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Wendy Welch

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 29, 2026
Outlet visibility, for West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Top 5M sites
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Wendy Welch

    Celebrating Barbara Grenell’s Mountain Tapestries, Legacy Of Fiber Arts - West Virginia Public Broadcasting (opens the original)

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    Home » Stories » Celebrating Barbara Grenell’s Mountain Tapestries, Legacy Of Fiber Arts This story originally aired in the Sept. 27, 2026, episode of Inside Appalachia. Vicki Skywark learned to knit because of sweaterlust. “I fell in love in fourth grade with my friend’s hand-knitted sweaters,” she said. Her friend’s mother, who was English, knitted them in a color to match every outfit the friend owned. “I thought that was the coolest thing I had ever seen,” Skywark said. Skywark’s mother sign

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Wendy Welch

    A Traditional Japanese Garden In Virginia Tethers A Family Story To The Land - West Virginia Public Broadcasting (opens the original)

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    Home » Stories » A Traditional Japanese Garden In Virginia Tethers A Family Story To The Land This story originally aired in the Aug. 16, 2026 episode of Inside Appalachia. In 2024, Amelia Bland Waller, a longtime resident of Elk Creek, Virginia, started to build a Shinto Garden on her family’s land. “I tell people it was like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and that scene where he’s building something with mashed potatoes. I just had to have it, and the reason why is very

  3. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Wendy Welch

    Open Door Café Supports, Destigmatizes Unhoused Community - West Virginia Public Broadcasting (opens the original)

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    Home » Stories » Open Door Café Supports, Destigmatizes Unhoused Community This story originally aired on the July 26, 2026 episode of Inside Appalachia. At the corner of a busy intersection in downtown Wytheville, Virginia sits a large garden and a greenhouse. Lexi Reiman spends time each day in this greenhouse, and her hard work is clearly paying off. She points to several different plants in the greenhouse. “We have everything from herbs to suyo long cucumbers, loofah squashes, jalapenos, che

  4. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Wendy Welch

    Roadside Farmstand Gets An Upgrade - West Virginia Public Broadcasting (opens the original)

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    Home » Stories » Roadside Farmstand Gets An Upgrade This story originally aired in the June 28, 2026 episode of Inside Appalachia. When you open the door of the small green shed that is Sugarbirds Farmstand, the first thing you notice is the smell of fresh bread mixed with potpourri. Jessica Camden is a cheerful blonde woman who puts people at easy quickly in the small shop. Although, she doesn’t personally staff it. That’s the point. Sugarbirds might look like your basic — if slightly upscale —

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