EVENTS: Things to do in the Ohio Valley Weelunk Staff May 26, 2022 Looking for something to do? Find out what's happening this week in the Wheeling area!
Wheeling Businesses Encouraged to Apply for Show of Hands Provided May 23, 2022 If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion, or a project that will impact Wheeling, you are encouraged to apply for Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands. The winner will leave the event with more...
Executive Director Bryan Braunlich to Depart Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for Cinema Foundation in June Provided May 17, 2022 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces that at the end of its 2021-22 season, Bryan Braunlich will step down as Executive Director following a five-year tenure with the WSO. Mr. Braunlich will relocate to Los An...
Wheeling Heritage’s Handmade Holiday Spring Market Has Something For Everyone Wheeling Heritage Staff May 3, 2022 Wheeling Heritage will host Handmade Holiday Spring Market on Saturday, May 7 on the third floor of the Wheeling Artisan Center. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature more than 30 juried ar...
Shake, Raffle and Roll Returns to Support the Wheeling Symphony Provided April 21, 2022 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) Board of Directors announces Shake, Raffle and Roll 2022 – a reverse raffle fundraiser to support the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. The event will be h...
Non-Profits Work Together to Celebrate Good News in Ohio County Provided April 21, 2022 The Ohio County Family Resource Network has partnered with area non-profits through their Partners in Prevention Team to bring some good news to the community. Everyone is invited virtually on Monday, April 25 ...
From Abandoned Baby in Wheeling to Hollywood Hills Provided April 21, 2022 “Tally Ho Baby” was the name the local media gave to an unidentified, 10-day-old, baby girl found in a cardboard box inside the front door of the Tally Ho Apartment Building on National Road in Wheeling many ye...
South Wheeling Residents Hoping to Save the Historic Hobbs House from Demolition Provided April 1, 2022 South Wheeling residents are banding together in an effort to spare the historic Hobbs House from demolition. One of the oldest residential structures in South Wheeling, The Hobbs House was once the home ...
WSO on the Go to perform at Mansion Museum and Leonardo’s Provided March 28, 2022 The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces two WSO on the GO performances for the month of April – “The Music of Claude Bolling” at Oglebay’s Mansion Museum on Thursday, April 7 at 7:00...
WEEREAD: The Midwife’s Tale Anna Cipoletti March 25, 2022 From the midwives and medicine women of yesteryear to today’s frontline healthcare workers, women have provided care and healing for as long as humankind has existed. In recognition of their contributions to he...
City of Wheeling Welcomes Brooke Stull As New Centre Market Manager Provided March 17, 2022 City Manager Robert Herron has announced Wheeling resident Brooke Stull as the new Centre Market Manager. “Brooke’s education and professional experience is a great fit for this position. I believe she will do...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Receives Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the Arts Provided March 17, 2022 On Tuesday March 1, 2022, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) was presented with the West Virginia Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the Arts at a ceremony at the Culture Center, State Capito...
Surprises in Store For This Friday’s Symphony Performance Provided March 16, 2022 The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at the Capitol Theatre this Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. for its “American Roots” concert as part of its Wesbanco Capitol Concert Series. The performance wil...
Local Students to Create Downtown Public Art Provided March 10, 2022 The Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission received a $1,500 matching grant from the State Department of Arts, Culture and History to support student-created art in downtown Wheeling. The purpose of the pro...
Four Small Businesses to Compete in Wheeling Heritage’s ‘Show of Hands’ Provided February 28, 2022 Four small business owners will each make a pitch at Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event on March 30. The event, which begins at 6 p.m. at the Artisan Center, 1400 Main Street, invites attendees to pay $5 t...
YWCA Wheeling Names Liz Handzus Director of Marketing, Development Provided February 25, 2022 YWCA Wheeling is pleased to announce the hire of Liz Handzus as the organization’s new Director of Marketing and Development. She joins YWCA Wheeling’s leadership team and will work closely with Executive Direc...
Geography and Planning Students See the Value of Rehabilitating Neighborhoods Provided February 23, 2022 West Liberty University students discovered the importance of tax credits to historic neighborhoods recently when they visited East Wheeling and met with Betsy Sweeny, director of programming at Wheeling Herita...
WEEREAD: Colored People: A Memoir Anna Cipoletti February 22, 2022 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a man known by multiple titles and accolades but is perhaps best known as a literary critic and who rediscovered early African-American novels and pushed for their inclusion in the Wes...
WEELove Our Writers: Looking Back At Our Writers’ Favorite Articles Weelunk Staff February 14, 2022 Love is in the air here at Weelunk and we wanted to take a moment to recognize our community writers who help us tell Wheeling's story. Each of our writers brings their own interests and experiences to the cont...
New People’s University Series Features Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups Provided February 10, 2022 For the Winter session 2022, People's University at the Ohio County Public Library will offer a series on the origins of familiar fairy tales. Patrons are invited to gather around the campfire beneat...
City of Wheeling’s Façade Improvement Program Application Deadline Approaching Provided February 10, 2022 The deadline for the City of Wheeling’s Façade Improvement Program (FIP) is quickly approaching as applications are due to the office of Economic and Community Development by Monday, Feb. 14. Directo...
WSO on the Go Yoga Series to Begin on February 12 Provided February 10, 2022 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s WSO on the GO Yoga Series will begin Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 at 9 a.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Ballroom featuring yoga ...
Wheeling Symphony Board of Directors Announces Second Annual Bourbon Raffle Fundraiser Provided February 4, 2022 The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors is holding a Rare Bourbon Raffle Fundraiser beginning on February 1. Three winners will each receive four coveted bottles – one each of Weller 12, E.H. T...
Black History Month Programs at the Ohio County Public Library Provided February 4, 2022 The Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling is offering a full slate of programs celebrating Black History Month throughout February. All of the programs are part of the library's adult series, "Lunch With Books...
January Real Estate: Luxury in the Heart of OglebaySponsored Provided January 31, 2022 Lots of folks in the Wheeling area like to refer to Oglebay Park as “the jewel of the city!” Those same folks love to spend leisure time with their friends and family in the park all year round. And now, Kenn...
Warm Up With This Winter Soup Recipe Melissa Rebholz January 24, 2022 Temperatures are in the single digits and snow is on the ground, which means it’s officially soup season. I love picking up a crusty baguette from Good Mansion, some fresh greens from Public Market and calling ...
OV Power Yoga’s New Class Offerings Build Compassion and Resiliency Provided December 31, 2021 As the world continues to experience the effects of the ongoing pandemic - one of the most traumatic global events we have endured as a collective - many have found themselves realizing just how important menta...
Music and Movement Merge with the WSO on the Go Yoga Series Provided December 28, 2021 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces WSO on the GO Yoga Series to run from January to May 2022. Classes will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Ballroom on the second Saturday of each month at ...
Lunch With Books Winter Program Schedule Provided December 28, 2021 Lunch With Books is the Ohio County Public Library's flagship program for adult patrons. These lunchtime programs feature authors, poets, musicians, historians, and more every Tuesday at noon. Bring lunch to th...
Holiday Traditions: The Students Who Spread Holiday Cheer Through Sound Elizabeth Stanley December 22, 2021 The holidays are upon us here in Wheeling, and Wheeling Park High School’s Festival of Sound is an annual tradition that always delivers a needed dose of holiday cheer. The Festival of Sound has become a locall...
WEEREAD: Watercolor in Nature by Rosalie Haizlett Anna Cipoletti December 14, 2021 Are you or someone you know a budding artist who loves the outdoors? Do you need a present or project for the holiday season? If so, we have just the title for you: Rosalie Haizlett’s Watercolor in Nature: Pain...
Christmas in the Valley to Benefit the Augusta Levy Learning Center Provided December 13, 2021 Full Moon Productions is proud to present, Christmas in the Valley to benefit the Augusta Levy Learning Center. This holiday event will take place on December 19, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. The eve...
Ohio County Family Resource Network Hosts Mobile Food Pantry and Vaccination Clinic This Thursday Provided December 7, 2021 This Thursday, December 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in parking lots C and D of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the Ohio County Family Resource Network will be hosting their final Mobile Food Pantry of the ...
Get in the Christmas Spirit With the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s Televised Concert Provided December 7, 2021 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces A Not-So-Silent Night with the WSO. The concert, conducted by John Devlin, will feature guest mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and the Wheeling Park...
Wheeling Heritage Welcomes Five New Board Members Provided November 22, 2021 Wheeling Heritage is pleased to announce the appointment of five new board members and officers. Art Burnside, Doug Carl, Dean Connors, Natalie Hamilton and Nick Musgrave join the board as new members of the or...
Best Selling Author Silas House to Speak at Wheeling Library Provided November 18, 2021 Acclaimed multi-award-winning and “New York Times” best-selling novelist, Silas House, will be the featured guest at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 at noon. Immediate...
Wheeling Heritage Names New Executive Director Provided November 16, 2021 Wheeling Heritage announced today that Scott Schenerlein has been named Executive Director of the nonprofit organization. He will assume the role on Dec. 13. Schenerlein previously served as the director of ...
Winter on the Plaza Returns This Week! Provided November 15, 2021 Santa Claus is coming to town on Nov. 17! Jolly old St. Nick will be making an appearance at Winter on the Plaza, the City’s holiday tree lighting ceremony and kick off to the Winter season. The event is s...
Annual Stifel Holiday Tea Set For Tuesday, Nov. 16 Provided November 10, 2021 Welcome the holiday season with an afternoon tea at the historic Stifel Mansion. An annual tradition, the Stifel Holiday Tea takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 16 at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine ...
The Karate Kid on the Big Screen at Towngate Provided November 9, 2021 “The Karate Kid,” the movie that gave us “wax on, wax off,” is featured on the Towngate Theatre big screen for one night only Friday, November 12. The film is part of Towngate’s popular Dinner and A Movie serie...
Grammy-Nominated Artist To Play Concert at Clientele Art Studio This Saturday Provided November 9, 2021 The David Mayfield Parade, a dynamic combination of music and comedy, will perform live at Clientele Art Studio this weekend. The show is set for Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. Will Wallace, owner of Clientele Ar...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens SoundBites Series With Grammy-Winner Sasha Cooke Provided November 5, 2021 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces the first concert of its chamber orchestra series, The Elizabeth Stifel Kline Foundation presents SoundBites Vol. III: Opening Night with Sasha Cooke. The event...
Midge’s Kitchen Wins Show of Hands Provided November 1, 2021 After a week of online voting, Wheeling Heritage’s latest round of Show of Hands has come to a close. More than 500 votes were received during the week-long voting period, with Melissa Rebholz, owner of Midge’s...
Wheeling Heritage Launches a Downtown Housing Survey Provided October 19, 2021 Wheeling Heritage has launched a survey to learn about the types of housing people would like to see in downtown Wheeling. Starting today, Wheeling residents and workers are encouraged to go to wheelin...
Crazy 8s Improv Troupe Performs at Towngate Theatre Provided October 19, 2021 In addition to a full season of community theater and children's theater, Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre hosts a variety of performing arts programs. Two very talented improvisation groups call Towngate T...
Wheeling to be Featured in New Original Series on the Magnolia Network Provided October 14, 2021 A Wheeling restoration project is slated to be featured in a new television series that will stream on discovery+ beginning Oct. 15. Magnolia Network’s original series “In With the Old,” produced by Texas Crew,...
WEEREAD: Monsters in Appalachia Anna Cipoletti October 13, 2021 With compelling prose and an ear for Appalachian dialects, author Sheryl Monks’ Monsters in Appalachia chronicles monsters ranging from hellish beasts to everyday evils in this collection of fifteen short stori...
Move To Munch: A Special After-Hours Experience at the Public Market Provided October 12, 2021 Your body deserves the best: An exclusive evening of yoga, food, wine, and private shopping at the Public Market. Longtime business collaborators, Chef Ryan Butler of the Public Market and Laura Hitchm...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Gateway Park Provided October 7, 2021 Officials from the City of Wheeling joined representatives of the Fitzsimmons Foundation Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for Gateway Park. Intended to celebrate the history of the Wheeling Suspen...
Wheeling SleepOut Builds Awareness and Brighter Futures for Youth Facing Homelessness Provided October 6, 2021 The 2021 Wheeling SleepOut to prevent youth homelessness and help build brighter futures for youth will take place Nov. 5 at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex. Youth Services System (YSS) started the...
