From the Mothman, Wampus Cat, and Raven Mocker to the Grafton and Flatwoods Monsters, the Appalachians are teeming with supernatural creatures. TikTok is flooded with stories of #hauntedappalachia.

Bruce Fukuji has what appears to be an impossible task: bringing order and cohesion to California Ave., an eclectic commercial strip that is famous for its boozy past, unsteady present and uncertain ...