The new Kroger Marketplace opened in the Park Place shopping center in South , West Virginia on June 24, 2026. Other stores in the retail center include 7 Brew Coffee, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Great Clips, Huey Magoo’s, Menards, Mission BBQ, Pigtails and Crew Cuts, Pizzas and Cream …
Area cycling fans watched USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Elite Criterium races on June 18, 2026, in downtown , West Virginia.
The Live on the Levee free concert at Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown , West Virginia on June 12, 2026, featured The Spin Doctors and Jag Robinson.
The 2026 Symphony Sunday event, held on the lawn at the University of in , West Virginia on June 7, 2026, featured the West Virginia Symphony followed by fireworks.
Area Alliance's monthly Business After Hours event for May was hosted by City National Bank in and was held on May 14, 2026, at City National's downtown branch at 817 Virginia St. E.
The Woman's Improvement League's eighth annual Ladies Hat Day Kentucky Derby Party was held on May 2, 2026, at the Schoenbaum Center in , West Virginia. The CWIL League provides career and technical scholarships to students and philanthropic support to communities and wo…
The 2026 Tuxes & Tails, Whiskers & Wildflowers was a benefit gala supporting the Kanawha Humane Association, featured adoptable pets, a silent auction, specialty cocktails, and entertainment. The event was held April 25, 2026, at the J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works in Malden.
The Women on a Mission luncheon, to benefit the Union Mission Ministries, was held on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott in , West Virginia. The luncheon honored Erin Flanagan, Michelle Robinson, Michelle Thompson, Kate White, Debbie Wright and Debby Hicks.
The 12th annual West Virginia State University Black & Gold Gala was held on April 10, 2026 at the Coliseum and Convention Center in , West Virginia. The black-tie event recognized donors who raised funds to support educational programs and students at WVSU. The Gala…
The 56th annual Home Show, sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Greater , was held at the Coliseum & Convention Center from April 10-12, 2026, in , West Virginia. This year's show featured more than 250 exhibitors.
The West Virginia Symphony along with the West Virginia Symphony Chorus, Marshall University Chorus, WVU Chamber Singers, WVU Parkersburg College Chorale and the Appalachian Children’s Chorus performed Carl Orff's cantata "Carmina Burana" at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charl…
Attendees of a recent gala for the New Triangle District stepped onto the Yellow Brick Boad and traveled over the rainbow to the Land of Oz. The gala — themed for "The Wiz" Broadway musical — was held on March 28, 2026, at the India Center near the Southridge Centre in , West Virgi…
The Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home, Inc. held its Partners in Recovery dinner on March 23, 2026 at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in , West Virginia. The KVFH, established in 1967, is a transitional home for men recovering from substance use disorder, including alcoholis…
Shown here are fans at the 2026 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission's girls and boys basketball tournaments, held at the Coliseum & Convention Center during the weeks of March 10-14 and March 17-21, 2026, respectively.
The 10th Celtic Calling Gathering Irish festival, held March 4-8, 2026, brought Celtic arts, culture and tradition to downtown . The events included festival events, a parade on Capitol Street on March 7, 2026 and the Kirkin o’ the Tartans church service on March 8, 2026 for blessi…
The 2026 Winter Blues Farmers Market was held on Feb. 28, 2026 at the Coliseum and Convention Center in , West Virginia. Thousands of shoppers from the Kanawha Valley and beyond attended the event, which featured a diverse array of products, all having an agricultural co…
The February Business After Hours event, organized by Area Business Alliance and sponsored by the University of , was held at UC on Feb. 12, 2026.
The Light Opera Guild, in collaboration with the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia, presented "Disney’s Frozen, The Broadway Musical" on Feb. 6, 2026, at the facility's Maier Performance Hall in , West Virginia.
The South Chamber of Commerce's 34th annual Groundhog Day Breakfast took place on Jan. 30, 2026, at the Holiday Inn & Suites in South , West Virginia.
The West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association’s 38th West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show took place, on Jan. 23-24, 2026 in the Grand Hall of the Coliseum and Convention Center in , West Virginia.
The 2026 Wedding Expo event was held at the Beni Kedem Shrine Temple in , West Virginia on Jan. 11, 2026.
Senior Basketball is a group of 60-plus men who play three times a week in South , St. Albans and and participate in Senior Olympics basketball events in West Virginia, Ohio and other regional events around the country. The players, family and friends held a dinner on De…
A “Noon Year’s Eve” event was held at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in on Dec. 31, 2025. Attendees who couldn’t stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve put on their dancing shoes and celebrated the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 at noon. Party-goers of all ag…
The 2025 Health Right Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia in on Dec. 7, 2025. As part of the event, optometrist Dr. Chris Stansbury was honored as Volunteer of the Year.
