SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 39 & Epilogue Nora Edinger October 25, 2020 Editor's note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some of the places mentioned in Suspended Aggravation are real (or...
Come Along on a Virtual Garden Tour Phyllis Sigal September 2, 2020 Gardening -- whether for aesthetics, for vegetables or for medicinals -- goes back thousands of years. This year, in the time of the coronavirus, gardening has seen a resurgence, offering a healthy dose of beau...
Art in the Time of Coronavirus Phyllis Sigal June 16, 2020 Whether their work documents the period or adds commentary or levity, five Wheeling artists who are creating art throughout this COVID-19 time report the same ends to their artistic means. Peace. Artists ...
Face Masks: Fashion Statement and Sign of the COVID-19 Times Phyllis Sigal June 12, 2020 The Rolling Stones lips logo, political statements, camouflage, the American flag, designer logos, humorous sayings (“like a good neighbor, stay over there”), rainbows, dogs, cats, vegetables, flowers, leopard ...
Corey Kidd Finds Balance During COVID-19 … On a Unicycle Phyllis Sigal May 27, 2020 Nope, she didn’t want to join the circus as a kid. But, as an adult, Corey Kidd decided to take up the “super fun skill” of learning to ride a unicycle. “ looked like a challenge, and I love a challenge,”...
Lady Gaga’s Foundation Makes Sweet Donation to Wheeling Hospital Staff Phyllis Sigal May 8, 2020 A delivery of sweets made their way to Wheeling Hospital thanks to Lady Gaga, her mom Cynthia Germanotta and the Born This Way Foundation.
North Wheeling 10-Year-Old, Mail Carrier Strike Up a ‘Penship’ Phyllis Sigal April 21, 2020 At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re bringing you ways to engage while staying safe and healthy. We hope Weelunk can contin...
The Alpha: Ye Olde Memories Phyllis Sigal April 14, 2020 At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re bringing you ways to engage while staying safe and healthy. We hope Weelunk can contin...
COVID-19: Mask-Makers Are Doing ‘Sew’ Much to Help Phyllis Sigal March 30, 2020 Editor’s note: At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Because that looks a little different right now, we’re bringing you ways to engage while staying safe and healthy. We hope Wee...
PHYLosophy: Tips for Working From Home Phyllis Sigal March 21, 2020 No, I don’t work in my pajamas. But, when I started working from home on Feb. 1, 2018, everyone said to me, “Wow, you can work in your jammies now!” I could. But I don’t. Yoga pants, yes. PJs, no. S...
COVID-19: How the Wheeling Community Can Help Small Businesses, Restaurants Phyllis Sigal March 18, 2020 These are uncertain times for us all. Everyone is affected, one way or another — school closings; hospital overload; social distancing; empty grocery store shelves. And of course, the effects of the coronavirus...
Celebrate Seven Nations at Wheeling Celtic Celebration Phyllis Sigal March 2, 2020 When you think of Celtic, do you only think of Ireland, Scotland and Wales? Celtic refers to not one, not two, not three, but seven Celtic nations, including Cornwall, Isle of Mann, Brittany and Galicia, as ...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary Jo Phyllis Sigal February 21, 2020 Orphy and Mary Jo Klempa are not part of the new wave of “downtowners.” It was about six years ago when they left their out-the-pike Edgewood neighborhood home, when none of the now-renovated places were ava...
Third Generation Campeti Puts Heart Into Soles Phyllis Sigal February 11, 2020 "I can fix about anything.” That’s Joe Campeti talking — the third generation of artisans repairing shoes since 1904 — at Campeti’s General Shoe Hospital. Anything. Ladies’ high heels. Men’s western b...
‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 2 Nora Edinger February 9, 2020 Editor's note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some of the places mentioned in Suspended Aggravation are real (or...
‘Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color’ Set for Friday Phyllis Sigal February 4, 2020 It was his love of filmmaking that prompted Ron Scott Jr. to get the “Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color” rolling. And, in the third such partnership between YWCA Wheeling and Wheeling Heritage, the...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Writing on the Wall at Boury Lofts Was a Good Sign Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2020 Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than ever. With the refurbishment of the Boury Lofts, the Stone Center and the Flat Iron Building,...
WEE Think You’re Going to Fall for ‘Suspended Aggravation’ Phyllis Sigal January 26, 2020 He’s back! Allie Bennett never expected to see Gabe Morelli again after he hung her heart out to dry in a high school romance gone, well, sad. Yet, here he is, back in Wheeling after 12 long years. Before she c...
At Show of Hands, Corey Kidd Takes the Cake … and $11,350 Phyllis Sigal January 22, 2020 A record crowd of 600. A sea of friendly faces. The biggest winner’s check ever — $11,350. That all made for an incredible night for Corey Kidd of Bakery 49, winner of tonight’s Show of Hands. But the ici...
SHOW OF HANDS: Female Entrepreneur Edition Set for Wednesday Phyllis Sigal January 21, 2020 “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” — Oprah Winfrey Like Oprah Winfrey, the...
‘Prehistory Meets History’ in Wheeling’s Centre Market Phyllis Sigal January 17, 2020 New dino might attract lots of attention at Wheeling’s Centre Market
Alpha Moose on the Move Phyllis Sigal January 15, 2020 The trickiest part was getting the two huge moose heads out of the door. But long-time Ye Olde Alpha cooks Trevor Kropp and Dan Dokes, who were tasked with the job, succeeded. Getting most of the three do...
Ron Scott, Rabbi Lief to Discuss Black/Jewish Relations Phyllis Sigal January 12, 2020 One of Rabbi Joshua Lief’s hopes for Monday’s dialogue with Ron Scott Jr. on the state of Black/Jewish relations in the community and in the nation is an ambitious one, he admits. “I hope people will realize...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Church Bells Get Her to Work on Time Phyllis Sigal January 8, 2020 Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than ever. With the refurbishment of the Boury Lofts, the Stone Center and the Flat Iron Building,...
CONTEST: How Did You Meet the Love of Your Life? Phyllis Sigal January 3, 2020 Share your story in Weelunk’s "How WEE Met" contest and win a "Romance Weekend" prize package from Oglebay! Details below. Here are three couples’ “How WEE Met” stories — to help serve as examples: ...
‘Close-Knit’ Family Continues Haddad’s Holiday Tradition Phyllis Sigal December 24, 2019 Susan Haddad didn’t realize how “close-knit” her family was — until last year when she discovered that a decades-long Christmas tradition was still afoot. It all started in the summer of ’57 when 11-year-old...
Spider-Man Climbs to No. 1 in Downtown Decorating Contest Phyllis Sigal December 20, 2019 It was neck-and-neck between two sisters at two business located just a snowball’s throw from each other, but it turns out that Spider-Man climbed to No. 1 as the winner of the inaugural Downtown Holiday Decor...
B.E. Taylor Christmas Star Shines On Betsy Bethel-McFarland December 18, 2019 The first time I talked to B.E. Taylor, I was a young reporter at The Times Leader. I was assigned to preview the upcoming B.E. Taylor Christmas show at The Capitol Theatre in Wheeling by my boss Phyllis Sigal,...
Makers Making Their Mark at Handmade Holiday Phyllis Sigal December 2, 2019 It's "show-and-sell" time at Handmade Holiday! How about an earring crafted from your favorite Monopoly piece — the iron or the hat perhaps? Maybe it’s time for a necklace or ring made from the insides of an...
Santa Brings Magic of Christmas to the Plaza on Market Phyllis Sigal November 21, 2019 The anticipation for Santa was palpable at the first-ever Winter on the Plaza. Hundreds were waiting. Was he stuck in traffic? Maybe he could have gotten there sooner — if there were two-way streets, joked Whee...
A Big Crop of Gratitude at Public Market’s Ribbon Cutting Phyllis Sigal November 21, 2019 “Trust that meaningful conversation can change the world. Rely on human goodness. Stay together.” — Margaret Wheatley, writer, management consultant And with those wise words, it was time to cut the ribbon at...
Bright Lights, Our City: Get Plugged In to Holiday Spirit Phyllis Sigal November 13, 2019 City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. … The Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission wants downtown businesses to dress their buildings in holiday style — in time for the city’s Winter on the ...
Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books Partners With People’s University for Fall Series Provided November 2, 2019 The Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books will return on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library and the City of Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission. The ...
The ‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Winning Book Is … Phyllis Sigal November 1, 2019 Editor's note: As the clock struck midnight last night, the voting ceased, and the victor emerged ... by just one vote. Did your choice for "Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community" win? Do you want to have ...
Couple Makes Strong Case for Dinosaur Project, Wins By a Head at Show of Hands Phyllis Sigal October 23, 2019 What do you call a T. rex who can’t accept defeat? ... A “saur” — (sore!) — loser. Well, that wasn’t the case for Robert and Libby Strong, proprietors of SMART Centre Market, who pitched their “dino-mite” pr...
No Shortage of Good Food … and Dinosaurs … at Upcoming Show of Hands Phyllis Sigal October 22, 2019 One is shooting for a "dino-mite" win. Another is no chicken in this match. A third is really working it for the dough. And the fourth one is hoping for a big serving of votes with a cool side of cash. At wh...
A Natural Pair: The Public Market and Downtown Wheeling Phyllis Sigal October 18, 2019 Baskets of plump, red apples piled high. Shelves chock full of organic offerings. Carts lined up, waiting for fresh chickens, grass-finished lamb, artisanal cheeses, pickled peppers and fresh-baked bread. It...
Zieggy Tribe Delivers Smiles to El Paso School Phyllis Sigal October 17, 2019 A big Ziegenfelder smile stretched all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia, to El Paso, Texas, today, when members of the “Zieggy Tribe” shared nearly 1,000 Twin Pops with Tom Lea Elementary. Today’s cool e...
Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous Footsteps Phyllis Sigal October 4, 2019 What do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs at a young age. Now, they are millionaires. Of course, we know Zuckerberg found...
Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’ Phyllis Sigal October 1, 2019 Will we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of historic mile markers? That remains to be seen when visions of Wheeling will dance r...
Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical Offices Phyllis Sigal September 25, 2019 It’s a game of musical offices in downtown Wheeling. West Liberty University will soon be moving its Downtown Center to the former home of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley at 1310 Market St., and...
Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music Director Phyllis Sigal August 30, 2019 Nine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to the moment when John Devlin’s downbeat will strike up the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra...
Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling Heritage Weelunk Staff August 28, 2019 'THIS IS WEELUNK' "It looks like a website, but it's more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for a new Wheeling, one that trades shrinking and decay for optimism and enthusiasm,” explained one of...
PHYLosophy: Taking Stock of a Great Man Phyllis Sigal August 3, 2019 I usually heard his friendly, booming voice before I saw him. He’d stop by the front two desks in the newsroom at The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, first to visit with Linda Comins and Betsy Bethel-...
New Down-to-Earth YWCA Fundraiser to Take Guests ‘Around the World’ Phyllis Sigal July 17, 2019 Instead of going “Over the Edge,” how about a trip “Around the World”? The YWCA has traded in its previous fundraiser for an exciting — albeit a more down-to-earth — evening of cocktails, foods from a myriad...
Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to Rest Phyllis Sigal July 11, 2019 "Does anybody here have a match?" Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. Slim Lehart and Frank O'Brien put flame to paper. When The Capitol Theatre reopened, Lehart was so excited, he ...
Weelunk Reader From Croatia Wins Haiku Contest Phyllis Sigal July 3, 2019 Never in 250 years, has Goran Gatalica set foot in Wheeling, West Virginia. But this year’s haiku contest winner — who also took second-place honors — learned enough about our city from his Croatian friends,...
Wheeling Symphony’s Ninth: John Devlin Named Music Director Phyllis Sigal June 27, 2019 From the moment he shook hands with Concertmaster Rachel Stegeman and conducted the first phrase of Brahms, John Devlin felt that the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra “might be my orchestra.” John Devlin That...
Wee Asked Sean Duffy Phyllis Sigal June 24, 2019 WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...
Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands Win Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2019 A sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by Billy Litman’s 6-year-old niece CeCe, is what put Hangover BBQ over the top at Wednesday’s ...
