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Following a Dream
The Martinsburg Journal
Feb 06MARTINSBURG - For 16-year-old Christian Lopez, lead singer and guitarist of local band JOE TAXI, music is life. "Music is something that is always there for somebody, and I love that," he said. »
Narcotics stolen in Walgreens robbery
The Martinsburg Journal
Feb 06MARTINSBURG - Police are attempting to identify a suspect who robbed a Walgreens pharmacy early Sunday morning in Martinsburg. At 1:09 a.m. »
McFarland House hosts bridal tasting event
The Martinsburg Journal
Feb 06MARTINSBURG - The Historic McFarland House in Martinsburg rolled out the red carpet Sunday for brides- and grooms-to-be as it hosted a bridal tasting event to give couples a literal taste of what they can expect to experience on their wedding day. »
Bulldogs handle Eagles
The Martinsburg Journal Local Sports
Feb 05BECKLEY - Both Martinsburg and Hedgesville faced worst-case scenarios Saturday in the Big Atlantic Classic. »
Inmates represent too great a financial burden
The Martinsburg Journal Editorials
Feb 05News from this week from The Journal: - A Martinsburg man entered a plea of guilty ... to one count of an indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and oxycodone in Martinsburg. ... »
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Feds Employ Proven PR Tactic to Promote Parks, Attract Visitors
MDbizMedia
Jan 11by Andrea Vernot 2012 Fee Free Days Begin this Weekend Marketing pros have long employed the ‘loss leader’ or product give-away to create brand awareness and generate new customers. From the candy and cereal samples I regularly receive with my daily n... »
Expanding Online Retailing Businesses in Maryland
MDbizMedia
Dec 13by Melanie Semko, DBED Marketing & Communications The U.S. Census Bureau reports that, in 2009, there were almost 22,000 electronic shopping and mail-order houses in business in the U.S., employing some 320,721 workers. The value of retail sales by the... »
Down from the mountaintop…
Under The Lobster Scope
Dec 01I just got back from looking at some property near Martinsburg that Elly found in a Real Estate listing. 11 acres, no zoning holdups, build any size house you want (the previous lot we almost closed on had a ruling that you couldn’t build as small as w... »
Looking for a Project…
Under The Lobster Scope
Nov 09The hardest part of being a retired guy stuck in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is the lack of creative projects to get involved with that take up a substantial amount of time. So now I’m looking… I have no current theatre projects to direct or... »
Maryland Municipal League Fall Conference
Governor O'Malley's Blog
Nov 01Cambridge, Maryland AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Governor Hughes, it’s great to join you here,… To President Bennett, Scott Hancock, and the staff of MML: thanks for keeping alive the 75 year legacy of MML, fighting to move Maryland forward. C.S. Lewis sai... »