Local Mother Turns Tragedy Into TriumphSteve Novotney March 18, 2015Her oldest child came home to Wheeling during her final spring break from West Virginia University to play video games...
Three Citizens Doing More Than SomethingSteve Novotney March 17, 2015Oh yes, people do make the difference. Gloria Delbrugge attends at least one meeting per day, most of which are...
McKinley Q & A: “Our brightest days are still ahead of us”Steve Novotney March 15, 2015Chicago. New York. Boston. San Francisco. And Wheeling? David McKinley gets a kick out of it when he is invited...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 1Steve Novotney March 14, 2015THE BOSSES, BOOKIES, AND BURGOYNE (Writer’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories that will concentrate on...
Citizen Positions Open in Friendly CitySteve Novotney March 12, 2015Plenty of opportunities exist for Wheeling residents to get more involved with the decision-making that helps shape the municipality, but...
‘Hubapalooza’ Wants Wheeling’s InputSteve Novotney March 11, 2015The primary goal of the West Virginia Community Development Hub is to form partnerships with people and organizations from throughout...
WANTED: People Providing Puzzle PiecesSteve Novotney March 10, 2015What piece of this puzzle can you provide? That’s an important question in the city of Wheeling right now, and...
Scatterday Q&A: ‘I Had To Be Remade’Steve Novotney March 7, 2015If we can pretend for a moment that our brains are eggs-in-shells inside our heads, it would be easy to...
Hospitality The Key For Hitchman’s HamptonSteve Novotney March 7, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He knows every employee by name even without peering at their ever-present name tags, and he...
Playwrights Partner to Tell East Wheeling TaleSteve Novotney March 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com This is a story about two Wheeling men in search of untold truths in an effort...
Pleasing Its Customers Drives Neely’s GrocerySteve Novotney March 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Two brothers are working the counter, another one is stocking the shelves, and another is manning...
Colby Homer and Wheeling’s Home Rental MarketSteve Novotney March 3, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It was her father’s business, and for decades Colby Homer watched, admired, and yearned to be...
O’Brien, CVB Playing Key Role in WheelingSteve Novotney March 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For a little more than 20 years Frank O’Brien lived every day as a well-known television...
Historic Steel Building Awaiting New EraSteve Novotney February 28, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s always been there during my lifetime, and I’ve passed by it, on foot or in...
26003 Is IN Again, With Help From MagazineSteve Novotney February 27, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s Wheeling, a city with, surprisingly, only one zip code. 26003. That’s it, and these days,...
Bailey Does Business As He Likes ItSteve Novotney February 26, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He’s been here. Bob Bailey was born in Wheeling, and he was educated in Wheeling. Except...
‘We’re Not Looking Backward Anymore’Steve Novotney February 25, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He reported progress, and he reviewed the many moves made by city government along with celebrating...
McKenzie: The State of WheelingSteve Novotney February 24, 2015Welcome to Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and good afternoon. Thank you for being here today. It is my honor to continue...
State of City Address Set for TuesdaySteve Novotney February 23, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For the sixth consecutive year Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of the City...
Turani Q & A: ‘People Drive Everything’Steve Novotney February 22, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He loves a lot of things, this kid from Weirton does. He loves his office building;...
The Arts and The Crofts in WheelingSteve Novotney February 21, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He will take a photo of anything, from spinning steel wool inside abandoned tunnels to the...
Maroon Knight Pride Preps for FutureSteve Novotney February 20, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com On the inside, the hallway walls remain green, and the doors are still thick, the windows...
Coffield Optimistic About WALS FoundationSteve Novotney February 19, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com She’s a scientist. She is data-driven. But Hope Coffield also is a wife, a mother of...
Recycling Issue Comes Back AnewSteve Novotney February 17, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Paper. Plastics. Metals. Textiles. Electronics. Composting. And glass – clear, brown, green, whatever. Almost everything can...
O’Brien Feels Rising City PulseSteve Novotney February 16, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com At the time Mollie O’Brien graduated from Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in 1970, her options...
Morris Q&A – ‘People Love This Place’Steve Novotney February 15, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He walks from his North Wheeling house to his office on 14th and Main streets most...
Avenue Eats Celebrates Second AnniversarySteve Novotney February 14, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They had no idea if it would work. The “build-it-and-they-will-come” phrase was truly a question for...
Carenbauers Have Poured Their Lives Into BusinessSteve Novotney February 12, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com As the story often goes, the first generation of a business builds the business, and the...
Festival And Playground Set for the ‘Show’Steve Novotney February 11, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories profiling the participants scheduled for this week’s...
Recycling And Brewing Set For ‘Show Of Hands’Steve Novotney February 10, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the first of two stories profiling the participants scheduled for this week’s...
McKees Find Harmony In WheelingSteve Novotney February 9, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They turned to science. Algorithms and crap like that. The stuff that originated with the real-life matchmakers...
Missy Ashmore: It’s Big Picture TimeSteve Novotney February 8, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com She doesn’t recall a conversation with her parents about a life in Wheeling following her education,...
Neighborhood Memories Alive In WoodsdaleSteve Novotney February 7, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that will include profiles on...
Oliver’s Life-Changing Decision Easy As PieSteve Novotney February 5, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Adam Oliver was nearly 16 years old when he won a national Taekwondo tournament and qualified...
Pete Holloway Discusses City’s New MomentumSteve Novotney February 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He’s heard it before. He’s seen efforts begin only to see them fizzle. He’s listened to...
Four Community Pillars in the ‘Show’Steve Novotney February 3, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The four presenters have been chosen by ReInvent Wheeling officials for the “Show of Hands” event...
Schwertfeger Q&A – ‘It’s a Safe City’Steve Novotney February 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com City Chicken. His mother’s City Chicken, that is. And her noodles. Shawn Schwertfeger admits Mom’s delicious...
Wheeling Youth Movement Attracts AttentionSteve Novotney February 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Catherine Moore came to Wheeling on a professional mission, but her venture also was a part...
Coleman’s Still Fresh After 100 YearsSteve Novotney January 31, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He still blushes when his customers offer him the usual rave reviews. His face literally turns...
Neue Business Born In College ClassroomSteve Novotney January 28, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Susan Hogan knew Patrick Cassidy, and Dr. Carrie White knew Glenn Elliott. Then this person knew...
Project Transforms East Wheeling NeighborhoodSteve Novotney January 27, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The idea to construct an athletic facility in East Wheeling was a daring one for three...
Skibo Q&A – It’s a ‘People’ ThingSteve Novotney January 25, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Allison Skibo works in a haunted office on the third floor of the City-County Building in...
Bridge Tavern Ready For New EraSteve Novotney January 24, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He runs it old school. Good food. Good prices. Good service. No tolerance for trouble. He...
Revisions Delay Suspension Bridge Project Until 2016Steve Novotney January 23, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It was the first bridge to span the Ohio River, and it is the most historic...
Blue Sign Mystery Solved for Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney January 22, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The Highlands. Elm Grove. Mount de Chantal Road – all are business and retail areas in...
‘Show of Hands’ An Opportunity for Local ProjectsSteve Novotney January 21, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It is an opportunity gain funding for a great idea that’s only been brain floating since...
Opinion: ‘American Sniper’ Brings Glimpse Of War HomeSteve Novotney January 20, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It is my belief that everyone should see it. If that were to come true somehow,...
Mayor Andy McKenzie – Rebuilding the FoundationSteve Novotney January 18, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com To listen to the complete interview with Steve Novotney and Wheeling Mayor McKenzie: By the...
‘The Sportsical’ – A Dream Come TrueSteve Novotney January 18, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Jakob Bedway enjoys sports – even hockey, despite his father’s objections. “Watching hockey can be tough...
Preservation with Elmer and HarrySteve Novotney January 16, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They collect old photographs of couples because the subjects usually appear unhappy, and they think that...
