Hancher Clock Has Kept Wheeling on Time for Over 130 Years Rich Wooding April 13, 2022 Did you know that the Hancher Clock in Downtown Wheeling is one of only a handful of two-sided E.Howard & Co. street clocks left in the world? This clock has been ticking for more than 130 years, and it has...
Ready for Some Spring Cleaning? We Have All The Tips You Need! Jessica Broverman April 12, 2022 You’re sitting on the sofa enjoying a cup of coffee; maybe reading a book or watching the kids play. Then you notice it out of the corner of your eye. You’ve glanced at that hovering shadow for months, but n...
The Backyard Birds of Wheeling Miranda Tharp April 8, 2022 Originally published July 16, 2021 Spring is in full-swing here in the Northern Panhandle, which means that wildlife are filling our trees, backyards, feeders, parks, and more. Throughout the pandemic, a lot...
Local Landscaper Wins Show of Hands, Here’s What He Had To Say Alex Panas April 6, 2022 On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, more than 200 people gathered at the Wheeling Artisan Center to celebrate the return of Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands program. This community-supported crowdfunding event provi...
Got Ramps? Celebrate Ramp Season With These Simple Recipes Melissa Rebholz April 5, 2022 Across Appalachia, ramps (also known as wild onions) are popping up to signal that spring has officially arrived - but how do you incorporate them into your home kitchen? When it comes to ramps, ...
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 ...
Four Businesses To Compete At Show of Hands This Wednesday Wheeling Heritage Staff March 28, 2022 After a two-year hiatus, Show of Hands will return as an in-person event this Wednesday on the third floor of the Wheeling Artisan Center. Four entrepreneurs will pitch their plans to expand their businesses th...
New Program Teaches Teens How To Farm Flowers and More Alex Panas March 22, 2022 Gardening can be a fun way for kids to learn practical life skills, and Grow Ohio Valley is giving teens ages 13- 17 the opportunity to learn every aspect of flower gardening with their latest program. ...
Women Who Weld: How One Program Is Making the Trades More Accessible to All Angela Hawk March 21, 2022 As the new Director of Assessment at West Virginia Northern Community College, my job is to work with faculty and staff from a wide range of disciplines to assess student learning in their programs. What knowle...
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...
Maple Syrup Season Makes A Sweet Return This Month Jennifer Materkoski March 15, 2022 March is for… maple syrup? The flavor of maple syrup usually conjures up thoughts of autumn, but March is when the real maple action happens in West Virginia. There are currently more than 50 maple syr...
Oliver’s Pies Voted Best Pie in West Virginia Alex Panas March 14, 2022 Originally published on January 15, 2021 In honor of National Pi Day, we're throwing it back to an article about a different kind of pie. Learn how one Wheeling bakery earned the title of "Best Pie in We...
Local School Celebrates Diversity with Textured Hair Expo Alex Panas March 11, 2022 What started as a brainstorming session during a teacher learning day at Bridge Street Middle School has blossomed into a community event addressing an important need among their students: the care and styling ...
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...
Take a Book, Leave a Book, at the Little Libraries Around Town Kate Wietor March 9, 2022 If you’ve been in the lobby of the Artisan Center lately, you may have noticed an old newspaper vending machine, painted blue and filled with books. Wheeling Heritage is one of the latest organizations to parti...
QUIZ: Which Famous Wheeling Woman are You? Wheeling Heritage Media March 8, 2022 March is women’s history month, and Wheeling is home to no shortage of amazing women. Answer a few short questions and we’ll tell you which famous Wheeling woman you are most like!
YWCA Wheeling Says NO MORE to Domestic Violence Sarah Clark March 4, 2022 The statistics around domestic violence in America are staggering. Every year, nearly 10 million women and men in the United States experience domestic violence, based on only those reported cases1. Unfortunate...
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...
Wheeling’s “Donut Dance” Was Once The Hottest Ticket In Town Kate Wietor February 28, 2022 This time of year, the women of St. Ladislaus parish in South Wheeling would begin gathering ingredients. For their project, they needed approximately 200 pounds of flour, 30 pounds of butter, 45 pounds of suga...
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...
Local Artist Shares His Work With First In-Person Exhibit Jessica Broverman February 18, 2022 Vondel Bell, a Wheeling Park High School graduate and standout athlete, has a lot more to him than what meets the eye. While Bell, 27, spent most of his life planning on playing in the NFL, he decided to pick u...
WV’s First Street Paper Gives Voice to One of Wheeling’s Overlooked Communities Tucker Riggleman February 16, 2022 In the modern world, technology has all but eradicated the demand for physical media like traditional newspapers and magazines. Long gone are the days when printed publications were our sole source of daily new...
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...
How Do Animals Find Love? Oglebay Good Zoo Experts Explain Jessica Broverman February 14, 2022 Love is in the air and not just for you or me, but for animals as well! Finding someone to celebrate love with is not an easy task. Don’t we know it? Animals have their own methods and ways of finding a mate ju...
Stay at Home Date: Wheeling Chef Shares Recipe For A Romantic Meal Melissa Rebholz February 11, 2022 Cooking is a love language. With Valentine’s Day approaching you may be considering making a romantic dinner at home for someone you love. In the past when I’ve wanted to impress someone I employed the “go big ...
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...
Send Your Sweetheart An Old-Fashioned Valentine Alex Panas February 9, 2022 With Valentine’s Day just five days away, you’ve likely already secured a special gift for your sweetheart - but have you thought about how you might deliver that gift? The folks at West Virginia Independence H...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Creates A Unique Experience With Something For Everyone Alex Panas February 7, 2022 If you’re anything like me, you’ve been itching for a fancy night out after months of canceled plans and living in sweatpants. So when the opportunity presented itself to attend the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra'...
Kicking Off Black History Month Emma Wiley February 1, 2022 Black History Month was created by the famous African American historian, Carter G. Woodson, in 1926. Originally known as “Negro History Month,” it was a response to what Woodson saw as a disturbing lack of Bla...
Show Buildings Some Love with Volunteer Wheeling Alex Panas January 28, 2022 If you take a walk through Downtown Wheeling - what places stick out most in your mind? Is it the Capitol Theatre that hosts several Broadways shows and is home to the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra? Perhaps it’s ...
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 ...
Meet The Man Who Turns Oglebay’s Waterfall Into Art Kate Wietor January 19, 2022 On just the right winter's day, you may be lucky enough to see the falls at Oglebay turn red, blue, or green when Wheeling resident Rich Greene turns the frozen falls into a temporary work of art. Rich...
Wheeling’s MLK Committee Presents Annual Celebration Honoring Dr. King Alex Panas January 14, 2022 Wheeling’s annual MLK Celebration will return this weekend to commemorate civil rights activism led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. The event also honors and celebrates community leaders who live up...
From the Desk of Wheeling Heritage’s AmeriCorps Researcher Kate Wietor January 12, 2022 Anyone who knows about Wheeling knows this city is steeped in history. Luckily for those wanting to learn more about the area's rich histstory, there are books, encyclopedia articles, academic papers, oral hist...
This Popular Sport is Taking Wheeling by Storm Rich Wooding January 4, 2022 As folks from across the Ohio Valley hit gyms en masse in an effort to kickstart new healthy habits in the new year, there is one activity they may want to consider: pickleball, the fastest growing sport in Ame...
First Look: Elle & Jack’s Opens in Downtown Wheeling Melissa Rebholz December 30, 2021 Originally published May 1, 2021 Late in December of 2020, 150 people shared a post on Facebook. The photo of 1201 Chapline Street in downtown Wheeling featured the former Metropolitan Citi Grill space...
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...
Home for the Holidays? Get Some Fresh Air With One of These Walking Tours Alex Panas December 20, 2021 The holidays are here, a time when many Wheeling ex-pats return home to spend time with family and friends. While spending time with loved ones is what the season is all about, it doesn’t mean that you don’t ne...
Wheeling Heritage Releases Housing Survey Results Alex Panas December 16, 2021 The results are in - Downtown Wheeling is the place to live! That’s according to the results collected through Wheeling Heritage’s recent housing survey. The Wheeling Live It Up! Survey was initiated in Octo...
The Small Art Studio That’s Raising Big Money for Charity Alex Panas December 10, 2021 It started in 2018 when a group of art enthusiasts packed into a small East Wheeling garage to bid on skateboard decks painted by local artists. By the end of the evening, a total of $3,000 was raised for the G...
Give Back This Holiday Season at One of These Wheeling Organizations Jessica Broverman December 8, 2021 The holidays call for merriment, family traditions and snow flurries in the air. One holiday tradition your family can start right now is lending a hand to others this Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanza. M...
This Local Florist Wants To Help Make The Holidays Magical Sarah Clark December 3, 2021 Are you looking for new ways to beautify your home this holiday season? Have you always dreamed of making your space look like the magic from out of a Hallmark Christmas movie? Well, one small Wheeling...
The 25-Acre Farm That’s Creating a Demand for Local Food Melissa Rebholz November 30, 2021 Full diet community supported agriculture (CSAs) have been in practice for quite some time around the world. The idea is for one farm to provide a mix of vegetables, meats, dairy products and grains to provide ...
A Doggone Good Boy Helps Locals Heal Sarah Clark November 23, 2021 What is more comforting than the affection of a four-legged friend? There probably isn’t much. That’s why the Ohio Valley Wellness Coalition (OVWC) came up with the idea to foster a comfort pup for the Ohio Cou...
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 ...
Try a Plant-Based Meal at One of These Wheeling Eateries Jessica Broverman November 10, 2021 With several fantastic local restaurants in and around Wheeling, finding a delectable meal is not a difficult task. Each neighborhood offers its fair share of locally-owned eateries, all with their own ambiance...
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...
Why Wheeling: Isaiah Alford Angela Hawk November 2, 2021 Isaiah Alford, artist name “Keez,” has come straight from his day gig at the McClure Hotel with L&L Painting to meet me for an interview at Mugshots cafe. He apologizes for his appearance but is a good spor...
