Bela, the 11-year-old Great Dane of Salt Editor Lora Abernathy, loves having her picture taken. Salt magazine wants your pet stories and pet photos. In an upcoming issue of Salt magazine, pets will take center stage. We want to know the funniest, sweetest or most heart-felt moment you’ve experienced with your beloved animal. We also […]
By Tyler Viars There are three things I love: whitetail deer, smoking barbecue and meatloaf. Combine them together in the form of a sandwich, and this cook is happier than Winnie the Pooh inside the honey jar. While on “MasterChef,” we, in fact, had a meatloaf challenge and I plated a dish eerily similar. Although […]
By Andrea Chaffin My sister, Amanda, and my best friend, Mallory, pose with a construction paper reindeer and wreath. The year my mother brought the pantyhose reindeer to Texas Roadhouse for my 22nd birthday. Turns out, margaritas go great with pantyhose reindeer. I knew I was in trouble when she walked into Texas Roadhouse […]
By Steve Boehme Illustration by Marjorie Boehme. Growing apple trees from seed worked for Johnny Appleseed, but it won’t produce edible fruit for home orchardists. John Chapman could be described as a successful real estate speculator with a good understanding of how to increase your wealth through compound interest. He is also one of […]
By Lora Abernathy POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A new shirt, a new mug or a sweet tart were as fancy as Christmas gifts got in the 1770s. Most presents were homemade and practical during this time, according to Barbara Kemper, the secretary and treasurer of the Fort Randolph Committee in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The […]
By Lindsay Kriz Lindsay Kriz Mayor Michael Gerlach leads a group on a trail that parallels the Underground Railroad trail taken by slaves hoping to escape to freedom in the northern United States or Canada. Lindsay Kriz Mayor Michael Gerlach leads a group on a trail that parallels the Underground Railroad trail taken by […]
By Lorna Hart POMEROY, Ohio — What would be nicer than finding a place for lunch that serves home-cooked food, and where everyone treats you like family, whether you’re a first-time guest or a regular? Welcome to Mulberry Country Kitchen, “The place where everyone eats.” Unless you’re a resident of the Pomeroy area, you […]
By Lindsay Kriz Courtesy photo A view of the G. Wildermuth Brewing Company during its heyday. The building served as a brewery on and off until 1935, and was torn down in the late 1970s. Lindsay Kriz The foundation of a part of the brewery can be seen, with a picnic table and a […]
Courtesy of Pegi Wilkes Courtesy of Pegi Wilkes Courtesy of Pegi Wilkes Courtesy of Pegi Wilkes PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — In a valley between the Ohio and Kentucky hills, a circus group of 250 students thrives in the small city of Portsmouth. The group has been around for nearly a dozen years and has surprised everyone […]
By Lora Abernathy Monica S. Schultz PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — There is more to wine than just drinking it. “The history behind it is so fascinating,” said Dr. George F. White, a local wine enthusiast. “You can specialize in the ancient history of it … as well as the technique of tasting and the whole conversation […]