AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHealth & Food Policy: A new report says synthetic dyes still show up in nearly 1 in 5 U.S. packaged foods, with kids’ products hitting about 28%—even as a federal voluntary phase-out of six dyes faces pushback and uneven company commitments. Local Arts & Community: Wheeling Fashion Week kept it stylish and sustainable with a Centre Market clothing swap, plus a “Heavy Metal Summer Experience” trades camp in Wheeling aimed at getting graduates into paid construction careers fast. Music & Live Events: The Historic Star Theater in Berkeley Springs hosts a live podcast panel on the politics of AI, while Weirton’s Second Saturdays returns with Beatlemania Magic and 7 South. WV Sports Spotlight: WVU baseball heads into its first College World Series game, and the Mountaineers’ run is being framed as a comeback story that nearly didn’t happen. Youth Support: Mission West Virginia’s Bridge Program says 98% of its seniors graduated—mentorship helping foster and kinship-care students finish strong. Wheeling Giving: Circus Saints and Sinners pledged $100,000 to the new WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Center. What to Do This Weekend: Pride Block Party rolls into Morgantown June 13, and the Grafton Monster Festival plus Botanic Garden yoga and local art markets keep the summer calendar moving.
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