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- Bad news for Yelp: http://bit.ly/9X8UT1 2010/03/05
- New Del Ray deal: ACKC Cocoa Bar is starting a "Hump Day" happy hour. 50% off Diva hot chocolates on Wed from 6 to 7:30pm. 2010/03/03
- A whole blog devoted to the lovely neighborhood of Arlandria: www.arlandria.org" class="twitter-link">http://www.arlandria.org/. Imagine that. 2010/03/01
- @nytimes tackles Belgian beers. http://nyti.ms/dqLEpe. Picks Oro de Calabaza from Jolly Pumpkin as #1 2010/02/25
- I'm inspired by the Olympics' strangest sport. Next Thursday, I want to try my hand a curling in Laurel, MD: www.curldc.org" class="twitter-link">http://www.curldc.org/ 2010/02/24
Tag Archives: West Virginia
Sunday afternoon at the Luntic Asylum
West Virginia's Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is the second largest hand-cut stone building in the world -- second only to the Kremlin. Built between 1858 and 1881, the now-crumbling estate housed civil war soldiers, TB patients, the criminally insane and thousands of others. The place is crumbling, creepy and provides a disturbing looking into the history of mental illness.
Posted in West Virginia Also tagged Appalachia, insane asylum, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, travel, weekend trips, Weston, WV Leave a comment
Getting our Kicks on Route, um, 50
I've always dreamed of a cross country road trip. So, when I planned a trip to Athens, Ohio, last weekend I couldn't resist the lure of Rt. 50. The Route, which runs coast to coast, cuts directly across West Virginia to Athens. Even though, I wouldn't get near California, I had to try part of it.
Posted in West Virginia Also tagged Appalachia, DC, gas station, highway, road trip, Route 50, Washington Leave a comment
Our Guide to River Tubing
What could be better on a hot, humid day than floating down a scenic river with a few friends and a whole lot of beer? With the scorching weather in DC, it's a perfect time to grab a swimsuit and six pack and hit the river. Here's our guide to where to go and what to drink.
Posted in Virginia, West Virginia Also tagged Butts Tubes, DC, Front Royal, Harper's Ferry, Potomac River, river, River Riders, tube, tubing, Virginia 2 Comments
A Swiss village in the West Virginia mountains
Spring is ramp festival time in West Virginia. The locals celebrate the arrival of warmer weather by eating the season’s first vegetable, a wild leek called a ramp. One of the state’s most famous ramp festivals is in central West Virginian in Helvetia, a town of about 30 settled by Swiss immigrants in [...]
Posted in West Virginia Also tagged Andrew Zimmern, Appalachia, Bizarre Foods, food, Helvetia, Hutte, ramps, Swiss, travel Leave a comment
A WV road trip guide starring bluegrass, hippies and snow tubes
West Virginia is an excellent place for a roadtrip. It’s curving, mountainous back roads have none of DC’s gridlock. This map is of the loop I have driven several times. The drive takes about a day to complete, but contains enough attractions to sustain a weekend. Running through the northern part of the Monongahela National [...]
Posted in West Virginia Also tagged cross country, Elkins, ski resorts, skiing, Whitegrass, winter 1 Comment
The exclusive West Virginia snack
A West Virginia delicacy (ok, that’s an oxymoron along the lines of government intelligence), the pepperoni role is sold at every convenience store and gas station in the state. Invented as lunch option for coal miners, it’s now a school cafeteria lunch staple and church bake sale item. The meat-stuffed role has true devotees. It [...]
In the heart of West Virginia
Elkin’s train station
Originally uploaded by WeAreOutOfHere
West Virginia is as isolated as an eastern state can get. With its untamed mountains and twisty two-lane roads, it seems to exist in an earlier time: a time when strip malls and chain restaurants were a novelty. In WV, a Sheetz is a major landmark and nowhere serves espresso [...]
Omnivore’s 100: Venison down, 99 more to go