I do love having a coffee option in the middle of a bookstore because...

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I recently headed out to Gritt's Farm to check out their tulip festival. It was so lovely to see fields of tulips and pick out a bouquet to take home. But, there are also tons of food options here, too. I'll start off by saying I visited most of the food options on...

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Here's my latest column for the newspaper: Spring paints a landscape of blooming tulips, chirping birds and light rain showers across West Virginia. It also ushers in a season of new life and rebirth, celebrated as part of the Christian holiday of Easter. And Easter means “Church Lady Eggs” in much of Appalachia....

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"When Guy was growing up, his family would stop at Granzella’s Deli on road trips for the best muffuletta ever. Stop in and try one of their 30 different sandwiches," reads the restaurant description on foodnetwork.com. In January 1976, Jim and Beverly Granzella opened Granzella's Deli. Through hard work seven days a week,...

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Made at the Cottage is a cool little shop in Elkview that welcomed coffee shop Bee Box Coffee recently. The coffee shop has a number of flavor combinations, which is really fun. Whether that is lavender, vanilla, and honey or maple and hickory smoke. I love the Almost Heaven, which is praline and...

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