Wheeling Heritage Announces Riley’s Retirement; Appoints Weld as Next Executive Director
Wheeling Heritage announced today that Arch W. Riley Jr. is set to leave his position as the executive director on June 30. The board has named Alex Weld as the organization’s next executive director.
Weld j...
TRANSPLANTED: Architect Invests in Wheeling, One House at a Time
Editor's note: In the first of a series on those new to Wheeling, meet Elena D'Angelo, who has her hammer set on transforming Wheeling's housing market through creative renovations.
If one of your guilty ple...
Extravagant EVENTS Planned for Ohio Valley
EXTRAVAGANZA!
The 82nd annual Linsly Extravaganza is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at The Capitol Theatre. Don’t miss this all-school event as students sing and dance their hearts out. Broadway, pop, rock, c...
Centre Wheeling’s Dinosaur Named After Scientist
Wheeling, meet Gideon — the T. rex that can be seen bursting through the second-floor window at the SMART Centre Market.
"The name ‘Gideon’ won by a nose,” said Robert E. Strong who, along with his wife Libb...
Being Good Samaritans — A Primer for Wheeling Citizens
You’re headed home from work on a brisk winter evening. The light turns red, and you hit the brake, mentally planning where you’ll stop to grab take-out for dinner. While you’re debating between pizza or Chines...
Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott’s State of the City Address
Editor's note: Mayor Glenn Elliott presented the State of the City Address today, Feb. 25, 2020, at Wheeling Island Hotel-Racetrack-Casino Showroom before an audience of hundreds. Here are the prepared remarks ...
WATCH: Tito’s Sloppy DoggsSponsored
Advertisement for Tito's Sloppy Doggs in Wheeling, WV.
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The History of the West Virginia Hot Dog
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WATCH: Winter on the Plaza
The city of Wheeling hosted their inaugural Winter on the Plaza event. Community members were excited to light up the downtown in the holiday themed celebration.
Original Story:
Santa Brings Magic of Christ...
WATCH: How WEE Met – Cheryl & Gary
Cheryl and Gary tell the story of meeting after he put a "Wanted Ad" in the Wheeling News Register.
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CONTEST: How Did You Meet the Love of Your Life?
The Contestants:
VOTE: Choose a Winne...
WATCH: How WEE Met – John & Kim
John and Kim revisit the Wheeling Park Ice Rink, the first place they met as teenagers.
Original Story:
CONTEST: How Did You Meet the Love of Your Life?
The Contestants:
VOTE: Choose a Winner for Our Va...
WATCH: How WEE Met – David & Anita
"Who are you?" - David's nervous first words when he met Anita in church, 36 years ago.
Original Story:
CONTEST: How Did You Meet the Love of Your Life?
The Contestants:
VOTE: Choose a Winner for Our Va...
WATCH: Wheeling’s HGTV Hometown Takeover Submission
Taking one small step forward can be all it takes to spark a change. Between the people, the architecture, and the desire for a brighter future, Wheeling, WV is truly a place with unlimited potential....
WATCH: Campeti’s General Shoe Hospital
The story of Wheeling's longest running shoe repair shop, and the owner's search for an apprentice.
Original Story:
Third Generation Campeti Puts Heart Into Soles...
Tutors, Students Back to School Together
If your path to job training — or re-training — crosses with a sudden need to identify a sagittal cross-section or to balance quadratic equations you haven’t seen for, cough, decades, there are those who have y...
Northern Panhandle Residents Among West Virginia History Heroes
Several Northern Panhandle residents were among a group of West Virginia History Heroes recognized during West Virginia History Day in Charleston on Thursday, Feb. 20.
West Virginia History Heroes are nomina...
WEEasked: Leslie Hodgson Nails It On the Job
WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.”
File t...
‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 4
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...
Leap on Over to ‘Seussical Science’ on Feb. 29
Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center will host a youth program as part of its ongoing mission to pique children’s interests in science and nature.
“Seussical Science” takes place from ...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary Jo
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...
Community Foundation, Women’s Giving Circle Award Grants
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and the Women's Giving Circle awarded grants this week totaling over $105,000.
CFOV awarded Community Impact grants to 10 organizations in the amount of $6...
Ohio Valley EVENTS Have a Lot of Flair
MARDI GRAS FLAIR
The Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair with Mardi Gras Flair at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The evening will feature live music from Jukebox and the New Ag...
First Virtual Lions Club in West Virginia Chartered in Ohio County
The first virtual Lions Club in West Virginia has officially formed in Ohio County. With the blessing of Lions International, the Ohio County Virtual Lions Club is one of only 16 virtual clubs in the United Sta...
HIDDEN GEMS: Inner Sanctums of Peace, History and Beauty
Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series of stories about beautiful spaces in Wheeling that are rarely seen. Today’s post features two tiny chapels, one located inside the city’s oldest standing c...
Moundsville at the Movies: Penitentiary a Haunting Draw for Hollywood
It’s cold. Not just cold, but a bone-deep chill that wraps around you until it feels like it’s crawled inside to keep itself warm.
It’s dark. The can’t-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face kind of dark where ...
‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 3
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...
‘Buddy’ Bops Into Wheeling
"Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story," the show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including "Jersey Boys," "Mamma Mia," "Million Dollar Quartet" and "We Will Rock You" is com...
AS I SEE IT: Empty Shelters, Full Hearts
Ohio, Brooke and Marshall County Animal Shelters recently shocked the community by announcing that they were “out of dogs.” Wait — what??! If you’re in the market for a puppy, this is terrible news. However, if...
Mardi Gras Theme Brings New Twist to Affair With Flair
The Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair With Mardi Gras Flair at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wheeling Artisan Center.
The proceeds from the event will support the Junior League’s programs, includi...
Census 2020: City of Wheeling Counting on You
The following questions will not appear on the 2020 U.S. Census that is heading to your mailbox in March:
• Have you tripped over broken sidewalk concrete near your home recently?
• How is the playground equi...
EVENTS Will Entertain to Your Heart’s Content
LOVE SOARS
Witness Ohio Valley native Megan Wilson and her husband Andy Parrish in Duo Quintessence, an incredible aerial act, high above the stage at The Capitol Theatre. Duo Quintessence will perform twice o...
It’s a Workers’ Market in Wheeling
A growing economy plus a 5 percent unemployment rate equals something Wheeling hasn’t seen for some time — a workers’ market.
Here’s a quick look at what is going on in this new decade, according to business...
Third Generation Campeti Puts Heart Into Soles
"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...
How WEE Met Winners: First Meeting Was a Real Ice-Breaker
John Tankovits still feels like that lucky teenage boy who met the love of his life on a winter’s night at Wheeling Park’s ice rink 40 years ago. He thinks perhaps that was the “special ingredient” in his and h...
‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 2
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...
Pick Your Perfect Valentine’s Day Date Night
Valentine’s Day rolls around every year — whether you want it to or not — and it'll be here before you know it! Do you plan it to the nines? Do you wait until the last minute? Do you even have a clue what to do...
EVENTS Get the Action Rolling
GRAB THE POPCORN
Wheeling Heritage and the YWCA Wheeling have joined forces to present the Ohio Valley Festival for Filmmakers of Color Friday, Feb. 7, at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The event begins at 5 p.m...
CULTIVATED IN WHEELING, W.VA.: High-Flying, Sea-Sailing Duo Brings Show Home
If the aerial acrobatics in the video and slide show below seem like something you shouldn’t try at home, that would be a wise assumption. Yet, that’s just what Wheeling native Megan Wilson and her Londoner hus...
‘Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color’ Set for Friday
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...
VOTE: Choose a Winner for Our Valentine’s Day Contest!
The finalists are here!
We chose our top three "How WEE Met" entries and asked each couple to share their story for a chance to win a prize package courtesy of Oglebay Resort. Voting will be held until Thursda...
‘Suspended Aggravation’: Chapter 1
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...
‘Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community’ Kicks Off With Lecture
Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theater and the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission will host the kickoff event for Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community. A popular vote chose Tara Westover’s "Educated" as the...
AS I SEE IT: Along Party Lines
There were two types of girls in the ’70s — those who had their very own telephones in their bedrooms, and those who did not. Some incredibly fortunate girls even had a private “children’s line” with a separate...
Out of the Ashes: Wheeling’s Ziegenfelder Company Stronger Than Ever
January 31, 2019.
It was a bitterly cold winter day, with highs reaching only 11 degrees. Most people in Wheeling were rushing here and there to get out of the frigid cold on that Thursday morning, but soon ...
‘Souper’ EVENTS on Tap in the Area
SUPER ‘SOUPER BOWL’ EVENTS
• Join the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc. for its SOUPer Bowl Party! from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The New Age Adenas will be playing from 6:30-10:30 p.m. There will be foo...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Writing on the Wall at Boury Lofts Was a Good Sign
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,...
Come to Serve, Stay to Build: AmeriCorps Alumni Take Part in Wheeling’s Renaissance
Nearly 650 AmeriCorps members come to the Mountain State each year to complete a term of service in West Virginia communities. Of these, approximately two dozen serve annually right here in the Friendly City th...
WEEasked: ‘Proud West Virginian’ Barbara LaRue
WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.”
Barbar...
WEE Think You’re Going to Fall for ‘Suspended Aggravation’
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...
Towngate Actors Let Down Their Hair in ‘Rapunzel’
Oglebay Institute continues its tradition of bringing beloved fairytales to life with an imaginative production of “Rapunzel,” to be staged Jan. 31, and Feb. 1-2, 7-8 at Towngate Theatre in Wheeling.
Adapted...
Success: What Does It Mean to You?
What does “success” mean to you?
Success looks different to everyone, and what it looks like to me has changed a lot over the years.
Looking back at my past in Wheeling, I had a wonderful childhood. There...