31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
Ohio Valley EVENTS Heating UpWeelunk Staff May 30, 2019HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN Since 2002, the Wheeling Feeling Chili Cook-Off has been a summer staple at Heritage...
‘Rithmetic Genius Born in Ohio County — Go FigureChristina Fisanick May 29, 2019ost people can remember their parents or grandparents talking about the three R’s of schooling: reading, writing and arithmetic. These...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 2)Robert E. Strong May 28, 2019Recap: In Part 1, we find my youthful 10-year-old self, 50 years my present-day junior, has been called to the...
With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight ClassWheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019o use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a...
John Marshall Strings Students’ Synchrony Saves the DayNick Musgrave May 26, 2019hose of you who attended the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s season finale on May 17 may have noticed the group of...
Placing of Roses on Civil War Veterans’ Graves, Tours and Ceremony at Greenwood CemeteryProvided May 26, 2019Friends of Wheeling will partner with the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable in placing white roses on the graves of...
Brooke Hills Playhouse Postpones Season Opening Because of Wind DamageProvided May 26, 2019The Brooke Hills Playhouse has postponed the opening of its 48th summer season until the weekend of June 14-16, while the...
AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: A Gathering of HeroesColin McNickle May 25, 2019t was about as poignant a moment as one could imagine. The National World War II Memorial. On the National...
Beautify the City With Orrick for its 2019 Pride in Wheeling DayProvided May 25, 2019It’s that time of year again, when organizations come together to launch cleanup and beautification efforts and celebrate the LGBTQ...
The House in the Photo: A History of Echo ManorLaura Jackson Roberts May 24, 2019here are many images of Wheeling from its early days, but certain photos just stick with us. One, in particular,...
Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands WinPhyllis Sigal May 22, 2019sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the BrinkNora Edinger May 22, 2019Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In...
WVNCC, WLU Sign Reverse Transfer AgreementProvided May 21, 2019West Virginia Northern Community College and West Liberty University signed a reverse transfer agreement today, making degree completion easier for...
A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands PrizePhyllis Sigal May 21, 2019trength. … Sustainable. … Repurpose. … Delicious. These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of...
Wee Asked Hydie FriendJeremy Morris May 20, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
People’s University Uncovers the Obscure McLure Christina Fisanick May 19, 2019Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
Crosscurrents Exhibit Showcases Regional Artistic TalentProvided May 19, 2019A staple of Oglebay Institute’s art exhibition season, Crosscurrents is now open at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. Now in...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The FlicksBill Hogan May 18, 2019 was fortunate to attend a noon talk at our library recently, about the old movie theaters in West Virginia. It...
OVAASA Honors Students, EducatorsProvided May 18, 2019The 10 Annual OVAASA (Ohio Valley African American Students Association) Awards Banquet was held on Thursday, May 9, at River...
Color Me AU-SOME 5K Walk/Run Set for June 8Provided May 18, 2019The Color Me Au-Some 5K Walk/Run — a fun and unique event where participants are covered, coated, swathed and plastered...
Wheeling Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season to Welcome New Music DirectorProvided May 17, 2019The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces its 90th anniversary season with seven subscription concerts and the return of Ohio Valley’s No....
Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a SeedPhyllis Sigal May 17, 2019seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised;...
New Shindig Coming to the ValleyKelly Strautmann May 17, 2019our days of riding and three nights of music. If you are looking for something new to do over Memorial...
Wheeling’s American Legion Post 1: Leading the Way in Service for 100 yearsNick Musgrave May 15, 2019Editor’s note: Learn more about Wheeling Post No. 1 of the American Legion — officially the oldest post in the...
Give Your Wedding the Star TreatmentStacey Miller Sacco May 14, 2019ust like the Suspension Bridge, Oglebay Park and Centre Market, The Capitol Theatre is shorthand for home for many of us in...
Ohio Valley Summer Event Guide Dedicated to ‘Scat’Phyllis Sigal May 13, 2019our years ago, Robert “Scat” Scatterday, wanted to get the word out about all the summer concert events around the...
Coyotes: Truth, Myth and What We’re Getting WrongLaura Jackson Roberts May 13, 2019thought it was our neighbor’s dog on the loose.” “They are brave. Some nights when they are tracking/killing it is...
Williams Lea Provides Career Options for High School GraduatesProvided May 12, 2019Staff from global business support services firm Williams Lea recently spent time speaking with seniors at Wheeling Park High School...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The 21st Century Marriage SaverChristina Fisanick May 11, 2019hen Hazlett and Irene (Miller) Cochran built what would later become my Edgwood home in 1926, marriage looked quite a...
Political Peculiarities and the Blues at People’s UniversityDr. Joseph Laker May 10, 2019Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
Roughriders Bring Gripping Gridiron Glory to WheelingNick Musgrave May 8, 2019espite what your parents might have told you as a rambunctious child, you can play football inside. The West Virginia...
WHEELING@WORK: Wendy Scatterday Born Into LeadershipEllen Brafford McCroskey May 7, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
Wee Asked Sister Joanne GonterAnne Hazlett Foreman May 6, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Ecumenical Conference to Focus on Opioid Crisis in West VirginiaProvided May 5, 2019The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (DWC), Catholic Charities WV (CCWVa) and the West Virginia Council of Churches (WVCC) are working together...
Suicide, a Suspicious Drowning and Good Times Are Brewing at People’s UniversityRyan Stanton May 5, 2019Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Concludes 89th Season with Fuchs, Mozart and TchaikovskyProvided May 5, 2019Guest artist Soyeon Kate Lee will be featured when the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra closes its 2018-19 season at 7:30 p.m....
AS I SEE IT: Animal InstinctsEllen Brafford McCroskey May 4, 2019ork responsibilities, aging parents, motherhood, menopause — I don’t know about you, but for me, midlife can be stressful at...
WVU President Gee to Speak at Annual Boy Scout Partnership DinnerProvided May 4, 2019The Ohio River Valley Council Boy Scouts of America announced that West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will be...
Tick-Borne Disease: Fact, Fiction and PreventionLaura Jackson Roberts May 3, 2019he other day I went into the woods to dig up some ramps. I wore socks and long pants as...
Eat Your Way Through Upcoming EVENTSWeelunk Staff May 2, 2019BOOGIE ON DOWN Boogie on down to Friday Night Fever — Wheeling Health Right’s 26th annual Chef’s Auction — at...
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.” ...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 1)Robert E. Strong April 30, 2019n elementary school, I labored under the common misconception that persists with most youngsters unabated to this day. I thought...
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Launches Catholic Sharing AppealProvided April 29, 2019The annual Catholic Sharing Appeal (CSA) of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — “Sowing the Seeds of Hope” — has launched...
West Liberty University Signs Agreement With Chinese Investment GroupProvided April 29, 2019West Liberty University has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Henan Yinji Investment Group (China) that may open up new...
Harshman, Villamagna Bring Attention to Wheeling Landmarks in New Children’s BookPhyllis Sigal April 29, 2019nce there was a mouse … it was paddling for dear life outside of Robert Villamagna’s art studio, trying to...
West Liberty University Spring Commencement Set for May 4Provided April 28, 2019West Liberty University will graduate 371 students at its spring commencement, to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4,...
Weird Stories of Wheeling in the Civil WarJon-Erik Gilot April 28, 2019Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky,...
Towngate Ends 50th Season With ‘Our Town’Provided April 28, 2019Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre ends its 50th season of community theater with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Our Town,” considered...
Wheeling Oglebay Tennis Club Set to Swing Into ActionProvided April 28, 2019The year’s festivities of the Wheeling Oglebay Tennis Club will begin on Saturday, May 11, with the “Swing into Spring”...
Park Players to Present Classic Gershwin Musical ‘Crazy for You’Provided April 27, 2019Witness a classic Gershwin musical production when the Park Players of Wheeling Park High School present its spring musical, Crazy...
