That Fabulous Tree Is Talking Again!Steve Novotney December 15, 2023Editor’s Note: The Talking Tree is a Wheeling legend. Whether you find her endearing or a little creepy, it remains...
The Magic of Tradition at E. Black & Son NurseryKelly Strautmann November 28, 2023Originally published 11-30-19. The holidays are all about traditions, and I have one that is very special. It started when...
Holiday Folklore: A Victorian Christmas Tree TraditionRich Knoblich December 23, 2022Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the annual Vandalia...
This New Wheeling Family is Helping Spread Holiday CheerJessica Broverman December 20, 2022When you pull up to 44 Kentucky Street on Wheeling Island, the Viles’ home will greet you with beaming columns...
Santa is Coming to Town Tonight at Wheeling’s Winter on the PlazaHaley Steed November 16, 2022While no one is quite sure how the holiday season got here so fast, it is undeniably upon us. Yuletide...
Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade Returns Friday, Nov. 18Provided October 11, 2022The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Parade Committee is pleased to announce that it will be holding the annual Main...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries!: Christmas Parade Part 2Laura Carroll December 17, 2021A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives Do you recognize any of these people?...
Help Us Solve History’s Mysteries!: Christmas Parade EditionLaura Carroll November 19, 2021A Partnership Between Weelunk, Archiving Wheeling, and the Ohio County Public Library Archives Do you recognize any of these people?...
Children of Wheeling Share Their Letters to SantaEmma Wiley December 25, 2020Santa has a special message to the children of Wheeling this Christmas. Share his letter with your children and browse...
Weelunk Writers Share Their Favorite TraditionsWeelunk Staff December 24, 2020Whether you’re celebrating the holidays or enjoying the beauty of the season, winter is a time where many of us...
WEEREAD: Holiday Reading for ChildrenAnna Cipoletti December 21, 2020A Day for Skating by Sarah Sullivan Written in simple rhyming couplets with no more than two lines to a...
Polish Christmas TraditionsJennifer Materkoski December 18, 2020By the 1890s, Wheeling had become a booming multicultural hub, as many left Southern and Eastern Europe looking for work...
Add This Wheeling Icon To Your Holiday Mailing ListAlex Panas December 16, 2020The holiday season is about spreading cheer, and one member of the Wheeling community could use some extra kindness this...
The History and Tradition of Holiday CardsMiranda Tharp December 15, 2020Many families have a tradition of sending out holiday cards every year. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza, we...
Your Questions about Hanukah AnsweredJessica Broverman December 12, 2020The Jewish community is known for having many holidays, such as Passover, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), and Yom Kippur...
Local Letters to Santa from 1904Emma Wiley December 11, 2020Writing letters to Santa Claus has long been a tradition for many children who celebrate Christmas. Some send the letters...
Wheeling Mad Lib: ‘A Day in Wheeling’Emma Wiley December 9, 2020As the pandemic rages on and infected numbers are higher than ever, many of our beloved annual holiday practices and...
WATCH: Flocking Christmas Trees with E. Black & Son NurseryWheeling Heritage Media December 8, 2020Flocking trees is the process of covering a live cut tree in white synthetic dust or powder (or other colors)...
Holiday Helpers: Giving Back to the Ohio ValleyRosemary Ketchum November 23, 2020The holidays look quite a bit different this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many of the habits and routines...
We Wish You a ’70s ChristmasEllen Brafford McCroskey June 6, 2020Editor’s note: This week, Weelunk will pause our normally scheduled programming to highlight stories that feature Black narratives. We have...
Christmas Memories at the MallSteve Novotney December 24, 2017It was similar to shopping in, say, downtown Wheeling, but with two very notable exceptions. There was that roof, of...
Oglebay Flips the Switch to On TonightLindsey McGlaughlin November 9, 2017More than 300 acres of Oglebay’s picturesque landscape will come alive with twinkling light displays on Thursday, Nov. 9 as...
Bethlehem Star Still Shines Over WheelingSteve Novotney December 25, 2016If you enjoy stories like this one and want to keep reading more positive stories about Wheeling, WV, be sure...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, TooSteve Novotney December 24, 2016THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue...
Expats: ‘We’ll Be Home for Christmas’Steve Novotney December 10, 2016There’s something here in Wheeling that isn’t there, a draw of sorts that lures hundreds of homecomings each December and...
Scrooge and MarleyMaureen Zambito December 6, 2016 Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 Christmas story will come alive this December as the West Liberty University Theatre Department presents...
Imperial Shops Are a Wheeling TraditionSteve Novotney December 3, 2016Christmas has been, for as long as most recall, a really big deal here. Well before Oglebay Park launched the...
Symphony On Ice Returns To Wesbanco ArenaMichael Hires November 28, 2016The Wheeling Symphony’s 2016 holiday spectacular “Symphony On Ice” is Tuesday, December 6th at 7 p.m. in WesBanco Arena. This...
Centre Market Poised for Small Business SaturdaySteve Novotney November 25, 2016Shop locally? In Wheeling? Where? Didn’t that all go away when the Ohio Valley Mall opened? Like, back in the...
Santa Claus Coming To Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney November 17, 2016Shortly after Santa Claus rolls through the streets of downtown Wheeling this evening, it becomes about the pizza box. “After...
Special Gifts For Special PeopleSteve Novotney December 25, 2015There are some gifts that still need giving on this day, but these can only be offered through composition to...
TOYS!Steve Novotney December 20, 2015That’s right. TOYS! The red wagon, the Rubik’s Cube, the baby doll, and the Jack in the Box, and there...
The Sanity TreeBrad Chambers December 15, 2015“And Then 9/11 Happened” Christmas of 2001 will not make it to my “Top 10 Most Enjoyable Christmases” list. As...
Wheeling Christmas Parade in PhotosWallis November 23, 2015Downtown Wheeling on Friday night evoked some of its former glory, as thousands of people thronged its sidewalks in a...
From One ‘Show’ to Another Show TonightSteve Novotney November 20, 2015“This will not be the last time you hear from me,” said Carrie Eller, the owner of Under the Elder...
