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Bygone Comebacks: Drive-In Movies

Alex Panas September 16, 2020

Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going...

Osiris Shriners and Monument Place: A Storied Saga of Service

Ellen Brafford McCroskey September 15, 2020

Now home to the Osiris Shrine, the magnificent stone mansion at 91 Kruger (Cruger) St. in Wheeling was once home...

Skating Through a Pandemic: New Hobby Offers Joy and Community During COVID

Miranda Tharp September 14, 2020

Skating Through a Pandemic Before 2020 came, I vowed to take on roller skating as a hobby. Growing up, I...

Wheeling Symphony Accepting Applications for Student Volunteer Program

Provided September 14, 2020

The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary is accepting students in grades 9 through 12 for its Student Volunteer Program. Volunteering for the...

SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 33

Nora Edinger September 13, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

WEEREAD: Storming Heaven — A Novel of Resilience and Resistance in West Virginia

Anna Cipoletti September 12, 2020

Spanning three decades, Denise Giardina’s novel Storming Heaven follows families in West Virginia and Kentucky as they navigate a transformed...

Drag Culture Is About Family

Rosemary Ketchum September 11, 2020

“You’re born naked and the rest is drag.” — Ru Paul Definition: A drag queen or king is a person,...

Men of Change Help 400 Students with Back-to-School Giveaway.

Weelunk Staff September 10, 2020

As children from across the Ohio Valley head back to the classroom, Men of Change hosted a drive-thru school supplies...

BYGONE COMEBACKS: Picking Up the (Puzzle) Pieces During COVID-19

Kelly Strautmann September 9, 2020

Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going...

Petition Back Story: Park Grad Says Racism Affects All

Nora Edinger September 8, 2020

Editor’s note: In an ongoing commitment to discussing race and community, today’s Weelunk post offers the story behind an anti-racism...

Connecting a Large Community — Clientele Presents: Appalachian Sound and Color

Kyle Knox September 7, 2020

Clientele Presents: Appalachian Sound and Color is a new podcast by Will Wallace, Logan Schmitt and Corey Knollinger. They’re all local creative young people with a love for Appalachia and the city they call home — Wheeling.

SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 32

Nora Edinger September 6, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

WEEREAD: The Unquiet Grave

Anna Cipoletti September 5, 2020

For many a West Virginian, the story of Zona Heaster Shue — better known as the Greenbrier Ghost — is...

Come Along on a Virtual Garden Tour

Phyllis Sigal September 2, 2020

Gardening — whether for aesthetics, for vegetables or for medicinals — goes back thousands of years. This year, in the...

‘Orchidelirium’ Reflects Adelaide Stifel’s Scientific and Artistic Talents

Linda Comins August 31, 2020

The title of Oglebay Institute’s current exhibit — “Orchidelirium” — suggests Victorian mania, but its true inspiration draws upon a...

WATCH: Danny Padden – Investment Advisor/Drifting Enthusiast

Wheeling Heritage Media August 31, 2020

People aren’t always defined by their day jobs. There are plenty who have quite fascinating second jobs or pastimes. Our...

LIKE NIGHT AND DAY: Financial Planner Makes Order Out of Chaos With Drifting

Cassie Bendel August 31, 2020

Editor’s note: People aren’t always defined by their day jobs. There are plenty who have quite fascinating second jobs or...

SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 31

Nora Edinger August 30, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

WEEREAD: Voices on Unity — Coming Together, Falling Apart

Anna Cipoletti August 29, 2020

In the anthology Voices on Unity: Coming Together, Falling Apart, editor Cat Pleska compiles the voices of 35 West Virginian...

Friends, Artists Remember Wheeling Playwright Tom Stobart

Daniel Flatley August 28, 2020

Editor’s note: Two memorials are scheduled for Tom Stobart. The first is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, via Towngate...

Wheeling Trails Lead Cyclists to Adventure, Friendship and Fun

Jessica Broverman August 26, 2020

You can ask any avid bicycle rider, “What is it that makes riding a bicycle enjoyable?” And a cyclist will...

DOC AND CHICKIE WILLIAMS: Wheeling’s Pioneers on the Country Music Trail (Part 2)

Kyle Knox August 25, 2020

Author’s note: Much of the information in this two-part article is sourced from Doc Williams’ own accounts of his life...

DOC AND CHICKIE WILLIAMS: Wheeling’s Pioneers on the Country Music Trail (Part 1)

Kyle Knox August 24, 2020

Author’s note: Much of the information in this two-part article is sourced from Doc Williams’ own accounts of his life...

SUSPENDED AGGRAVATION: Chapter 30

Nora Edinger August 23, 2020

Editor’s note: Suspended Aggravation is an original, Wheeling-centric novel by Nora Edinger and is published exclusively through Weelunk. While some...

WEEREAD: Death in Mud Lick

Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 22, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eric Eyre examines how Big Pharma opened the floodgates for West Virginia’s opioid epidemic in his book, "Death in Mud Lick".

Quarantine Comics Series: Original Cartoons About COVID Pandemic

Quarantine Comics and Cartoons

Natalie Kovacs August 21, 2020

At Weelunk, we’re all about keeping you connected to your community. Since that looks a little different right now, we’re...

Carmel Rd Monastery historic preservation

WATCH: Mount Carmel Monastery being Renovated into Boutique Hotel

Wheeling Heritage Media August 20, 2020

Father and son developers, Jeff and Jeffrey Morris, have taken on a renovation project of the Monastery on Carmel Rd...

Villamagna shrine for a mill rat Ohio County library wheeling wv

WATCH: “Shrine for a Mill Rat” at the Ohio County Public Library

Wheeling Heritage Media August 20, 2020

A preview of Bob Villamagna’s artwork, “Shrine for a Mill Rat”. Now a permanent installation at the Ohio County Public...

WATCH: Virtual Juneteenth Celebration 2020

Wheeling Heritage Media August 20, 2020

On June 19th, 1865 enslaved individuals in Galveston, Texas finally learned they were free. Two and a half years after...

Wheeling Man’s Hobby Proves ‘It’s a Small World’

Taylor Abbott August 19, 2020

The world today is a small one. Just think about it. With a few connecting flights you can literally find...

Local Restaurants Get Creative With Takeout

Melissa Rebholz August 18, 2020

When restaurant dining rooms were shuttered this past spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, area businesses had to think...

Next People’s University Celebrates Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote

Seán Duffy August 17, 2020

The Ohio County Public Library’s free six-part People’s University course, “The Struggle for Women’s Rights,” kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 20. Adult programming coordinator, Seán Duffy, provides us with a preview of each upcoming class and details on how to attend.

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