31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
“Appraisal Fest” Welcomes Celebrity Appraisers and AuctioneersMisty Klug September 7, 2017Bring your treasures to Cabela’s at the Highlands September 9 for verbal appraisals. Join celebrity appraisers and auctioneers Tim Luke and Greg...
Job Opportunity: Downtown WheelingWeelunk Staff September 6, 2017Weelunk hears from a lot of “ex-pats” who follow our stories. Some express an interest in moving back, but “no...
Yes Virginia, There is a West VirginiaLeeRoy September 6, 2017A mountaineer’s conundrum If you are a West Virginia native and you have either traveled out of state or lived...
The James Wodarcyk Podcast: Jessica RineCarl Adams September 4, 2017James has a nice chat with Jessica Rine from OV Connect & the United Way at St. Clair Lanes then...
My Town: Kid CatholicBill Hogan September 3, 2017May Devotions were held at 7:30 in the evening and were charming. The grade school kids would bring flowers they...
Bringing Him Home: DeFranco Family Hosts Fundraiser for Their SonLaura Jackson Roberts September 2, 2017While you’re reading this, a little boy waits. He’s on the other side of the world, right now, in China....
Augustine’s New Life Working OutSteve Novotney August 31, 2017She was unhappy and didn’t own her own career, so Tammy Augustine fixed it with a few swift decisions. The...
WALS Foundation Will Host “Jobs First Agenda” Community Discussion SeriesRochambeau August 30, 2017Starting Thursday, September 7 at 7 pm, the WALS Foundation will present: The “Jobs First Agenda” Community Discussion Series at the...
Indie Rocker Joshua Lee Brings Hello June To WheelingBridge and Tunnel Collective August 29, 2017Indie Rocker Joshua Lee Brings NPR Favorite Hello June To Wheeling Wheeling Indie-Rockers Joshua Lee & The Noises will bring...
The James Wodarcyk Podcast: Ezra John HamiltonCarl Adams August 27, 2017James and co-host Sara Fulton chat with musician Ezra John Hamilton. Ezra gets into all aspects of pursuing a career...
Greenwood Cemetery Tour 2017Judi Hendrickson August 26, 2017Sunday, September 10, 2017 is the date of the next Friends of Wheeling historic tour of Wheeling’s Greenwood Cemetery. Costumed characters...
It’s A French ThingBrian Thomas August 25, 2017Troves of wine line the brick walls. Built during the Victorian Era, the interior’s many rooms ornately furnished with brass...
My Town: Charley Trades in his Dice for the Stock MarketBill Hogan August 24, 2017It was in the late ‘forties when I first met Charley. He had one of a large number of Italian...
The James Wodarcyk Podcast: Episode 1LeeRoy August 23, 2017Weelunk had the great pleasure of meeting someone new Monday evening. James Wodarcyk would fit right in at Weelunk headquarters...
Wheeling Welcomes Uber!Weelunk Staff August 22, 2017Just over a year ago, Uber first launched in West Virginia, helping residents in Charleston and Morgantown get access to...
City Launches Website Photography ContestAllison Skibo August 22, 2017The City of Wheeling is launching a photography contest in line with the development of its municipal website. The contest...
The Wheeling Bluegrass Festival Has ArrivedSlaid Boone August 22, 2017Oglebay Institute is presenting the Wheeling Bluegrass Festival (WBF) on the grounds of the Stifel Fine Art Center on Saturday,...
Philanthropy Takes Center StagePaul Daugherty August 21, 2017On Thursday, August 24th and Friday, August 25th, Wheeling, WV and the northern panhandle will be hosts to leaders from...
A “SMART” Way to Watch the EclipseBrian Thomas August 20, 2017On Monday the 21st of this month, the Ohio Valley will witness a rare, celestial event known as a solar...
Krishna Gold: Part 1Steve Novotney August 19, 2017(Writer’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories that will concentrate on the development and history of...
A Wheeling Company Rises to Meet the MassesJ.E. York August 18, 2017As I waited at the Wheeling Coffee shop on Washington Avenue, the creator and owner of Eat In Now, Joshua...
McCamic Named Good SamaritanJeremy Morris August 17, 2017Youth Services System’s Board of Directors holds the Good Samaritan Dinner each year to recognize the accomplishments of someone who...
‘Edgers’ Set for Wheeling YWCA BenefitSteve Novotney August 17, 2017They are called, “edgers,” and yeah, there’s a reason. These people get on an elevator at the bottom of an...
A Light in our ValleyMaureen Zambito August 16, 2017Dr. Dan Joseph receives the Dr. Lee Jones Patron of Youth award at the annual J.B. Chambers YMCA Light of...
Hamburger ManMike Quinn August 15, 2017I have got to remember, it is a fine memory, that soft naked lady God meant her to be. That...
Oglebay Unveils New Garden Works Sculpture ExhibitLindsey McGlaughlin August 13, 2017Experience Oglebay’s historic Bissonnette Gardens like never before as Oglebay launches the new Garden Works Sculpture Exhibit at The Hilltop....
Masciarellis’ Business Framing Their LivesSteve Novotney August 12, 2017Her mother-in-law requested something very unique one year for Christmas, but when Amber Masciarelli searched and searched, she didn’t care...
The Griffith Files: A Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960sGerry Griffith August 11, 2017Dodging Snippy Dogs and Dealing with Cranky Doltish Husbands: a Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960s Even with my...
Lebanese Fest Celebrates Its Rich Cultural HeritageBrian Thomas August 10, 2017Eyes ablaze, he commands, “Don’t let it die.” Monsignor Bakhos Chidiac musters his church in preparation for their 84th Annual...
‘Mix’ Involved with Annual Bluesfest Steve Novotney August 9, 2017It’s about the mix for Bruce Wheeler, and that involves the artists performing and the vendors selling during the annual...
In Pictures: McMechen, StillSteve Novotney August 8, 2017It’s been more than a week since 5.2 inches of rain fell on McMechen, a community that is terraced in...
Valley Views & Varmints: A Valley Called EgyptLaura Jackson Roberts August 8, 2017I just got back from a Yellowstone vacation. In addition to the mountain-gazing, geysers, and grizzly bears, I was particularly...
Farm To Fork 2017 In PicturesRochambeau August 7, 2017The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary hosted its 6th annual Farm To Fork benefit dinner on Saturday evening at Rock Valley Farm...
An Old ManBill Hogan August 6, 2017 The skin and hair have thinned, the muscles have shrunk and weakened, the carriage is bent. The energy that...
A Fix for Flooding?Steve Novotney August 5, 2017On Sept. 17, 2004, Hurricane Ivan parked over most of the Wheeling area and dumped a little more than 10...
Take The Survey: Help WVU Learn More About West VirginiaWeelunk Staff August 4, 2017Researchers at West Virginia University are interested in knowing more about community life in West Virginia. Specifically, they are interested...
Gaudio Lives His Life with FamilySteve Novotney August 3, 2017He knows no strangers and considers you and me a part of his family. And Bob Gaudio may not even...
20th Year for Pat Clutter ClassicSteve Novotney August 1, 2017Pat Clutter did not own a smartphone or an iPad, but he had heard of the coming of something called...
WLU Biology Professor Digs New SpeciesMaureen Zambito July 31, 2017Summer can be a busy time for faculty as they dig into research and dig in is exactly what Dr....
Fall Opening for Fitzsimmons Dog ParkSteve Novotney July 30, 2017It was a little more than four years ago when the conversation started about building a dog park in the...
Becoming Successful in the Ohio ValleyBrooke Robinson July 30, 2017 Background Today is a time when young adults are graduating from high school and traveling away from home to attend...
A More Compassionate Country DayGlynis Board July 29, 2017Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen As compassion training is becoming more...
“Coal”Steve Novotney July 28, 2017There are wives in this Upper Ohio Valley whose husbands have delved deep underground for 30 or 40 years, and...
Support Faith in Action With Disc GolfYvonne Verno July 27, 2017Faith in Action is an agency like no other in the Ohio Valley. Originally organized by a group of congregations...
For 30 Years Coalition for Homeless Answers PrayersBrian Thomas July 27, 2017The Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, located in the heart of East Wheeling at 84 15th Street, is currently...
Valley Views & Varmints: Belmont County’s Sacred CanyonLaura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2017When I was a child, my father took me to a wild and rocky place far from home. I don’t...
Stahl Enjoys Working for WheelingSteve Novotney July 25, 2017He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...
An Afternoon With StobartBrian Thomas July 23, 2017And death shall have no dominion. Dead man naked they shall be one With the man in the wind and...
A Food Trucker’s Bumpy RoadSteve Novotney July 22, 2017And a blown transmission is a part of it, too. Dean Barath found that out this past week, and consequently...
Gentile To Honor Grandpa at Italian FestSteve Novotney July 20, 2017He went there. He needed to see where Luigi Gentile grew up. What he encountered when visiting the Molise region...
