DiCarlo’s Pizza: A Cultural Icon

Originally published July 22, 2019 There are only two kinds of pizza, good pizza and very good pizza.  — Peter Reinhart, author of "American Pie, My Search for the Perfect Pizza" Ask just about any Oh...

Wee Asked Reno DiOrio

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...

Happy Goat Yoga-Small Business Series

Editor's Note:  This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City.  Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series.  ...

DiOrio’s Journey to Coffee and Contentment

Editor’s note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the arts, science, medicine, etc. Today, Weelunk features David DiOrio, a graduate of The Linsly Sch...

Wee Asked Hydie Friend

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...

June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Created

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corpo...

McCamic Named Good Samaritan

Youth Services System’s Board of Directors holds the Good Samaritan Dinner each year to recognize the accomplishments of someone who exemplified the example described in the parable. In answering the question o...
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This Day in WV History: Earl Oglebay Dies

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Earl Oglebay died on June 22, 1926, at age 77. The son of a wealthy Wheeling businessman, he became head of his father’s bank at age 28, ma...

Up For A Run?

Are you interested in running this New Year? Need help staying motivated? A new running group has formed in Wheeling and is looking for fellow runners to grow the group and help inspire others to get outside...

Bank on These Guys

“It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal than business or one’s money. Business is built on strong personal relationships. ...

A Look Back at the Dragon Boats

On Saturday August 27th, 2016 King's Daughters Child Care Center in Wheeling hosted the Second Annual Dragon Boat Races. Here is a look back. Follow King's Daughters on Facebook. Photos by Jeremy Morr...

Weelunk Weekender: Rollin’ on the River

Put a hold on the Pumpkin Spice Lattes for just a bit longer. We have plenty of time for sugary coffee once the leaves get nice and crunchy.  This weekend marks the end of the summer festival season at Heritage...

Council Prioritizes Planning and Parks

Throughout the 2016 municipal election there were two major threads that sewed together most of the candidates that would eventually assume seats as Councilors.  First thread was a commitment to long-range stra...

Weelunk Weekender

Yes! It's gonna a be a hot one.  It wouldn't be Italian Festival without a lot of humidity and a little bit of rain, or is it a lot of rain and a little bit of humidity?  Either way there is plen...

Help Chart the Future of The Blue Church

On Wednesday evening a nationally recognized group of experts will be in town to help plan the future uses of one of our community’s oldest structures. The Partners for Sacred Place (PSP) is a national non-prof...