Marietta Makes History
One studio is responsible for markings of history all across the nation. And nobody even knows it’s there. Marietta is a treasure trove of history and off-beat facts. Taking the time to explore the...
View ArticleWhy the Trolley Tours of Marietta Should Be on Your Bucket List
By Purva Indulkar Marietta is the first completely planned community in the Northwest Territory of the United States. It has been home to many groups, such as Native Americans and revolutionary heroes,...
View ArticleYouth Sports Travel Teams Bring Together Students from Around Athens County
David Ridpath, associate professor of sport management at Ohio University, has seen how the American youth sports model has evolved in recent years. The world of youth sports has acquired somewhat of...
View ArticleZanesville’s Rushing Wind Biker Church Welcomes All
The sun is setting, and it’s time for church. The pastor calls outside to round up the congregation as rock music floats out the door behind him. Men and women with dusty gray hair and sun-worn skin...
View ArticleThe Karting Classic
By Riley Harshman The Karting Classic is one of the nation’s biggest go-kart street races. Every first weekend of August, citizens of Commercial Point, an around the nation come to the small village to...
View ArticleAn Oasis of IPAs and Ales
By Alex McCann James Watt of BrewDog wants travelers to disregard an instinct they might not be used to ignoring. He would encourage his guests to open the mini fridge in their hotel room instead of...
View ArticleNelsonville Music Festival celebrates 15 years of action, community and music
By Devon Hannan Nelsonville Music Festival started out as just a small, one-day event outside of Stuart’s Opera House on the Nelsonville Public Square. Since 2004, NMF has continued to communally grow...
View ArticleHistoric Gallipolis opera house draws community together with the help of one...
By Jessica Hill GALLIPOLIS — A gazebo sits in the middle of the town square that overlooks the Ohio River. Teenagers mill about, laughing and watching passersby. Families sit on benches and children...
View ArticleJamboree in the Hills Replaced by Blame My Roots
By Emily Finton and Brooklynn Donachie Jamboree in the Hills (JITH) was an economic staple from 1977 to 2018 in Belmont County. Every year, gas stations and businesses surrounding the area would order...
View ArticleThe Court Barbershop
By Rasheedah Beatty The barber known as Razor West is sitting in one of the styling chairs eating a sandwich from the local restaurant Pita Pit. Opposite him, his co-barber, Iesha Laing—known as...
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