THE GRIFFITH FILES: When Wheeling Put On a Big Show to Celebrate Its Bicentennial Gerry Griffith September 7, 2019 Fifty years ago, I was a defender of Wheeling’s Fort Henry in the last battle of the Revolutionary War; a Union soldier guarding a prisoner of war camp during America’s Civil War; one of a dozen or so jubilant ...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 6 – Rumors & Truth Steve Novotney April 3, 2016 18 (Writer’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) What most people were jealous abou...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 5 – The Distance Race Steve Novotney March 19, 2016 11 (Writer’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) On Your Mark! Hugh Stobbs never got...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 4 – My Elby’s Steve Novotney March 5, 2016 13 (Writer’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) My Elby’s and I It was a small off...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 3 – The Grub Steve Novotney February 20, 2016 15 (Writer’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) He looked like the Big Boy, and he...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 2 – 9 Steps Steve Novotney February 6, 2016 13 (Writer’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) They wanted to try roller-skating...
The Elby’s Empire: Part 1 – 1956, and Then Steve Novotney January 23, 2016 57 (Writer’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories that will concentrate on the history of one of the most storied restaurant franchises in Wheeling since the 1950s.) There were nine mandatory service ...
