March Roars in With Slew of Entertainment Options

Weelunk Staff March 1, 2018

March is roaring in with a slew of entertainment options, from theater to film to art to music to festivals....

Linsly to Present 80th Annual Extravaganza

Provided February 28, 2018

The Linsly School presents the 80th annual Extravaganza performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the Capitol Theatre. Celebrating...

Cinema at Towngate in March

Provided February 28, 2018

Cinema returns to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre for three weekends in March. Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece “Vertigo,” “Michelangelo: Love and...

Symphony Pops Up for First Friday!

Provided February 28, 2018

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra  announces the next concert of the WSO on the GO season at First Fridays, featuring a Wheeling...

Corpus Christi Creates Scholarship Fund

Provided February 28, 2018

Corpus Christi School recently endowed a $56,000 scholarship fund to help families with tuition costs and is planning an open...

Gideon and the Governor

Steve Novotney February 27, 2018

“If you put money in schools, you’re making smart people. And if you have smart people, then you can make...

Celtic Celebration to Feature Food, Music, Activities

Provided February 27, 2018

Wheeling Heritage will host its 22nd annual Wheeling Celtic Celebration on Saturday, March 3, at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400...

Wheeling Heritage, RED Launch Program for Entrepreneurs

Provided February 27, 2018

Wheeling Heritage and Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) are bringing CO.STARTERS, a program for entrepreneurs and small business owners, to...

Geo-History: The Treaty of Fort Pitt and the Coshocton Massacre

Earl Nicodemus February 27, 2018

Earl’s Note: This is the second in a planned series of short installments about the events that shaped our history....

‘Earth, Wood and Fire’ on Display at Stifel

Provided February 24, 2018

“Earth, Wood and Fire,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in wood, clay and stone, opens Thursday, March 1, at...

Join the Walk for a Future Where We All Have a Home

Phyllis Sigal February 23, 2018

Ladonna Blake’s Facebook post about her father, Freddie Blake, a homeless amputee who panhandled near Perkins off the I-70 East...

WLU Student Leads Radio Station

Steve Novotney February 23, 2018

The original transmitter back in the early 1990s appeared to be from the 1970s, actually, but that’s what Chris Lee...

Reach for the Stars With a Taste of Linsly

Stacey Creely February 22, 2018

The Linsly School will host the seventh annual Taste of Linsly at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24, in the Banes Hall...

Vagabond Chef Wins on Food Network

Steve Novotney February 21, 2018

Yup. You viewed it right. And those who crowded his restaurant Wednesday evening had the chance to win it with...

Journalist, Author to Speak at WJU about Polish Complicity in the Holocaust

Provided February 21, 2018

Noted Polish newspaper journalist and author, Anna Bikont, will discuss “The Jews, The Poles and The Holocaust: How My Country...

Bourbon, Beer, Blues and More on Tap in Ohio Valley

Weelunk Staff February 21, 2018

The days are getting longer, the sky is getting brighter, the temperature is rising — all good reasons to get...

Wheeling Disappoints In Global Traffic Study

Rochambeau February 19, 2018

Wheeling has placed only 1,225th out of 1,360 in a recent report on a critical indicator of thriving cities, traffic....

The Griffith Files: Christopher Cerone – Legendary Businessman, Musician, Mentor

Gerry Griffith February 17, 2018

In the early 1960s, every lawyer, judge, politician and policeman in the city of Wheeling knew Chris Cerone. He was...

Memories of Mac’s Club

Steve Novotney February 16, 2018

There was a time before Roberto’s Bar became Figaretti’s, before a La-Z-Boy showroom was transformed into TJ’s Sportsgarden, prior to...

17 Years Later, Matt’s Still Saving Lives

Phyllis Sigal February 14, 2018

A violinist sat on The Capitol Theatre stage playing “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on...

WVNCC Celebrates Black History Month With Photographic History Presentation

Provided February 14, 2018

In celebration of Black History Month, West Virginia Northern Community College will host Samuel W. Black Feb. 20-22, as he...

A Teacher’s View on Issues

Steve Novotney February 13, 2018

He knows he does not speak for all educators and that his words do not carry the weight of 37,000...

Geo-History: The Squaw Campaign

Earl Nicodemus February 13, 2018

Earl’s Note: This is the first in a planned series of short installments about the events that shaped our history....

Wheeling Jesuit to Hold Discussion on Combating Opioid Crisis

Kelly Klubert February 12, 2018

Panelists from Wheeling Jesuit University and the community will address how to help those suffering from drug addiction during a...

Medal of Honor Recipient Woody Williams Appreciates City’s Respect

Steve Novotney February 12, 2018

It was heads. For the first time in five years the individual tossing the coin prior to the kickoff of...

The Patsy … (Or a Full House on the Train to Notre Dame)

Bill Hogan February 7, 2018

Back in the late ’40s and early ’50s, we would either hitchhike home from Notre Dame, or four or five...

An Answer to ‘What’s Next?’

Steve Novotney February 4, 2018

The answer to, “What’s Next?” may soon come into focus for downtown Wheeling, but what maybe-could-might happen within the vacant...

“The Glass Castle” Author to Visit Hilltop

Weelunk Staff January 31, 2018

Best-selling author Jeannette Walls, who wrote the memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s...

It Still Stands

Steve Novotney January 31, 2018

No one knows about it these days because the signage has been removed, chains block the old access points, and...

Harry Hamm’s Plate and His Plan

Steve Novotney January 30, 2018

No one has ever found it, but there were a few moments when Wheeling resident Chris Hamm thought he may...

Connors Part of Downtown Growth

Steve Novotney January 27, 2018

Dean Connors once was best known in the Wheeling area as the wig-wearing, head-bangin’ drummer for the local tribute band...

Renew Wheeling

Weelunk Staff January 24, 2018

Against market odds, two divorced individuals come together to create a life and family through opportunities of their own creation...

Welcome to Hello Haberdashery!

Daniel Dorsch January 21, 2018

Imagine a small shop lost to time where history collides with whimsy and a touch of the wild gypsy spirit....

Memories of The Eagle Inn

Steve Novotney January 19, 2018

You could already hear the music as you walked toward the front door from the always-packed parking lot, and immediately...

The I-68 Energy Corridor- Part 2

Steve Novotney January 18, 2018

(Editor’s Note: This is the second of two reports that will update Weelunk readers on the current status of the...

The I-68 Energy Corridor- Part 1

Steve Novotney January 17, 2018

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of two reports that will update Weelunk readers on the current status of the...

The Children’s Museum is Hiring

August West January 16, 2018

The Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley is seeking a Museum Manager to provide leadership and management, coordinate Museum activities,...

Travels With Betty, Part 2

Earl Nicodemus January 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is the second and final installment of the story of Earl and Betty’s epic cross-country travels. If...

Zende Predicts Downtown Growth

Steve Novotney January 12, 2018

Can growth spread? The economic development specialist for the city of Wheeling believes it can, and after more than five...

Tunnel Stories

Mike Quinn January 11, 2018

This is the old B&O railroad tunnel along Wheeling Creek. As kids one of our adventures was going through the...

The Griffith Files: Nick’s Music

Gerry Griffith January 8, 2018

Nick’s Music was a Cradle of the Folk Music Revival of the 1960s and it Vanished – or did it?...

Wheeling 2018 – Part Three

Steve Novotney January 5, 2018

(Editor’s Note: This story is the third and final of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists...

Wheeling 2018 – Part Two

Steve Novotney January 3, 2018

(Editor’s Note: This story is the second of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists in the...

Wheeling 2018 – Part One

Steve Novotney January 1, 2018

(Editor’s Note: This story is the first of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists in the...

2017 Top Ten: Stories By You

LeeRoy December 31, 2017

Today we continue the year in review with a shout out to our readers, followers, advocates, investors, advertisers and all-around-Weelunkers....

In Pictures: 2017

LeeRoy December 30, 2017

Take a look at some of the pictures that captured the essence of 2017.  Maybe you will see someone you...

Novotney’s Top 10 in 2017

Steve Novotney December 28, 2017

As Weelunk ingrained itself in our community, many more folks forwarded their story ideas to me far more often than...

Christmas Memories at the Mall

Steve Novotney December 24, 2017

It was similar to shopping in, say, downtown Wheeling, but with two very notable exceptions. There was that roof, of...

Tunnels? Under Downtown Wheeling?

Steve Novotney December 23, 2017

Pinched off water lines and undiscovered water and sewer lines have been the primary cause of the delay involved with...

Job Opportunity: West Virginia Public Broadcasting

August West December 22, 2017

We are sharing this job opportunity from our friends at West Virginia Public Broadcasting who have been supporters of Weelunk...