Clientele Art Studio-Small Business Video SeriesCorey Knollinger July 9, 2019Editor’s Note: This video is part of Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly...
Eagle Scouts Pour Sweat Equity Into Pig Path, Picnic ShelterEllen Brafford McCroskey June 26, 2019o a good turn daily.” That excellent advice is the slogan of the Boy Scouts of America. Local Eagle Scouts...
Local Secret Worth Sharing: Home for Men Celebrates 90 Years of ServiceEllen Brafford McCroskey May 1, 2019“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.” ...
Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning YearsPhyllis Sigal April 5, 2019Author’s note: As a parent of two “speechies” from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state...
Guide Helps Visitors, Residents to Navigate Wheeling Area AttractionsPhyllis Sigal March 20, 2019It’s glossy! It’s colorful! And it’s jam-packed with what to do, where to eat and places to stay in the...
Narrative Medicine: Using Patients’ Life Stories to Promote HealingLaura Jackson Roberts March 16, 2019Cancer is a fact of life. We all know someone who’s fought it, and most of us know people who...
The Table Is Set for Wheeling’s First Restaurant WeekPhyllis Sigal March 13, 2019Four meatballs stuffed inside an Italian bread bowl, smothered in cheese, peppers and onions, and finished with an award-winning sauce...
Exhibit Explores Therapeutic Power of the Creative ProcessMisty Klug February 23, 2019When Angelo Merendino’s wife Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 36, he documented her battle through...
Wheeling Nailers Provide Fast-Paced FunNick Musgrave February 17, 2019While our warehouses and factories stand in testament to our tradition of hard work, the crowd at WesBanco Arena is...
There’s No Business Like Snow Business at Oglebay’s SlopesLaura Jackson Roberts February 8, 2019The first thing Nick Janovich, Oglebay’s golf course superintendent and ski area manager, wants you to know about the ski...
Rescues Find Forever Homes With The Road Home Animal ProjectLaura Jackson Roberts January 25, 2019We’ve all got that friend on social media who shares photos of shelter animals. That’s how I found The Road...
2,700 Students, Teachers to Attend ‘Hamilton’ PerformanceProvided January 19, 2019The innovative educational program that debuted at “Hamilton” on Broadway will continue in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District on Friday, Jan. 25,...
Oglebay’s Holiday Tradition: The Best LightLaura Jackson Roberts November 9, 2018The Festival of Lights is Oglebay’s crown jewel, and on Thursday, Nov. 8, it went live for its 33rd year....
Happy Trails to OglebayLaura Jackson Roberts November 6, 2018Right now, people are walking in Oglebay Park. Some walk with dogs, some run through the woods. Some walk with...
KAYAKING OUR CREEKS (Part 1): Paddling With CareLaura Jackson Roberts August 8, 2018I recently paddled Wheeling Creek for the first time. I’ve paddled other rivers like the Youghiogheny, the South Branch and...
Oglebay’s Access to the Parks Program Provides Opportunities for TogethernessLaura Jackson Roberts July 4, 2018When we think back to our own childhoods in the Ohio Valley, we likely find our memories are inextricably intertwined...
Wheeling Says “We Care”Stacey Miller Sacco June 30, 2018On Saturday, June 30, more than 100 locals joined with people in more than 650 other locations nationwide to participate...
Park Drive-In Movies Bring Back MemoriesHanna Perry June 29, 2018As I sat in my car for the weekly drive-in movie at Wheeling Park, I found myself recollecting memories from...
Hop On Over to Zoo BrewLaura Jackson Roberts June 20, 2018For one night each June at the Oglebay Good Zoo, the kids go home. The strollers roll away, the little...
Hop on Over to the Zoo Brew at Good ZooLaura Jackson Roberts June 20, 2018For one night each June at the Oglebay Good Zoo, the kids go home. The strollers roll away, the little...
Exhibit Brings Greatest Generation to Front LineChristina Fisanick June 5, 2018Each year we lose nearly 400 veterans from World War II. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics,...
Wheeling Country Day Student Murals To Be UnveiledProvided May 21, 2018Through the support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Wheeling Country Day School has been the site of a full-year...
The 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of the WV Flying CorpsStacey Creely September 29, 2017The Linsly School invites local media to attend the celebration of Louis Bennett, Jr. and The 100th Anniversary of the establishment...
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...
Old Alley House: A Wheeling TreasureSteve Novotney June 17, 2017The property description is very trendy these days. Loft apartment, fully updated kitchen and bathroom, garage, a living space, an...
Hughes Design Gallery ReopeningWeelunk Staff April 24, 2017A Woman and her Calling If you’ve driven by the Hughes Design and Gift Gallery on National Rd. in Fulton,...
Historic Footbridge Alive With MemoriesSteve Novotney April 22, 2017Once upon a long time ago the Buch & Donavan Drug Store, the Rose Bowl, the Minute Market, and Ye...
Greyhounds Vital To Wheeling’s RenaissanceSteve Novotney April 4, 2017The Senate voted 19-15. The House of Delegates voted 56-44. And now Senate Bill 437, legislation that would eliminate the...
Woodsdale Students Code Robots to VictorySteve Novotney January 26, 2017Pictured above Left to Right: Campbell Koegler, Alex Taylor, Grant Kenamond, Kathryn Prather, Max Hill Four of these five fifth graders...
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...
Retire Your FlagSarah Barickman November 10, 2016The approach of Veterans Day on November 11th is the ideal time to remember our veterans and the flag of...
Sign Up for the WheelHELP! Cleanup on SaturdayRochambeau November 8, 2016Weelunk’s staff has always encouraged its readers to get involved with their community, and this weekend there’s an excellent opportunity...
Time to Hit the Ice at Wheeling ParkAugust West October 21, 2016Today marks the opening of the Wheeling Park Memorial Ice Rink. The opening also signals the completion of a $560,000...
The Symphony Goes Hollywood On ThursdayMichael Hires October 18, 2016Join the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Capitol Theatre for a performance of the Music...
CCHS Homecoming Week Comes to a CloseJoshua Yancosek October 3, 2016Everything comes to an end with the Homecoming dance. Students gather together in their groups at Oglebay, the Waterfront, and...
Culture and Community Growing in South WheelingJosh Smith September 26, 2016The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron,...
Council Prioritizes Planning and ParksJeremy Morris September 10, 2016Throughout the 2016 municipal election there were two major threads that sewed together most of the candidates that would eventually...
Update: Prayers Working for CharlesSteve Novotney August 31, 2016I visited with my friend Charles today and while I was there a lady referred to him as a, ‘Superhero’...
Dogs Get Their Day in the Sun – National Dog DayJeremy Morris August 25, 2016Friday August 26, is National Dog Day and Oglebay and Wheeling Park are joining the celebration. You and your pooch...
Photos: Arts & Culture Fest 2016Monica Mull June 28, 2016Two weekends ago, I had the pleasure of attending the 6th annual Wheeling Arts Fest. This year was slightly different...
Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio ValleySteve Novotney May 18, 2016It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area...
McKenzie Set For Final ‘State Of The City’ AddressSteve Novotney February 23, 2016For the seventh and final time since he created the event, Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of...
Ziegenfelder’s Twin Pops Are TopsSteve Novotney November 22, 2015She knew what Daddy did but seldom was offered a taste of what he did. That’s because, if Lisa Allen,...
Storch, Kessler To Address DiversityLee Chottiner November 21, 2015 One thing you can say about West Virginia: It’s homogenous. But is that a good thing? The next program in...
Duvall’s Has Kept Me Watching For 49 YearsBill Hanna September 7, 2015One of the mainstay, small, family owned businesses in Wheeling is Duvall TV and Appliance located at 1125 National Road....
Market Area the Center Of AttentionSteve Novotney August 7, 2015Wheeling’s Centre Market has nearly two centuries worth of history behind it, but that is not what most people talk...
Annual Italian Festival All About ScholarshipsSteve Novotney July 24, 2015There is one giant-sized detail many local residents do not realize while visiting the Granddaddy of all festivals staged on...
Improved ‘Walkability’ Is A Two-Way StreetSteve Novotney July 8, 2015Walkable? What’s not walkable? Downtown Wheeling? Not walkable? But there are sidewalks and crosswalks and push-button “I-wanna-walk’ buttons at every...
Wheeling Improv Troupe Debuts This FridayMario Muscar June 2, 2015By Mario Muscar A group of individuals in the area have gathered together to give the world one of the things...
