Looking for a chance to express yourself? We've got the venue.

Become a blogger for inthepanhandle.com and we'll give your voice a venue that, while targeted to the eastern panhandle, reaches well beyond Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson counties.

Whatever it is that you are interested in - we'd like to help you share it with others. Hobbies, interests, politics, food, movies, how-to, self-help, sports, art, local issues, humor - whatever you enjoy discussing or... More about: Bloggers Wanted! We Give Your Voice a Venue!

Martinsburg, West Virginia – If you like to eat BBQ, why not become a certified BBQ judge in just one afternoon? The Martinsburg –Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be hosting a Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) judging seminar where participants will learn to competitively evaluate BBQ chicken, ribs, pork and brisket based on taste, appearance and texture. The seminar will be held May 3, 2008 from 11:00am to 3:00 pm at the CVB office located at 115 North Queen Street in... More about: CVB Offering BBQ Judging Certification

There are slots available for performers of any genre who wish to share new works or works in progress with an interested audience. The performance will take place at the Shepherdstown Train Station. Each performer is limited to 10 minutes max.

This is a great place to try out new work that you're creating. Spoken word. Music. Movement. Stand up. Etc.

Artists interested in receiving feedback are invited to stay after the performance to take questions or receive comments from... More about: Goose Route's next New Live Arts performance

Shepherdstown, WV -- Want to learn Spanish? Or brush up on rusty skills? A 10 week session will be offered Tuesday evenings, 6:30-7:30 pm, in Shepherdstown. The class, taught by Sara Maxwell Blint, a native of Bogota, Colombia, will be a practical approach to learning the Spanish language, focusing on the fundamentals of conversation. The cost is $75. Dates for the classes are March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, and 27. Tuition includes handouts. No additional textbook is required.... More about: Beginning Spanish Class Begins Tuesday, March 25

That was a dumb question - EVERYONE wants free advertising! For a limited time, inthepanhandle.com is offering free Basic advertising packages to any businesses or individuals who put an inthepanhandle.com link on their personal or business website.

What's in the Basic Advertising Package? In addition to all of the features included in the Free Advertising Package (business name, telephone number, email, website link, map to your business, 1... More about: Who wants some free advertising?

We all love Christmas Songs (at least for the first week of the holiday season) so here is your opportunity to vote for your favorite.

We are going to be listing the Best Christmas songs for our visitors to vote on. You can vote as many times as you like so vote early and often and push your favorite song to the top.

In round 1, you'll find some traditional favorites like Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Want to suggest a song for round 2?... More about: Vote for your favorite Christmas Song

We are currently in the process of upgrading our system for reviewing businesses. The new systems will allow a user to add pro's and con's of a business in addition to the standard text review.

The new system will also give each business an overall rating based on three criteria (quality, service and value).

We think these new features will make the reviews more useful. Unfortunately, the reviews are down for the time being while we work out some... More about: Reviews Unavailable During Upgrade

REDBRICK GALLERY'S
Grand Opening Exhibit

From the Bottom of The Ocean paintings by Doreane Conrad

Saturday, September 22, 2007 - from 4 pm to 7pm.

Ms. Conrad's vibrantly colored canvases have been described as abstracts that resemble landscapes if they were viewed from the bot tom of the ocean. She has spent 25 years developing her painting technique of layering textures and glazes to produce a jewel-like richness of surface and hue that makes the viewer feel... More about: Redbrick Gallery Open House

Senator Brooks McCabe will be presenting a talk, followed by questions and answers, on Joint Government this evening (September 11) in the auditorium of Martinsburg High School beginning at 7:00 P.M. The subject should be of interest to many in our county.

Joint government can take several forms ranging from consolidation of Metro and county governments or consolidation of County and County governments, or the consolidation of only certain services. Senator McCabe is the State’s most... More about: Talk on Joint Government - Sept. 11, 2007

"Open For Business" Has there ever been a more inconsequential piece of state business that has caused more consternation, disdain and sleepless nights?

Obviously, Governor Manchin has gotten the message (finally) that people hate the "Open for Business" slogan that adorns the large interstate welcome signs that greet you when entering the state.

In response to the outrage over the slogan, citizens can now suggest new slogans and vote on whether or not the stat... More about: Suggest / Vote on WV's State Slogan