Kick Up Your Heels at Area EVENTS Phyllis Sigal March 5, 2020 CELEBRATE CELTIC NATIONS Celebrate the heritage of seven Celtic nations on Saturday, March 7, at the Wheeling Celtic Celebration with food, drink, entertainment, history and education at the Wheeling Artisan C...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary Jo Phyllis Sigal February 21, 2020 Orphy and Mary Jo Klempa are not part of the new wave of “downtowners.” It was about six years ago when they left their out-the-pike Edgewood neighborhood home, when none of the now-renovated places were ava...
Ohio Valley EVENTS Have a Lot of Flair Phyllis Sigal February 20, 2020 MARDI GRAS FLAIR The Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair with Mardi Gras Flair at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The evening will feature live music from Jukebox and the New Ag...
‘Souper’ EVENTS on Tap in the Area Phyllis Sigal January 30, 2020 SUPER ‘SOUPER BOWL’ EVENTS • Join the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling Inc. for its SOUPer Bowl Party! from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The New Age Adenas will be playing from 6:30-10:30 p.m. There will be foo...
DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Writing on the Wall at Boury Lofts Was a Good Sign Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2020 Editor’s note: While downtown Wheeling living has always been a thing, it seems as if there are more apartments than ever. With the refurbishment of the Boury Lofts, the Stone Center and the Flat Iron Building,...
Chill Out With Upcoming EVENTS Phyllis Sigal January 23, 2020 ICE BREAKER Get ready to celebrate winter while helping your local community at the area’s newest wintertime celebration — WinterFest, Saturday, Jan. 25, at Oglebay Park! The fun kicks off at noon Saturday wit...
Theater, Music, Tours — EVENTS Are Blossoming Weelunk Staff September 19, 2019 PLANT YOURSELF AT TOWNGATE Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 51st season of community theater with Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigol...
For the Love of Bicycling: Then and Now Jeanne Finstein July 24, 2019 Bicyclists in the Ohio Valley enjoy myriad recreational opportunities, from scenic bike trails to winding country roads beyond the city. Wheeling has a rich bicycling tradition, as evidenced by the popularity o...
Events to Celebrate Statehood, Independence Hall and Suspension Bridge Milestones Jessica Broverman June 17, 2019 A once-in-a-lifetime celebration experience is on tap from Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23, marking milestone anniversaries with family-friendly signature summer events. “A number of elements came...
Placing of Roses on Civil War Veterans’ Graves, Tours and Ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery Provided May 26, 2019 Friends of Wheeling will partner with the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable in placing white roses on the graves of both Union and Confederate Civil War veterans in Greenwood Cemetery, beginning at 9 a.m. on Mem...
Memorial Day Weekend EVENTS Mark Summer’s Start Weelunk Staff May 23, 2019 MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION Kick off summer at Oglebay this Memorial Day weekend with live entertainment, fireworks, face painting, inflatable rides and more! Festivities include a fireworks extravaganza at 9:1...
EVENTS: Paint the Town at First Friday Weelunk Staff September 6, 2018 FIRST FRIDAY The Gallery Hop at Artworks Around Town on Friday, Sept. 7, will usher in a two-month celebration of the art of plein air painting. As a preliminary to “Paint Historic Wheeling” set for later ...
Tom Griffith’s Wheeling: Art and Architecture Walk Provided August 28, 2018 A unique art walk celebrating the work of Tom Griffith will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, in downtown Wheeling. The fundraising event is being sponsored by the Friends of Wheeling Inc and Wheeling Heritage. ...
