New Down-to-Earth YWCA Fundraiser to Take Guests ‘Around the World’Phyllis Sigal July 17, 2019nstead of going “Over the Edge,” how about a trip “Around the World”? The YWCA has traded in its previous...
Wee Asked Cheryl HarshmanPhyllis Sigal July 15, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to RestPhyllis Sigal July 11, 2019oes anybody here have a match?” Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. The query had come from...
Weelunk Reader From Croatia Wins Haiku ContestPhyllis Sigal July 3, 2019ever in 250 years, has Goran Gatalica set foot in Wheeling, West Virginia. But this year’s haiku contest winner —...
Wheeling Symphony’s Ninth: John Devlin Named Music DirectorPhyllis Sigal June 27, 2019rom the moment he shook hands with Concertmaster Rachel Stegeman and conducted the first phrase of Brahms, John Devlin felt...
Wee Asked Sean DuffyPhyllis Sigal June 24, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Wee Asked Dr. William MercerPhyllis Sigal June 10, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands WinPhyllis Sigal May 22, 2019sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by...
A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands PrizePhyllis Sigal May 21, 2019trength. … Sustainable. … Repurpose. … Delicious. These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of...
Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a SeedPhyllis Sigal May 17, 2019seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised;...
Ohio Valley Summer Event Guide Dedicated to ‘Scat’Phyllis Sigal May 13, 2019our years ago, Robert “Scat” Scatterday, wanted to get the word out about all the summer concert events around the...
Harshman, Villamagna Bring Attention to Wheeling Landmarks in New Children’s BookPhyllis Sigal April 29, 2019nce there was a mouse … it was paddling for dear life outside of Robert Villamagna’s art studio, trying to...
Get Fired Up for Route 88 BBQ & BrewPhyllis Sigal April 26, 2019itting around the fire pit, making s’mores, sipping a glass of wine or having an ice-cold craft brew. Playing a...
It’s Time to Enter Weelunk’s Haiku ContestPhyllis Sigal April 23, 2019Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. What better way to...
Wee Asked Michael McKowenPhyllis Sigal April 22, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet LaureatePhyllis Sigal April 20, 2019pring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag...
PHYLosophy: ‘Why Are Newfoundlanders Bad at Knock-Knock Jokes?’Phyllis Sigal April 13, 2019“We were all exhausted — just spent. Most of us had been up for five days straight working But somehow...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise TwistsPhyllis Sigal April 8, 2019Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about...
Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning YearsPhyllis Sigal April 5, 2019Author’s note: As a parent of two “speechies” from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 2): What’s on the Drawing Board?Phyllis Sigal March 26, 2019Editor’s note: Yesterday, it was announced that Wheeling Heritage had won the 2019 Great American Main Street Award. Today, we...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 1): A Big Win Today!Phyllis Sigal March 25, 2019ust like on a reality television show, Jake Dougherty and Alex Weld knew how the competition ended more than seven...
Guide Helps Visitors, Residents to Navigate Wheeling Area AttractionsPhyllis Sigal March 20, 2019It’s glossy! It’s colorful! And it’s jam-packed with what to do, where to eat and places to stay in the...
The Table Is Set for Wheeling’s First Restaurant WeekPhyllis Sigal March 13, 2019Four meatballs stuffed inside an Italian bread bowl, smothered in cheese, peppers and onions, and finished with an award-winning sauce...
WSO to Welcome John Devlin as Music Director CandidatePhyllis Sigal March 11, 2019Editor’s note: We changed up our WEEasked series a few times over the past several months, asking specific questions to...
(Williams Lea) Tag — You’re ItPhyllis Sigal March 1, 2019Along with the fact that there are 100 job openings, why should you consider working at Williams Lea Tag? Because...
Wee Asked Anne ForemanPhyllis Sigal February 25, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
What Does ‘Heritage’ Mean to You? Wheeling Heritage Wants to KnowPhyllis Sigal February 21, 2019The word “heritage” means different things to different people, and Wheeling Heritage wants to know how heritage plays a role...
Wee Asked Betsy BethelPhyllis Sigal February 11, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
And the Mural Contest Winner is …Phyllis Sigal February 1, 2019“I was tickled!” That was Sherri Mestrovic’s reaction when she heard today her mural was chosen by popular vote to...
Which Mural Will It Be?Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2019It’s getting down to the wire with just a few days left to vote on which mural will be displayed...
Wee Asked Jay FreyPhyllis Sigal January 28, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Winner Shows the Art of Generosity at Show of HandsPhyllis Sigal January 23, 2019Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event is the epitome of community: the community supports and votes, the prize money comes...
Art? BBQ? Legos? Coffee? Time to Decide the Next Show of Hands WinnerPhyllis Sigal January 22, 2019Who will take home at least $3,500 on Wednesday from Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands competition? Will it be Will...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Silas HuffPhyllis Sigal January 14, 2019Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...
Wheeling Makes History at 12th Night Costume BallPhyllis Sigal January 7, 2019Ebenezer Zane posed for a photo with sister Betty, and her son-in-law Ebenezer Martin stopped by to say hello before...
Soccer Team Getting a Kick Out of CulturePhyllis Sigal December 28, 2018“At the end of the day, we’re all the same — humans.” — Diego Gattesco That’s exactly why Diego Gattesco...
Wee Asked Kris Kringle AKA Robert GaudioPhyllis Sigal December 24, 2018WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Wee Asked Nini ZadroznyPhyllis Sigal December 10, 2018WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Eckhart House: Tea, History and HospitalityPhyllis Sigal December 7, 2018In the early 1900s, Sarah Kleeh sat in the upstairs window seat watching the wealthy ladies across the street point...
Betsy Delk and Her Band of Merry (Snow) MenPhyllis Sigal December 4, 2018Ladies and gentlemen! Allow me to introduce you to the Queen of Cookies, the Dutchess of Decorating, the Countess of...
‘Good’ Evolves Into ‘The Best’ at Good Mansion WinesPhyllis Sigal December 3, 2018Good Mansion Wines, with its Old World flavor, is always evolving into something new, says Dominick Cerrone, owner of “Wheeling’s...
Symphony on Ice — A Gift of Holiday WarmthPhyllis Sigal November 28, 2018How can a place as cold as ice make you feel all hot-cocoa, blazing-fire, cozy-blanket, favorite-sweater warm? Maybe it’s those...
Holy Crepes! Lady Gaga in the HousePhyllis Sigal November 27, 2018“Susan, you can call me Stefani.” That’s Susan Haddad, owner of Later Alligator in Center Wheeling. And, Stefani? Well, that’s...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Roger Kalia Back to Wheeling for Symphony on IcePhyllis Sigal November 26, 2018Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...
‘Sweat’ Equity Pays Off for Wheeling NativePhyllis Sigal November 23, 2018 Wheeling native Michelle Duffy certainly has invested “sweat equity” into her career, which has thus far spanned close to three decades...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Andrés FrancoPhyllis Sigal November 12, 2018Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions...
PHYLosophy: Judge Recht a Man for ‘Four Seasons’Phyllis Sigal November 10, 2018Fresh out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1980 with a shiny new English degree, I accepted a job at...
A Hankering for a Hangover – Hangover BBQ, That IsPhyllis Sigal November 7, 2018You had me at first whiff, Hangover BBQ. Then I tasted the peppered turkey. I’m in love. Tender, juicy, a...
PHYLosophy: Don’t Miss Your Shot at ‘Hamilton’ Tickets on MondayPhyllis Sigal November 4, 2018All I wanted for that birthday was to be “in the room where it happened.” It’s all I talked about...
Wee Asked Allison O’KonskiPhyllis Sigal October 29, 2018WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
