Jul 29 2011 - 3:03am
CHARLESTON, WV (HNN) -
West Virginia will soon have its second Cabela’s. The company announced that it will be constructing an 80,000 square foot store in the Southridge Centre, just off US Highway 119 near Charleston. The company’s other Mountain State store is in Wheeling. Read more
Jul 29 2011 - 2:16am
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Jul 29 2011 - 1:10am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A juicy murder mystery has lured actress Mary (Poindexter) Williams back to a regional off Broadway venue in central New York. Read more
Jul 28 2011 - 5:55pm
This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of "Nervermind" by Nirvana, hailed on the recent cover of Spin magazine as "The Album That Changed Everything." It might arguably stand as the defining album of my gerneration - "Generation X" - and standing as its icon is pioneering singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain.
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Jul 27 2011 - 6:12pm
HUNTINGTON, WV- The first Marshall Artists Series event took place September 15, 1936, as a one-time celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of Marshall College. Seventy-five years later.. Over the past 75 years, the Marshall Artists Series has existed as a gateway to the world of cultural entertainment in the Tri-State and at Marshall University. This year, the Marshall Artists Series gets back to its roots and celebrates with a season unlike any other. Read more
Jul 27 2011 - 5:49pm
Never would I allow my size to define me. Instead, I would define it.” Read more
Jul 26 2011 - 7:07pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Season tickets for the Marshall Artists Series are on sale with renewals due by August 8. Here are the choices and pricing options for this years series. Some ticket prices do not include the $10 Keith Albee Restoration fee. Individual tickets go on sale August 22. Read more
Jul 25 2011 - 5:11pm
If you have a teenager -- girl or boy -- in your family, or if you're one yourself, get a copy of Robert Sharenow's "The Berlin Boxing Club" (Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins, 416 pages, $17.99) and learn about Nazi Germany's descent into madness in the 1930s -- and how ordinary Germans, and an extraordinary one -- reacted to a Jewish family's persecution.
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Jul 25 2011 - 3:31am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - The Huntington Outdoor Theatre children's preshow, "It's an 80's Flashback, " features a lot of local talent and a good variety of performers. The “Wedding Singer” and “It’s an 80s Flashback” concluded four straight successful weeks with a performance, Sunday, July 24. Read more
Jul 25 2011 - 2:14am
Back in the days of World War II, Uncle Sam extended the call and young men crammed recruiting offices and enlisted in the Armed Forces. Unlike unpopular “wars,” the teens and men had no qualms about enlisting. They felt less than masculine if no branch of the military service wanted them. Read more
Jul 24 2011 - 9:36pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -The band One Foot performed at the hottest performance of the season at the Dutch Miller Summer Concert Series on Thursday night at Pullman Square. Read more
Jul 23 2011 - 10:09pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – The Marshall University Department of Theatre has announced their 2011-2012 Theatre Alliance Schedule with season ticket sales beginning August 3. An early bird discount will be available through Sept. 30. Read more
Jul 22 2011 - 5:26pm
In "American Individualism: How A New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party" (Crown Forum, 272 pages, $24.99) Margaret Hoover makes the point that the best hope for a Republican victory in next year's Presidential election may just be the participation of the people who swept Barack Obama into the White House in 2008: the Millennials. Read more
Jul 22 2011 - 3:35am
Charleston, W.Va. — The West Virginia Film Office is excited to announce a new superior online tool that will enable the state's film industry workforce and support service companies to showcase their skills and services to producers considering filming in the state. And now is the time to take advantage of the open registration and get signed up. Read more
Jul 22 2011 - 2:09am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - The Huntington Symphony Orchestra POPS concert has been moved inside the air conditioned Big Sandy Super Store Arena due to severe heat, humidity, and thunderstorm prediction. The concert is Saturday, July 23.
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Jul 22 2011 - 12:02am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -
Harry, Harry, Harry! The boy wizard’s final film has drawn accolades worldwide, but now, it has to defend the top spot against Marvel’s star spangled avenger, Captain America. The only other mainstream opening is “Friends with Benefits.”
Times and schedules have not arrived as of late night Tuesday for most theatres. They are anticipated sometime on Wednesday. Check individual cinema websites for “Captain America” and “Friends with Benefits” times that are not yet listed. Be aware, some hold over manipulation will occur, especially since “Harry Potter” performed so well. Read more
Jul 20 2011 - 7:51pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Due to the hot and humid weather conditions and chance of thunder showers, the POPS concert has been moved from Harris Riverfront Park to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
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Jul 20 2011 - 6:00pm
CHARLESTON, WV (HNN) - Editor's Note: This roundup of lensing activity in the Mountain State is provided by the West Virginia Film Office. Read more
Jul 20 2011 - 5:48pm
It's ironic that Carol Fenster, author of "125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes" (Avery, a member of the Penguin Group U.S.A., 304 pages, $18.00) is allergic to gluten; she grew up on a wheat-growing farm in Nebraska. She also notes in the book that it was a typical meat-and-potatoes farm, with plenty of Angus beef, pork and chicken in the family freezer. It's enough to make anyone a vegetarian!
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Jul 19 2011 - 10:08pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -
James Bond has been slaying spies and romancing beauties since Dr No (1962), but a British boy wizard and his magicall Read more
Jul 18 2011 - 10:41pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - If you want to sort through a mega-bookstore, Borders customers may have to change their behavior and try Empire Books at Pullman Square. The bankrupt Border chain failed to find a buyer, according to a press release. That means that the store and coffee shop at Huntington Mall and Charleston Town Center will be closing.
Jul 18 2011 - 5:32pm
"It is a queer feeling to find oneself a foreigner". --American writer and journalist Nathaniel Willis in Paris
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Jul 17 2011 - 6:00pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Harry Potter 'midnight' fans line up and eventually fill 12 of 16 auditoriums at Marquee's Pullman Square cinema for the premiere of "Deathly Hallows Part II." Among those waiting in the lines, Jennifer Parsons , Sarah Hacker and Cateland Hysell, all of Milton, WV, arrived at 7 a.m. to be first in line. Read more
Jul 17 2011 - 4:15pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Sarah Darling and Due West performed at the Dutch Miller Summer Concert Series at Pullman Square on Thursday night bringing another good crowd to Huntington.
Sarah Darling from Iowa recently performed in Ashland, KY at Summer Motion and came back to the Tri-State area again Thursday evening delighting her many fans. Many of her fans were lining up after her concert to get her autograph and a picture taken with the attractive Miss Darling. Read more
Jul 16 2011 - 4:49am
RICHMOND, VA (HNN) - Seth Gordon’s “Horrible Bosses” is another one of those comedies that came out of nowhere and ended up being quite surprising thanks to the recent tradition of misleading trailers. The trailer for the film had made it look like it would be ok at best, not really showing much in the way of comedy, but it turns out that this is a good thing. Some trailers for comedies go way too far to show you what you’re going to get and therefore they end up spoiling all the best parts. The trailer for “Horrible Bosses” gives you a taste, but there’s much more where that came from. Read more
Jul 16 2011 - 1:57am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -
Mesmerizing its audience, “Harry Potter Deathly Gallows Part 2” performs movie abracadabra by saving the best for last. Unlike most “franchise” (i.e Superman, Batman, anything with an Arabic or roman numeral in the title) flick offerings have a tendency to lose fascination as the sequels increase. A few have defied the generalization, James Bond continues tossing gadgets, flirts, and suave maneuvers and “Dr No” had its release in 1962. Read more
Jul 15 2011 - 2:54am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - After six months of planning, a group of thespians performed pre-show dramatic interpretations and sing-a-longs based on the Harry Potter series. Here are the first of the pictures taken during the pre-show.
Tina Haynes told HNN that her daughter, Megan, along with Brea Ross and Andrew Surber came up with the idea for the idea for the Facebook page and interpretative Potter performance in January. Read more
Jul 14 2011 - 5:24pm
If you're headed to the beach this summer with some light reading, leave room in your tote bag for Carmela Ciuraru's "Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms (Harper, 366 pages, $24.99, also available in eBook format, with a good bibliography and other end-of-book features.)
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Jul 13 2011 - 4:45pm
Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,/ Apple seed and apple thorn,
Wire, briar, limber lock / Three geese in a flock
One flew East / One flew West
And one flew over the cuckoo's nest
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Jul 11 2011 - 6:06pm
Kim Harrison may not be as instantly recognizable as Charlaine Harris, whose bestselling Sookie Stackhouse vampire and werecreature novels have been translated to television in the hit HBO series "True Blood," but New York Times bestseller Harrison has plenty of fans for her Hollows books, which combine fantasy and alternate history and are set in Cincinnati, OH.
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Jul 11 2011 - 3:54pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -The Oakwood Road Band combined with a surprise appearance from Kala DeHart and Rivertown brought the largest crowd of the 2011 season to the Dutch Miller Summer Concert Series at Pullman Square on Thursday night.
People coming to the free concert hit it right this Thursday night. Opening the show was well known local talent, Kala DeHart and Rivertown. Kala was seen after her performance signing autographs and getting her picture taken with her fans. Read more
Jul 10 2011 - 6:01pm
Au clair de la lune / Mon ami Pierrot / Prete-moi ta plume / Pour ecrire un mot...
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Jul 8 2011 - 8:27pm
ONA, WV (HNN) -
An open house Saturay , July 9, at the Ona Airpark will offer a glimpse at general aviation capabilities, including search and rescue demonstrations, large scale radio controlled model aircraft displays, and an opportunity for an “introductory” spin in a single engine aircraft. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read more
Jul 8 2011 - 6:14pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Marshall University's 2010 football season picked up a belated win on Friday, July 8, after OSU forfeited all of its wins last season. Instead of losing a blow out, the game now goes in the books as a Thundering Herd victory.
Jul 8 2011 - 4:47pm
What does the French Revolution -- soon to be commemorated by the July 14 Bastille Day celebration -- have in common with todays liberals and so-called "progressives"?
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