Curtain Up! Light the Lights!
Curtain up! Light the lights! … Season 11 of Broadway at The Capitol is starting here, starting now. ...
You'll be swell! You'll be great! You'll be ... “Beautiful." The musical tale of singer/songwriter Car...
Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music Director
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...
PHYLosophy: Taking Stock of a Great Man
Iusually 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-M...
New Down-to-Earth YWCA Fundraiser to Take Guests ‘Around the World’
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
"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
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
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...
Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands Win
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 ...
A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands Prize
Strength. ... Sustainable. ... Repurpose. ... Delicious.
These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of Hands contenders use when talking about their business ventures.
Delicious: Billy a...
Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a Seed
A seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised; a project is born.
Alex Weld, project manager for Wheeling Heritage, is hoping that her new venture...
Ohio Valley Summer Event Guide Dedicated to ‘Scat’
Four years ago, Robert “Scat” Scatterday, wanted to get the word out about all the summer concert events around the Ohio Valley, and put those events in one easy-to-access publication. He took his idea to the C...
It’s Time to Enter Weelunk’s Haiku Contest
Editor's note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. What better way to celebrate than by writing your own poetry! And for some inspiration, visit the Ohio County...
PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate
Spring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag in the road that no four-wheeler in its right mind would attempt, negotiating railroad tie...
PHYLosophy: ‘Why Are Newfoundlanders Bad at Knock-Knock Jokes?’
"We were all exhausted — just spent. Most of us had been up for five days straight working But somehow I can't sleep so I sit down and turn on the television And I just start crying. I hadn't let myself cry t...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise Twists
Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about West Virginia’s poet laureate, find ways to celebrate poetry’s vital place in our cultur...
Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning Years
Author's note: As a parent of two "speechies" from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state championships, I surely concur with the praise doled out here for the coaches. And I know that my kids ...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 2): What’s on the Drawing Board?
Editor’s note: Yesterday, it was announced that Wheeling Heritage had won the 2019 Great American Main Street Award. Today, we hear more about the organization’s goals and how it intends to reach them.
On th...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 1): A Big Win Today!
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ust like on a reality television show, Jake Dougherty and Alex Weld knew how the competition ended more than seven months ago — and had to keep it hush-hush. Until today.
The exciting news — that Wheeli...
Guide Helps Visitors, Residents to Navigate Wheeling Area Attractions
It’s glossy! It’s colorful! And it’s jam-packed with what to do, where to eat and places to stay in the Wheeling-Ohio County area and beyond.
“IT” is the fresh-off-the-presses 2019 Wheeling Visitors Guide, c...
The Table Is Set for Wheeling’s First Restaurant Week
Four meatballs stuffed inside an Italian bread bowl, smothered in cheese, peppers and onions, and finished with an award-winning sauce …
Is your mouth watering?
That, my hungry friends, is the Chi-Chi Glo...
WSO to Welcome John Devlin as Music Director Candidate
Editor's note: We changed up our WEEasked series a few times over the past several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are five ...
(Williams Lea) Tag — You’re It
Along with the fact that there are 100 job openings, why should you consider working at Williams Lea Tag?
Because it “feels like home, like family,” said Jennifer Materkoski, senior manager of communications...
What Does ‘Heritage’ Mean to You? Wheeling Heritage Wants to Know
The word “heritage” means different things to different people, and Wheeling Heritage wants to know how heritage plays a role in the lives of Ohio Valley residents.
Now through March 15, Wheeling Heritage is...
And the Mural Contest Winner is …
“I was tickled!”
That was Sherri Mestrovic’s reaction when she heard today her mural was chosen by popular vote to enhance the green space at Kossuth Park, located at the intersection of W.Va. 2 and Intersta...
Which Mural Will It Be?
It’s getting down to the wire with just a few days left to vote on which mural will be displayed at the gateway to Wheeling at Kossuth Park.
Sixteen artists submitted ideas for the Wheeling Heritage public a...
Winner Shows the Art of Generosity at Show of Hands
Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event is the epitome of community: the community supports and votes, the prize money comes from community members and businesses, and the community benefits from the winner’s p...
Art? BBQ? Legos? Coffee? Time to Decide the Next Show of Hands Winner
Who will take home at least $3,500 on Wednesday from Wheeling Heritage's Show of Hands competition?
Will it be Will Wallace from Clientele Art Studio? Or could Kyle Phair and family smoke the competition w...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Silas Huff
Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are ...
Wheeling Makes History at 12th Night Costume Ball
Ebenezer Zane posed for a photo with sister Betty, and her son-in-law Ebenezer Martin stopped by to say hello before she went for a brief gunpowder run around Oglebay’s Glessner Auditorium, all while Elvis danc...
Soccer Team Getting a Kick Out of Culture
“At the end of the day, we’re all the same — humans.” — Diego Gattesco
That’s exactly why Diego Gattesco wants to take his son’s soccer team to his hometown of Cordoba, Argentina, in the spring. It’s not just ...
Eckhart House: Tea, History and Hospitality
In the early 1900s, Sarah Kleeh sat in the upstairs window seat watching the wealthy ladies across the street point to her home at 810 Main. She knew they were talking about the two bathrooms in her house — the...
Betsy Delk and Her Band of Merry (Snow) Men
Ladies and gentlemen! Allow me to introduce you to the Queen of Cookies, the Dutchess of Decorating, the Countess of Creativity, the Royalty of Icing — Ms. Betsy Delk.
Betsy — who probably gets more invitati...
‘Good’ Evolves Into ‘The Best’ at Good Mansion Wines
Good Mansion Wines, with its Old World flavor, is always evolving into something new, says Dominick Cerrone, owner of “Wheeling’s finest” purveyor of wines, cheeses, pastries, chocolates, pastas, meats, truffle...
Symphony on Ice — A Gift of Holiday Warmth
How can a place as cold as ice make you feel all hot-cocoa, blazing-fire, cozy-blanket, favorite-sweater warm?
Maybe it’s those adorable little ones making their way out onto that big ice rink so early in th...
Holy Crepes! Lady Gaga in the House
“Susan, you can call me Stefani.”
That’s Susan Haddad, owner of Later Alligator in Center Wheeling.
And, Stefani? Well, that’s Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Lady Gaga’s invitation to call her "St...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Roger Kalia Back to Wheeling for Symphony on Ice
Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are ...
‘Sweat’ Equity Pays Off for Wheeling Native
Wheeling native Michelle Duffy certainly has invested “sweat equity” into her career, which has thus far spanned close to three decades in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and now, Pittsburgh...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Andrés Franco
Editor's note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are ...
PHYLosophy: Judge Recht a Man for ‘Four Seasons’
Fresh out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1980 with a shiny new English degree, I accepted a job at The Times Leader. Wheeling was my beat; the low beat on the totem pole for the East Ohio newspaper. But, th...
A Hankering for a Hangover – Hangover BBQ, That Is
You had me at first whiff, Hangover BBQ.
Then I tasted the peppered turkey. I’m in love. Tender, juicy, a perfect texture. The tri-colored beans passed with flying colors, drenched in a rich, dark sauce with...
PHYLosophy: Don’t Miss Your Shot at ‘Hamilton’ Tickets on Monday
All I wanted for that birthday was to be “in the room where it happened.”
It’s all I talked about for at least the year or two prior to Feb. 20, 2017 — ever since my son-in-law Chris introduced me to the mus...