Reviews & Comments
Morehead City, NC
Morehead City is nice -
6/25/2005This is a nice town situated on the North Carolina coast. It gets slow in the winter, but the spring and summer months have a lot more activities going on as the tourists come in for the beaches. Nice places to eat, seafood is plentiful and the Santitary Fish Market has the best seafood I've ever tasted. The residents are very friendly and welcome you as one of their own and the Carolina girls are pretty. It's a great place to come to if you want to slow down and relax, but it lacks many of the arts and entertainment that larger cities offer. There's a strong military presence with Camp Lejune and Cherry Point, both being Marine Corps bases, and a Coast Guard Station are all fairly close by.
Huntington, WV
If described in one word, Huntington would be "med -
6/25/2005I think whether or not you like Huntington boils down to personal perception of what you like or dislike. For the younger crowd, there's not a lot to do outside of a few bars, and if you're not into the bar scene, you're pretty much stuck wondering what to do. Marshall University is the city's biggest employer, and also the city's biggest entertainment source with its athletic program and Marshall artists series which puts on various stage plays throughout the year. There is one inner city park with a tree lined walking path. The city cannot support professional sports as several minor league baseball teams and one hockey team have come and gone over the last decade or so. Basically the saying around town is that if it's not Marshall sports, the city won't support it. However city government does seem to be taking steps towards improving the downtown area, as one area has been renovated along with construction of a new entertainment/shopping complex known as Pullman Square. Marshall University is showing signs of growth and expansion. You can pretty much walk down the street and not have to worry much about anyone bothering you, most of the city's crime seems to be situated in one general area. Overall I'd say it's a safe place to raise a family, but your kids might get bored. Honestly it's not a bad place, though not great either...just sortof mediocre. A lot of the kids grow up and get their education in Huntington, then seek employment elsewhere just as I have done for lack of many career, entertainment, artistic, and cultural opportunities that are more abundantly available in other areas.