Lincoln Walks At Midnight

Lawrence Messina cover the WV Statehouse for The Associated Press has a new "just-the-facts" blog called Lincoln Walks At Midnight. I also wanted to thank him for the link.

Spikes and Cameras

Charleston has announced initiatives in the past couple of weeks to use "spikes" and cameras to fight crime.




Update: 3-20-07 Yet another twist to the spike story: Spikes might not be enough for downtown park

New Capitol Street restaurant opens today

After months of waiting, Bellacino's opens today.

Update There's a Blog in My Soup has more details.

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Origin of the 'We Are...Marshall' Cheer

I've been attending Marshall football games since 1982, and I didn't remember the 'We Are...Marshall' cheer being used before 1988. This story confirms what I remember: the cheer wasn't used until October 8, 1988 when Marshall was playing Furman during homecoming.

I remember sitting across the street in Prindle Field, in the tailgating area when I first heard the cheer. (I usually skipped out of the game to drink beer back in the 80s.)

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One Year Ago This Week

The first Charleston area bloggers meeting at Taylor Books.

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