Miss Ruby's Corner Market in Charleston provides fresh, healthy, and locally sourced food at discounted prices to support low-income families. "Miss Ruby’s Corner Market was born out of a vision to make fresh, healthy, and local food accessible to everyone, especially those in Charleston’s lower-income communities. It started with a simple idea—growing food...

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Thai Fusion in Barboursville offers "delicious, authentic Asian cuisine created by master chefs and served with a smile." The menu is wide and varied, so I picked a few of my favorite dishes listed across the various categories: appetizer, entree & sushi. Crab Rangoon (5) - Crispy wonton wrappers filled with cream cheese...

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"In 1924, Benjamin Tillman “Pop” Byrd, Sr., at the age of 28, began baking his famous Scotch Oatmeal cookies in beautiful Savannah Georgia. He had a small bakery downtown near City Market and delivered the fresh cookies to stores around town in his Model T Ford. Typically, the cookies were sold out of...

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Gyro King is a Mediterranean restaurant that is part of The Market in downtown Huntington. Gyros, of course, must be the specialty so I perused that portion of the menu and ultimately landed on an original gyro. The original gyro consists of ground lamb and beef with tzatziki sauce and lettuce. I didn't...

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Here’s my latest column for HD Media: Mountain Dew has long been the preferred beverage in Appalachia. It has just taken on a few different forms over the years. In the first part of the 1900s, “Mountain Dew“ referred to moonshine, the illegal, potent whiskey. In the latter part of the 1900s, “Mountain...

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