Graffiti is basically West Virginia's only weekly, and the only decent source of listings for what's going on about town in the state. Remember, the entire state of West Virginia only has a population of approx 1.2 million people, so the paper certainly couldn't exist if it covered a smaller region. The rag was such an awesome magazine back in the nineties. However, like many print periodicals, it struggled with the internet explosion. Being in WV, a place with sparse entertainment and little news outside of more meth busts, Graffiti was in danger of going under. As a result, it got sold off. The former producers said (I'm paraphrasing) that they felt it was what was best for the magazine's future, and they may have been right. Be that as it may, I found it largely unreadable under the new ownership. There was a serious decline in content quality and I feel like WV is basically devoid of a printed cultural resource as a result. A shame, really. read more

I used to pick up a copy of Graffiti whenever one was nearby. It was quirky, edgy, funny, and even had a fair representation of LGBT businesses and events. After the sale and the move to Parkersburg, it became just another tired, bland rag. read more