Public Market Grand Opening, Grow OV Harvest Fest Set for Oct. 19
On Oct. 19, Grow Ohio Valley will host a grand opening celebration for the Public Market, a non-profit local and natural foods store in the Intermodal Center at 1401 Main St. The event, set for noon to 7 p.m., ...
AS I SEE IT: Cat Tales and Tupperware
I pull the ancient yellow Tupperware container from the drawer. The sight of my mom’s writing that spells out “CATNIP” on the lid makes me smile. That old container is one of my favorite things remaining from ...
West Liberty University Updates Advancement, Alumni Roles
New roles have been assigned to several West Liberty University employees.
“One of my goals is to increase West Liberty’s connection with multiple communities in the Northern Panhandle and the entire tri-sta...
TIME TO GREEN UP: They’re Back! Recycling Bins to Hit The Highlands
Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series on the environment, today’s post checks out how area recycling programs are faring a year after China’s sudden pullback from a role as the global buyer of recyclable c...
A Wonderland of EVENTS Planned
DON’T BE LATE!
Oglebay Institute’s Youth Ballet Company brings the timeless classic, “Alice in Wonderland,” to life through the art of dance. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19; and 3 and 7 p.m. Oc...
We Scared Up a Hauntingly Special ‘BOO’nus Edition of EVENTS
If words like macabre, terror, horror and haunted give you thrills and chills … If you love witches, zombies, goblins and ghouls … then this month is made for you. Check out this monster offering of October eve...
Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling Symphony
"Whenever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their nails.” For John Marcel Williams, this is a not too uncommon sight. Williams is the classi...
Out of the Ashes Come Bricks and Mortar … Augusta Levy Breaks Ground for New Facility
The Augusta Levy Learning Center broke ground today, Monday, Oct. 7, for the new “Fortress for Heroes,” at 210 Anthoni Avenue in Wheeling, next to Springhill Suites, located in the Woodsdale section of Wheeling...
Favede Named President of Wheeling University
The Board of Trustees of Wheeling University has announced the appointment of Ginny Favede as the institution's 13th president.
Favede was elected to serve as the chair of the University Board of Trustees in...
Wheeling Nailers Find Temporary Home at Wheeling Park Ice RInk
Because of the unexpected failure of WesBanco Arena’s ice-making system, Wheeling Park Commission officials will open Wheeling Park’s Memorial Ice Rink early to provide the Wheeling Nailers with a temporary pra...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Famiglia Per Sempre
Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others for branding, healing or punishment. In other cultures, tattoos signified soci...
YSS Wheeling SleepOut Art Installation Calls Attention to Youth Homelessness
A couch, a car, a tent. To most of us, these are emblems of comfort, freedom, fun. To local youth experiencing homelessness, they are the only things keeping them from sleeping on the streets.
To draw attent...
Unlock Your History: Workshop Will Help Explore German and Scandinavian Roots
It’s time to dig out those yellowed, hand-written letters that Great Aunt Katharina in Old Europe wrote to Grandma over here in the USA.
BEFORE YOU GO: ‘Beautiful’ Will Make Monday ‘One Fine Day’
The Tony and Grammy award-winning musical "Beautiful," about the life and music of Carole King has been gracing the stage of Broadway for five years. While the show will be closing this month in the Big Apple, ...
‘Alice in Wonderland’ Enchants Young and Old at Towngate
The story of “Alice in Wonderland” was penned more than 150 years ago, yet this engaging fantasy of a young girl and her adventures into a world of enchantment has remained popular with young and old alike.
...
City of Wheeling Launches Bike Share Program
Residents and visitors alike will now be able to take in a beautiful fall day on Wheeling’s Heritage Trail through the city’s new bike share program that opened for business today, Oct. 4. The first of its kind...
Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous Footsteps
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...
‘Tis the Season to Fall Into a Myriad of EVENTS
FALL INTO THE FEST
It’s time for everybody’s favorite fall festival, Oglebayfest, set for Friday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 6, at Oglebay Park. Just some of the Oglebayfest festivities include shopping at...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan Hagan
Editor's note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like any road trip, recovery has stretches of smooth highway as well as the occasio...
City of Wheeling, Park Commission Partner for New 11th Street Green Space
The City of Wheeling and the Wheeling Park Commission have partnered for the development, planning and construction of a new 11th Street Plaza between Main and Market streets in downtown Wheeling. The p...
Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’
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...
Bordas & Bordas Presents $10,000 to Oglebay Foundation’s Access to the Parks Program
Bordas & Bordas partner Scott Blass presented the Oglebay Foundation with a $10,000 check today, Monday, Sept. 30, at Oglebay’s Crispin Golf Course. The funds, proceeds from the Bordas & Bordas Amateur ...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Fun at the Fair
Earl’s note: Here is another in a short series about things to do with kids. Today, we go to the Ohio County Country Fair. This year's fair is set for Oct. 4-6.
The refreshing autumn breeze carries the aro...
Pittsburgh Artist to Make ‘Bold Impressions’ at West Liberty’s Nutting Gallery
West Liberty University’s Nutting Gallery will welcome "Bold Impressions," an exhibition of 38 paintings by Pittsburgh artist Stephen Haynes, with an opening reception from 5:30–7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2.
“St...
Beloved Halloween Classic ‘Hocus Pocus’ on Towngate Big Screen
The Sanderson sisters are being resurrected again. Halloween favorite “Hocus Pocus” is showing on the Towngate Theatre big screen on Friday, Oct. 4.
The film is part of Towngate’s popular Dinner and a Movie ...
From Bored to Blissful: A Thank-You Letter to Wheeling
That first sip of coffee, more bitter than I would like, hits my mouth, and I think, that’s all right — I have catching up to do anyway.
I take a seat outside of Wheeling Coffee and Spice, just across from t...
Crittenton Services Kicks Off Fall Season with Luncheon
Crittenton Services will kick off the fall season with its annual Soup and Salad Luncheon, Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the McLure Hotel, 1200 Market St., Wheeling.
Free parking is available in the adjacent garage....
FRIDAY TRYDAY: A Trip to Hell on Earth — Wheeling’s Newest Haunted Attraction
Editor's note: Laura Jackson Roberts loves a new adventure. And in that vein, we've started our occasional "FRIDAY TRYDAY" series, where she will be trying out and sharing with readers a variety of experiences...
Eat and Drink Your Way Through Area EVENTS
CELEBRATE OKTOBER
Oktoberfest fills Centre Market from noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, with live music, food vendors, and domestic and craft beer. Proceeds benefit the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valle...
Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical Offices
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...
Finding Peace in a Sanctuary of Salt
Editor’s note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to share a salt sanctuary with you.
It’s hard to write a story when you slept through most of the intervi...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Ellen Gano and the Clarifying Objective
Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned to the community that created them. In today's story, writer Phil Gable introduces us to ...
LISTEN: Henry, Episode 6 – Legacy and Revival
The final episode in our series. Among other things, Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach is remembered for his beautiful historic buildings and his entrepreneurial success. That same entrepreneurial spirit has be...
Cabaret Show to Launch Scholarship in Memory of Wheeling-Born Professional Dancer
Pianist, tap dancer, comedian and vocalist extraordinaire, Mark Nadler — one of New York’s premier cabaret entertainers — will make a special one-show-only appearance Saturday, Sept. 28, performing his tribute ...
West Liberty Design Services Offered to Non-Profits
West Liberity University senior visual communication design students are once again offering design services for the campus community and beyond, serving non-profits that cannot afford paid services.
Possibl...
Environment, Justice & Peace: WEJP Radio Offers Progressive Alternative Programming
In order to be fully informed on current issues affecting the environment, peace and justice, John M. Morgan believes that local citizens need exposure to a wide variety of information on these subjects.
Mor...
YSS Program Seeks Mentors for Local Kids
As the number of local children who could benefit from positive adult role models in their lives continues to grow, more volunteer mentors are needed, according to Amy Halicky, Youth Mentoring Network coordinat...
Cultural Food Tour Offers Tasty View of History
The waves of immigration that fueled Wheeling’s industrial era didn’t disappear with the factory jobs.
Kibbeh. Pierogi. Schnitzel. Marinara. They’re all still here. Sometimes in restaurants and at festivals,...
Augusta Levy Learning Center’s Dancing With the Stars Couples Revealed
Nine couples will be competing for the mirror ball trophy in the Augusta Levy Learning Center’s ninth season of Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at The Capitol Theatre.
Ea...
Theater, Music, Tours — EVENTS Are Blossoming
PLANT YOURSELF AT TOWNGATE
Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 51st season of community theater with Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigol...
Aretha’s Songs ‘Never Grow Old’
Committed to bringing some of the greatest American music to the stage in Wheeling, Music Director John Devlin opens the 90th season of the Wheeling Symphony with a tribute to the Queen of Soul on Friday, Sept....
Public Market Hires Manager, Prepares for Grand Opening
The Public Market, a project of the nonprofit Grow Ohio Valley, will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Oct. 19, which will piggyback on the Grow OV’s popular Harvest Festival.
There will be a ful...
A Thrive Test-Run: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Try
Editor's note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to take you along with her to Thrive. Next week, she'll share a salt sanctuary with you.
Unless you live under a rock, you...
River Valley Health Foundation Helps Citizens Access Better Health Care
If you have ever found yourself alone and facing a critical health diagnosis, you know firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate the maze of treatments, procedures and appointments. Such challenges are what...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left Unturned
Editor’s note: Many of the Downtown Do-Overs featured in this occasional Weelunk series have been major projects — from WesBanco Arena to The Capitol Theatre to more than 100 apartments proposed for the vacant ...
Towngate Theatre Opens 51st Season With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama
Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 51st season of community theater with Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.” A story of perseverance a...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Picture-Perfect Project
Earl’s note: This is the fourth of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in the series are inexpensive and fun things that anyone can do with children. Today, we take photos.
...
Junior League Begins 80th Year With New Leaders, Plans for Growth
The Junior League of Wheeling is beginning its 80th year of fulfilling its mission to support women and children in the greater Wheeling area.
The organization’s 2019-20 year began in May with the appointmen...