Tunes Set for Inaugural OktoberfestSteve Novotney September 28, 2017Even polka found a place at No. 4 in the entertainment lineup for Saturday’s inaugural Oktoberfest at Centre Market, and...
McLain Flats Adding to Downtown LivingSteve Novotney September 24, 2017She was involved in a conversation that concerned living in the downtown Wheeling area and whether or not the potential...
Living On $3.87 Per Day Not A SNAPSteve Novotney September 21, 2017$3.87. That’s the daily budget I spent the past two days so I could eat. Why? To prove a point....
Miller Tackles Stadium Fix to Begin Year 2Steve Novotney September 17, 2017It was crooked and it was obvious. Wheeling Island Stadium was broken, and no one knew how much it was...
Wheeling Travel Agency Gets A FaceliftSteve Novotney September 15, 2017It’s contagious, this progress thing in the downtown area of Wheeling, and now Patrick Viola is in the middle of...
An Uber Ride in WheelingSteve Novotney September 13, 2017Harry. No one knows it, but that’s his real name and now his “driver” name with Uber even though his...
Construction Soon along City’s ‘Real Main Street’Steve Novotney September 10, 2017It is 14.5 miles in length from the border of Ohio to the Pennsylvania state line, and it flows east...
Myles Designs For Wheeling’s TimesSteve Novotney September 9, 2017It’s not often when one’s work is seen by thousands each day for an extended period of time, but that...
Augustine’s New Life Working OutSteve Novotney August 31, 2017She was unhappy and didn’t own her own career, so Tammy Augustine fixed it with a few swift decisions. The...
Krishna Gold: Part 1Steve Novotney August 19, 2017(Writer’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories that will concentrate on the development and history of...
‘Edgers’ Set for Wheeling YWCA BenefitSteve Novotney August 17, 2017They are called, “edgers,” and yeah, there’s a reason. These people get on an elevator at the bottom of an...
Masciarellis’ Business Framing Their LivesSteve Novotney August 12, 2017Her mother-in-law requested something very unique one year for Christmas, but when Amber Masciarelli searched and searched, she didn’t care...
‘Mix’ Involved with Annual Bluesfest Steve Novotney August 9, 2017It’s about the mix for Bruce Wheeler, and that involves the artists performing and the vendors selling during the annual...
A Fix for Flooding?Steve Novotney August 5, 2017On Sept. 17, 2004, Hurricane Ivan parked over most of the Wheeling area and dumped a little more than 10...
Gaudio Lives His Life with FamilySteve Novotney August 3, 2017He knows no strangers and considers you and me a part of his family. And Bob Gaudio may not even...
20th Year for Pat Clutter ClassicSteve Novotney August 1, 2017Pat Clutter did not own a smartphone or an iPad, but he had heard of the coming of something called...
Fall Opening for Fitzsimmons Dog ParkSteve Novotney July 30, 2017It was a little more than four years ago when the conversation started about building a dog park in the...
“Coal”Steve Novotney July 28, 2017There are wives in this Upper Ohio Valley whose husbands have delved deep underground for 30 or 40 years, and...
Stahl Enjoys Working for WheelingSteve Novotney July 25, 2017He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...
A Food Trucker’s Bumpy RoadSteve Novotney July 22, 2017And a blown transmission is a part of it, too. Dean Barath found that out this past week, and consequently...
Gentile To Honor Grandpa at Italian FestSteve Novotney July 20, 2017He went there. He needed to see where Luigi Gentile grew up. What he encountered when visiting the Molise region...
Woodview to Open at Former Ernie’s EsquireSteve Novotney July 16, 2017It was a special evening for most people when they had the opportunity to dine there because the décor was...
Joe Zelek Ready to Return To JITH StageSteve Novotney July 12, 2017Plateaus. That’s how he views his career, and on Thursday, Joe Zelek will reach another after taking some time off,...
Crackerland?Steve Novotney July 9, 2017There are a lot of numbers to consider here. $6 billion: The price tag on the cracker plant that has...
C.J. Goes to Camp … NFL Camp, That IsSteve Novotney July 8, 2017He played in THE Super Bowl, and yes, he watched as a 21-3 halftime lead eroded into a 34-28 overtime...
Wilson Pleased with First Year on CouncilSteve Novotney July 6, 2017The youngest ever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s how Brian Wilson now feels. At first, yup, it was an intimidating little...
Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 2Steve Novotney July 4, 2017There are problems, and there are issues, no doubt, and no one is denying that fact. And no one is...
Carney’s Life Path Takes Him HomeSteve Novotney July 1, 2017Literally, it is down on Main Street past the Eckhart House and Uncle Pete’s and Happy Goat Yoga and the...
Wheeling Park Revives Drive-In TheaterSteve Novotney June 29, 2017It’s the word. “Grease,” that is. John Travolta as “Danny,” and Olivia Newton-John as “Sandy”? Yes, that “Grease,” and the...
Local Kayakers Urged To Heed DangerSteve Novotney June 28, 2017Kayaking local creeks is an activity that has picked up in popularity during recent years, and that is why Lou...
Bethlehem’s Mayor, Tim Bishop, Reflecting on ProgressSteve Novotney June 25, 2017It would have been only two years had he not been unopposed and re-elected in June. Now, it will be...
DiNardos’ House Is A Centre Market SurpriseSteve Novotney June 24, 2017Anyone who knows Centre Market even remotely well is aware of the large, purple garage door that stands next door...
Wood Family Vigilant with Bookstore ProjectSteve Novotney June 23, 2017Vacant. That is how this historic North Wheeling building located at 650 Main St. has rested for more than a...
Sheriff Tom Howard Keeping His PromisesSteve Novotney June 22, 2017Candidates running for public office usually make promises they fail to keep once their successful campaigns are complete, but Ohio...
Communication Key During First YearSteve Novotney June 14, 2017It is a public school system that begins working with children as early as age 3, and it is a...
Moundsville’s Noel Clarke Redefines CourageSteve Novotney June 10, 2017Noel Clarke will turn 50 years old in 50 days, but he’s not counting on a calendar because, frankly, he...
‘Tacoholix’ Eatery Opens in Downtown DistrictSteve Novotney June 9, 2017He thought he hated it. He believed he would be happier with a “real job” instead. David Comack was really...
CCHS Valedictorian Considers Future in WheelingSteve Novotney June 6, 2017She owns a perspective not too many young people possess, and that’s because she fully intends to return to the...
For Ginny Favede Community Comes FirstSteve Novotney June 5, 2017She wanted to serve the public, so that’s what Ginny Favede did first as a member of St. Clairsville City...
WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey Eager To ServeSteve Novotney June 3, 2017In his position as student body president at West Virginia University, Blake Humphrey represents more students than there are people...
‘Pride in Wheeling’ Effort Set for TodaySteve Novotney June 2, 2017New trees, painted benches, spruced up parks, and the installation of a disc golf course are all planned during the...
CCHS Poised For W.Va. Class A Baseball ChampionshipSteve Novotney June 1, 2017Student athletes at Wheeling Central Catholic High School have collected a lot of hardware this spring, and now the Maroon...
Women Firefighters Earning Respect in WheelingSteve Novotney May 29, 2017Up and down a tall ladder with a high-rise pack on your back that weighs more than 30 pounds. Check!...
Why Wharton Came Home to WheelingSteve Novotney May 26, 2017He grew up here. Most of his family has always lived here. And, now, after three decades, he lives here...
Preserving History Important to KalkreuthSteve Novotney May 24, 2017Johnny Cash and Billy Joel and Willie Nelson and thousands of local residents all have graced the stage of the...
‘Students First’ Motivates SaundersSteve Novotney May 21, 2017When he was a kid, he was usually the muddiest ballplayer on the field who couldn’t wait to get back...
Kellas Owns Ideas About Wheeling RetentionSteve Novotney May 20, 2017Retention. It’s a term most people hear often during conversations about the future of the Upper Ohio Valley. Retention. How...
‘Christmas Story’ House Short Jaunt AwaySteve Novotney May 19, 2017It’s right there in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, in the shadows of the area’s steel district at 3159 West...
Carney’s Cat’s Paw a ‘Show’ Success StorySteve Novotney May 18, 2017It was in late 2015 when she first presented during a “Show of Hands” event, and she pitched to the...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 3Steve Novotney May 13, 2017(Editor’s Note: This chapter is the fourth entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...
