WHEELING — Costume dramas and historical romances are broadly parodied in Mystery Theatre Unlimited’s all-new original musical-comedy murder mystery “Bridgerdon Abbey.” The dinner theater show will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at River City Restaurant, 1401 Main St., Wheeling; ...
MOUNT PLEASANT —Holiday gift hunters can step back in time and find unique offerings in historic Mount Pleasant next weekend. Businesses in the village’s Historic District will have their halls decked and doors open for Christmas shoppers Friday and Saturday as the community hosts its ...
WHEELING — Shadyside Brass — a quintet of artists in residence at the Heinz Memorial Chapel in Pittsburgh — will perform a free holiday concert in the restored courtroom at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Holiday favorites such as “I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In,” “Christmas Time is Here,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “The Coventry Carol,” “O Christmas Tree,” “Santa Baby” and many others will be performed. Shadyside Brass is one of the most exciting brass ensembles in Pittsburgh. Made up of five friends who ...
ADENA — Local author Beth Raymer’s recent book, “Fireworks Every Night” published by Random House, has made Oprah’s Best Novels of 2023. The book is number nine on the list. Raymer was born in Adena and moved to Palm Beach County, Florida, with her family when she was 5 years old. She said that her book was inspired by her family and partially takes place in Adena. “My book is a coming-of-age story. It takes place in 1990, South Florida. It revolves around a dysfunctional family. … It is a tale of escaping and overcoming, but it also kind of explores the slow process ...
1. “Dirty Thing” by Janet Evanovich (Atria) 2. “The Exchange” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “The Secret” by Child/Child (Delacorte) 5. “Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) 6. “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 7. “A Fire in the Flesh” by Jennifer L Armentrout ( Blue Box Press) 8. “The House of Love and Death” by Andrew Klavan (Mysterious Press) 9. “The Armor of Light” by Ken Follett (Viking) 10. “Judgement Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) HARDCOVER NON-FICTION 1. ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The local post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is participating in the Toys for Tots holiday collection for the first time. Lt. Brian McFarland said this is another element of the post’s community outreach. “This is the first year this post has done that program, ...
