EVENTS: Ribs, Chicken, Brews, Blues Weelunk Staff June 21, 2018 RIBS & CHICKEN The ninth annual Ohio Valley Rib & Chicken Cook-Off will be held at Wheeling’s Heritage Port from noon to 11 p.m. Friday, June 22, and Saturday, June 23. Rib and chicken burners will b...
Get Some Culture … and Arts Weelunk Staff June 14, 2018 WHERE ART THOU? Visual arts, theater, dance, literature, culinary demos, historical arts, and lots and lots of musical entertainment will liven up the Wheeling Heritage Port when the 2018 Wheeling Arts &...
Much Well-Deserved Ado About Mom Weelunk Staff May 10, 2018 It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and there are plenty of events that cater to mom and kids! You can kick up your heels at a mother/son dance or run your toes off at a 5K. If neither of those is your cup of tea, well,...
Do Your Bidding; Drink Some Chocolate; Check Out Some Tin Weelunk Staff May 3, 2018 MMM ... CHOCOLATE Do you like freshly baked, cooked, grilled and melted chocolate? How about chocolate beer? If so, then you will LOVE the 29th annual Chocolate Extravaganza, 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Te...
Adventures Run the Gamut From Pickleball to Studio Tour to Mindfulness Weelunk Staff April 26, 2018 We’ve got our usual great selection of music and theater around the area, but why not try your hand at pickleball, learn the art of mindful meditation, swap some records or take a peek inside some artists’ stud...
Join Weelunk for the Amazing Raise: ONE DAY, BIG CHANGE Weelunk Staff April 25, 2018 Did you read the one about the T-shirt guy who donates all his proceeds to good causes? How about the young waitress who overcame drug addiction, prison (where she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl) and now i...
WEELUNK in a Nutshell Weelunk Staff April 25, 2018 Dear Reader, This article has been removed from Weelunk.com. Since acquiring Weelunk in 2019, Wheeling Heritage has worked diligently to ensure the content on this site fits our mission and organization...
Time for Antiques … and Lots More Weelunk Staff April 5, 2018 Antiques, cats, art openings, films and more are on the upcoming agenda in the Ohio Valley, so don’t let a little April snow keep you home. CALLING ALL ANTIQUE LOVERS! The state’s largest antiques show is...
Don’t Let All This Fun Hop on By! Weelunk Staff March 29, 2018 It's time to Face the Music, run a 5K, sip & shop, sip some tea, sip some wine, hear an “American Idol” finalist … or just wait for the Easter Bunny to deliver some chocolate. Sip & Shop Nothing t...
Going O’Green This Weekend? Weelunk Staff March 14, 2018 Top of the mornin’ to all you Weelunkers! It’s St. Paddy’s Day weekend, and the calendar is packed with things to do — both St. Pat’s Day-related and otherwise. Let's hope you're not too "knackered” (exhausted)...
Wine, Women & Song This Weekend Weelunk Staff March 8, 2018 Take a wine tour of the Mosel Valley before heading off to see "Vertigo," where Towngate Theatre is going to dizzying heights to please Ohio Valley audiences! Or be one of the first to hear the lineup of Herita...
March Roars in With Slew of Entertainment Options Weelunk Staff March 1, 2018 March is roaring in with a slew of entertainment options, from theater to film to art to music to festivals. • “Earth, Wood and Fire,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in wood, clay and s...
Bourbon, Beer, Blues and More on Tap in Ohio Valley Weelunk Staff February 21, 2018 The days are getting longer, the sky is getting brighter, the temperature is rising — all good reasons to get out there and enjoy the entertainment the Ohio Valley has to offer! • Theater fans will have an o...
“The Glass Castle” Author to Visit Hilltop Weelunk Staff January 31, 2018 1 Best-selling author Jeannette Walls, who wrote the memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s Hughes Lecture on Thursday, March 22. Free and open to the public,...
Renew Wheeling Weelunk Staff January 24, 2018 1 Against market odds, two divorced individuals come together to create a life and family through opportunities of their own creation in Wheeling, West Virginia. The pair have abandoned the notion that Wheeling's...
Eat Local This Holiday Season Weelunk Staff December 6, 2017 Thanks to the cover and shelter our high tunnel greenhouses provide, we're able to grow veggies all the way into December. As a result, Grow Ohio Valley is proud to offer holiday produce boxes f...
Experience Linsly Day Set For Next Sunday, Nov. 5th Weelunk Staff October 27, 2017 The Linsly School will host an Experience Linsly Day for families interested in learning more about the school on Sunday, November 5th starting at 1:00 PM in Banes Hall. The event is hosted by the Linsly Admiss...
Harvest Festival This Weekend Weelunk Staff October 17, 2017 Just outside of Wheeling on the weekend of October 21 regional residents will find a fully formed Harvest Festival free and open, containing food trucks, live music, a pumpkin patch and a list of other assorted...
Come Learn About the Public Market Weelunk Staff October 3, 2017 5 The Public Market Meeting is this Wednesday! Join us for an opportunity to hear more about the Public Market project, engage in a conversation about future plans, and express your interest in ...
People’s University Fall Schedule Weelunk Staff September 25, 2017 FALL 2017 PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY: West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories From documents that record the formation of our proud state during the tumultuous Civil...
My Summer of Golf Weelunk Staff September 13, 2017 2 The leadership of Oglebay Park and the Wheeling Park Commission decided to DO SOMETHING this year about the state of golf in the Ohio Valley - namely, that golf numbers are down, and young local people aren't n...
Job Opportunity: Downtown Wheeling Weelunk Staff September 6, 2017 Weelunk hears from a lot of "ex-pats" who follow our stories. Some express an interest in moving back, but "no job opportunities" is always the deciding factor in staying put. So we are trying something new. Ju...
Wheeling Welcomes Uber! Weelunk Staff August 22, 2017 3 Just over a year ago, Uber first launched in West Virginia, helping residents in Charleston and Morgantown get access to more transportation options and flexible work opportunities. Today, Uber is excited to an...
Take The Survey: Help WVU Learn More About West Virginia Weelunk Staff August 4, 2017 Researchers at West Virginia University are interested in knowing more about community life in West Virginia. Specifically, they are interested in learning what makes a community safe. The Quality of Communi...
West Virginia Historic Preservation Awards Nominations Deadline Approaching Weelunk Staff July 17, 2017 Is there an exciting or impressive historic preservation project happening in the Mountain State? Here is your chance to nominate the person, project, organization, or property you feel most deserves recogniti...
Meet the Weelunk Nature Writer Weelunk Staff June 11, 2017 1 Some people just have Wheeling inside them. If you were born here, it’s in your blood. If your parents and grandparents were born here, it’s in your bones. Laura Jackson Roberts is a sixth-generation resident, ...
Meet The Newest Weelunk Staff Editor Weelunk Staff June 9, 2017 Combining a passion for the arts, people, and community involvement, Lizzy Sellers studies writing and psychology at Florida State University. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure to meet her, she desc...
Meet Weelunk’s Newest Writer Weelunk Staff June 4, 2017 Born and raised in the Ohio Valley, Brian Thomas spent the last four years studying film at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He recently returned home from working as a film script developer in the cha...
Hughes Design Gallery Reopening Weelunk Staff April 24, 2017 2 A Woman and her Calling If you’ve driven by the Hughes Design and Gift Gallery on National Rd. in Fulton, you’ve probably found yourself wondering about that fashionable, high-end “gift shop” tucked in among...
2016 Weelunk Top Ten: Stories By You Weelunk Staff December 29, 2016 Recently we shared our 2016 Top Ten “IDEAS” stories. Today we continue the year in review with a shout out to our readers, followers, advocates, investors, advertisers and all-around-Weelunkers. Here are the...
2016: In Pictures Weelunk Staff December 28, 2016 In chronological order, some of our favorite Weelunk pictures of 2016... A new president arrives at West Liberty University. Mount Wood Overlook. Our mural. Seger scores 44 in the Final Four. ...
2016 Weelunk Top Ten: Ideas Weelunk Staff December 27, 2016 In 2016 we received stories from over 100 people like you. Here are the Top Ten stories of 2016 that were published in weelunk.com’s Ideas section, where ideas that support our area’s growth are welcomed. E...
City Council Unanimously Passes Nondiscrimination Amendments Weelunk Staff December 20, 2016 2 After further public comment and remarks from a majority of Council, City Council voted unanimously to adopt the nondiscrimination amendments to Article 169 during tonight's Wheeling City Council meetin...
The Weelunk Show: A Holiday Special Weelunk Staff December 18, 2016 6 New media has intersected with traditional media as Weelunk.com and WTRF7 have come together to produce a special video episode of Weelunk that focuses on a few of Wheeling Holiday traditions. Join co-hosts ...
Weelunk Writer is WLU’s December Commencement Speaker Weelunk Staff December 2, 2016 1 Alumna Christina Fisanick Greer will deliver the commencement address at West Liberty University’s Fall 2016 Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Academic, Sports and...
Roney’s Point: The Movie Weelunk Staff November 24, 2016 6 Weelunk debuted its first video Wednesday night at Oglebay Institute's Towngate Theatre. Special thanks goes to Chief Writer and Editor Steve Novotney, sponsors Peter Holloway and the Wheeling Convention and Vi...
The Weelunk Election Day Guide Weelunk Staff November 7, 2016 Election Day is here. If you haven't early-voted, make sure you VOTE on Tuesday! For local, real-time results coverage, Weelunk recommends coverage by West Liberty University's Channel 14, co-hosted by Howa...
1,000 Stories Weelunk Staff July 19, 2016 Joins us in celebrating 1,000 Weelunk.com stories published since our launch on Nov. 1, 2014. That number represents 1.5 million pageviews from readers like you, hard work by our Chief Writer and Editor, Ste...
The Weelunk Weekly Email is Here Weelunk Staff July 11, 2016 1 What the heck is Weelunk? Some think it is strictly a facebook page, and while there is one of those, we also have a website: weelunk.com. Although you can go to the Weelunk website and scroll through and/o...
The Mayor’s Inaugural Speech Weelunk Staff July 1, 2016 4 On July 1, 2016 Glenn F. Elliott was sworn in as Mayor of Wheeling, W.Va. The following is a transcript of his inaugural address. On behalf of my fellow members and colleagues on Wheeling...
Wheeling Heritage Hires Jake Dougherty as Executive Director Weelunk Staff June 13, 2016 3 Image courtesy of WVPUBLIC Former director of Reinvent Wheeling is familiar with organization, its goals The board of directors of Wheeling Heritage today announced it has hired Jake Dougherty, the direct...
Nailers Earn Trip to Cup Finals Weelunk Staff May 25, 2016 For the first time since 1993, Wheeling, W.Va, is going to the ECHL's Championship Series. On Tuesday night, the Wheeling Nailers broke a 2-2 tie with three goals in a span of 4:39 during the early stag...
Election Prep: Board of Education Weelunk Staff May 9, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. After two years of the current board uncharacteristically making headlines, the the Ohio County BOE race has never received this much attention. Each of the six candidates in the rac...
Election Prep: Mayor Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. In the race for Wheeling mayor, four candidates wish to follow the two terms served by Mayor Andy McKenzie, a former 12-year senator in the West Virginia Legislature prior ...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 6 Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Ward 6 will select a new representative on Wheeling Council. Gene Fahey has represented the ward for the past seven-plus years after defeating Barry Crow in 2008, and now voters will...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 5 Weelunk Staff May 8, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Wheeling’s Ward 5 includes a fraction of Woodsdale plus Edgwood, Pleasanton, Dimmeydale, and the residents living along National Road between Washington Avenue and Park Vie...
Election Prep: County Clerk Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Steve Novotney was able to solicit answers to the same questions from two of the three candidates for Ohio County Clerk. Pam Obyc declined to participate. Click on the images b...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 4 Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Wheeling’s 4th Ward includes much of the Woodsdale section of Wheeling, an area stoked with in-demand residential and commercial properties. Two candidates, the incumbent and one cha...
Election Prep: City Council Ward 3 Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Residents of Ward 3 also will elect new council representation in May as Robert “Herk” Henry will step down after more than two decades in the position. The ward includes East Wheeli...
Election Prep: Ohio County Assessor Weelunk Staff May 7, 2016 Do Something. Vote May 10. Steve Novotney was able to solicit answers to the same questions from both candidates for Ohio County Assessor. Click on the images below to read more about each candidate: &nb...
