tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post1745263550833038019..comments2024-03-19T03:26:17.972-04:00Comments on Heart of Glass - Blenko Glass: Great West Virginia GlassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post-73553224225920498692009-01-28T04:46:00.000-05:002009-01-28T04:46:00.000-05:00Food is awful at the Glass Grille.Don't eat if you...Food is awful at the Glass Grille.<BR/>Don't eat if you go to the Museum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post-81349048622039409302009-01-27T15:18:00.000-05:002009-01-27T15:18:00.000-05:00JOURNEYS; 36 Hours | Morgantown, W.Va. E-MAIL Prin...JOURNEYS; 36 Hours | Morgantown, W.Va. <BR/>E-MAIL <BR/>Print <BR/> Reprints <BR/>Share<BR/>Linkedin<BR/>Digg<BR/>Facebook<BR/>Mixx<BR/>Yahoo! Buzz<BR/>Permalink<BR/> By SUSAN BRENNA <BR/>Published: May 9, 2003<BR/>THIS self-designated ''micro-city'' of 26,000 gets its most excited visitors in the fall when 65,000 blue-and-gold-clad football fans fill Mountaineer Stadium at West Virginia University, making Morgantown temporarily the largest city in the state. But it's actually in spring that the town explodes with life. The wildflowers are at their peak, the Cheat River is at its white-water wildest and bikers and skaters rip up and down the hilly streets. In the last decade, conservationists have converted 51 miles of rail corridor into bike trails with parks and picnic shelters. Preservationists have sparked a night-life scene along the riverfront and saved a grand old playhouse from destruction. Work has begun on a 15,000-seat waterfront theater. But the real appeal may be the lively and walkable downtown, gone neither to seed nor to preciousness. The lack of urban attitude takes some adjustment. When a store owner offers to lend you a vintage book overnight, or bikers slam on their brakes to let you cross, just smile and nod. You could get used to this. SUSAN BRENNA <BR/><BR/>Friday <BR/><BR/><BR/>5:30 p.m. <BR/>1. Get the Kinks Out <BR/>The new hub of the city is the Wharf District, a mile-long stretch of converted warehouses along the Monongahela River at the western edge of downtown. Restaurants and shops line this landscaped section of the Caperton Trail, an asphalt path that snakes along the river for eight miles. Join the parade by renting a bike at Whitetail Cycle and Fitness (54 Clay Street, 304-291-2270). A bike is $10 for two hours, $25 a day or $40 for the weekend; kayaks are also available. Pedal north for a view of the hilltop Evans-dale campus of West Virginia University. Dusk erases the river's industrial edge and the town looks almost dainty as it rises from the river in sparkling pinpoints of light. <BR/><BR/>7:30 p.m. <BR/>2. A Drink With a View The restaurants and pubs along the Caperton Trail have bike racks, so it's easy to stop for a drink. Two -- La Casa Mexican Grill (156 Clay Street, 304-292-6701) and Oliverio's (52 Clay Street, 304-296-2565) -- are usually packed. If their riverfront decks are full, try the West Virginia Brewing Company (1291 University Avenue, 304-296-2739), which offers a changing selection of house-brewed ales and lagers. The deck overlooks a riverfront park. <BR/><BR/>9 p.m. <BR/>3. Bacchanal <BR/>The restaurant of the moment is Cafe Bacchus (76 High Street, 304-296-9234), serving contemporary American food in a century-old house an easy walk from the Wharf District. Diners linger near the windows of the front dining room or in the dimly lighted turquoise back parlor, which has the look of nighttime at the bottom of a Hockney pool. Entrees are $20 to $32. <BR/><BR/>Saturday <BR/><BR/>9 a.m. <BR/>4. Blue Morning <BR/>Let the college students sleep in. All ages mix at the Blue Moose Cafe (248 Walnut Street, 304-292-8999), a corner place with window walls for people-watching. At this hour adults trade sections of the newspaper as they drink organic coffee and order the off-menu egg-white omelet filled with spinach, avocado and grape tomatoes ($3.75). <BR/><BR/>10 a.m. <BR/>Hilary do you know Susan? You all share a lot of common interest, these are many of the places you write about. I'm gonna give her a link to you also.<BR/>Brenda I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post-48107724053086598972009-01-26T08:32:00.000-05:002009-01-26T08:32:00.000-05:00Sol You would find me very boring and bad company...Sol<BR/> You would find me very boring and bad company. Thank you but No Thanks.<BR/>HJHHeart of Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642826515185943558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post-39697652818243931362009-01-26T08:03:00.000-05:002009-01-26T08:03:00.000-05:00Don't give up on Blenkowe'll send photos.Don't give up on Blenko<BR/>we'll send photos.bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700394926756868755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34762127.post-792889665689249202009-01-26T07:57:00.000-05:002009-01-26T07:57:00.000-05:00Nice resturant next to the museum if you have any ...Nice resturant next to the museum if you have any interest in doing dinner and the glass?<BR/>SolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com