Looking to Europe to Imagine an Enhanced Wheeling Derrick McKee February 15, 2016 11 Traveling is my greatest passion, and over the past ten years I've had the opportunity to do plenty of it for both business and pleasure. During the past two to three years I've started looking at travel throu...
Calling All Dog Lovers! Derrick McKee May 4, 2015 Nearly two years ago, dog lovers all over the Ohio Valley rallied to Petsafe's online "Bark For Your Park" competition in order to help Wheeling win a $25,000 prize to be used toward the construction of a dog p...
Through the Generations, a Legacy of Success Derrick McKee March 6, 2015 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor As you sit at one of the high-top tables circling the bar with your burger and beer-battered fries or walk across the new causeway to the outdoor patio overl...
Do Something: The 19th Annual Celtic Celebration Derrick McKee March 1, 2015 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor Dust off your flat-cap, buy a green shirt, and iron out your fun pants because my absolute favorite event of the year -- the 19th Annual Wheeling Celtic Cele...
Local Marketing Firm Brings California Ideas Home Derrick McKee February 11, 2015 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor The clock was inching ever so slowly toward quitting time on a beautiful Friday in July as my very-British co-worker and I heard the first band at the Upper Ohio Valle...
Base Camp Series: A Whirlwind Tour of Northeast Ohio Derrick McKee January 13, 2015 1 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor As I mentioned in my original post on why we moved back, I consider Wheeling to be a base camp for adventure because of its proximity to so much. Whether you want to g...
Serve It Delicious And They Will Come: Avenue Eats Derrick McKee January 3, 2015 by Derrick McKee I was in town for a few days back in February 2013, when I noticed a post on my friend's Facebook wall about a new boutique eatery that was going to open its doors across from the Wheeling C...
There and Wheeling Again Derrick McKee December 5, 2014 1 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor Four and a half years ago, I packed up my apartment on National Road in Wheeling and moved to Fairlawn, Ohio – an upscale suburb jammed between Akron and Cl...
Weelunker Derrick McKee Reviews the Vagabond Derrick McKee November 21, 2014 One More Final Friday By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor I’m a big fan of knowing exactly when a certain event will take place. For instance, I already know I have plans every single year on the firs...
“Eat, or We Both Starve!” Derrick McKee November 9, 2014 3 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m a foodie. I absolutely love going out to dinner with my wife to try something I’ve never heard of before (like gorgonzola-stuffed, bacon-wrapped figs) at a new...
A Sample of Wheeling Wine Tastings Derrick McKee September 27, 2014 1 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor It was our first weekend back in Wheeling, and it was a great one. One of the things we loved to do on Friday evenings in our former town of Fairlawn, Ohio, was hea...