31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
‘Pride in Wheeling’ Effort Set for TodaySteve Novotney June 2, 2017New trees, painted benches, spruced up parks, and the installation of a disc golf course are all planned during the...
Big Weekend in the Big WheelAllison Skibo June 1, 2017Feature photo of Wheeling Hall of Fame inductee Bob Villamagna courtesy Oglebay Institute Wheeling is alive this weekend hosting Riverfront...
CCHS Poised For W.Va. Class A Baseball ChampionshipSteve Novotney June 1, 2017Student athletes at Wheeling Central Catholic High School have collected a lot of hardware this spring, and now the Maroon...
Pete JeffersonBill Hogan May 31, 2017Pete was not a regular in our crowd but was around enough to the extent that he should have been....
McColloch’s LeapJack Blackwell May 30, 2017In East Wheeling in the mid 1960’s there was a ‘bar’ on almost every corner. But the word ‘bar’ isn’t...
Women Firefighters Earning Respect in WheelingSteve Novotney May 29, 2017Up and down a tall ladder with a high-rise pack on your back that weighs more than 30 pounds. Check!...
Griffith Files: Grandma’s Rocker-A Baby Boomer’s Downsizing DilemmaGerry Griffith May 27, 2017They are taking away my grandma’s rocking chair tomorrow and it feels like an old friend I’ve known all my...
Why Wharton Came Home to WheelingSteve Novotney May 26, 2017He grew up here. Most of his family has always lived here. And, now, after three decades, he lives here...
When “Big League” Basketball Came to WheelingChris Rouhier May 25, 2017When “Big League” Basketball Came to Town: The Short-Lived West Virginia Wheels In 2009 and 2010, as a then-junior at...
Preserving History Important to KalkreuthSteve Novotney May 24, 2017Johnny Cash and Billy Joel and Willie Nelson and thousands of local residents all have graced the stage of the...
WJU Graduate Presented With Manning AwardKelly Klubert May 23, 2017Overcoming Obstacles is Second Nature for WJU Graduate A Hillard, Ohio native overcame learning obstacles to not only earn a...
Blind ButchJack Blackwell May 22, 2017The neighborhood of Goosetown was special in the 60s, not much of it now remains. It was hidden in a small...
‘Students First’ Motivates SaundersSteve Novotney May 21, 2017When he was a kid, he was usually the muddiest ballplayer on the field who couldn’t wait to get back...
Kellas Owns Ideas About Wheeling RetentionSteve Novotney May 20, 2017Retention. It’s a term most people hear often during conversations about the future of the Upper Ohio Valley. Retention. How...
‘Christmas Story’ House Short Jaunt AwaySteve Novotney May 19, 2017It’s right there in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, in the shadows of the area’s steel district at 3159 West...
Carney’s Cat’s Paw a ‘Show’ Success StorySteve Novotney May 18, 2017It was in late 2015 when she first presented during a “Show of Hands” event, and she pitched to the...
Learning to Drink in WheelingMike Quinn May 16, 2017Somehow we all got introduced to the ancient evil of alcohol. In Wheeling most likely it was beer. Way back...
Corpus Christi Announces Hall of Fame InducteesMiranda Shaner May 15, 2017Corpus Christi School (CCS) invites alumni and friends of CCS to gather in a weekend of celebration on June 9...
To a Kid From Tajikistan, “West Virginia is Real America”Daniel Morgan May 14, 2017 There are those who find the good in everything – we call them optimists. Optimism isn’t always easy to...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 3Steve Novotney May 13, 2017(Editor’s Note: This chapter is the fourth entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...
To Love OthersJohn Moses May 12, 2017Photo by Rebecca Kiger I want to say thank you to everyone sharing in this celebration of gratitude in honor...
Wheeling Women Artists: Melody MeadowsMaria Kimble May 11, 2017Melody Meadows’ passion for theater blossomed at the age of ten. She is a Charleston native but pursued children’s theater...
We Watch ForeverGerry Griffith May 10, 2017They had a party at our prison last night and they thought we couldn’t see.This rotten stone hell where we...
The Capitol of EntertainmentMason Bebo May 9, 2017Star studded night The searchlights shine brightly It’s entertainment that I need Up on the billboard, the title glitters Wheeling’s...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Gang Warfare in WoodsdaleMike Quinn May 8, 2017Gang warfare was an important part of Woodsdale culture. What always comes to mind first is the “Mary Wheat Gang”....
Hear Mozart’s Requiem Today!Maureen Zambito May 7, 2017West Liberty University Singers will join the College Community Choir to present the classic choral work, Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus...
Wheeling Women Artists: Pat JacobsonMaria Kimble May 5, 2017Local Painter Tackles Political Issues Pat Jacobson has loved art for as long as she can remember. “Oh, I’ve been...
Hope For Hines To Offer Hope For OthersSteve Novotney May 3, 2017There’s a big difference between living with “no evidence of disease” and enjoying remission from cancer, and that is something...
Amazing Raise: Help Transform the Woodsdale PlaygroundErika Weidner May 2, 2017Every year, the Ohio Valley community rallies around a number of hard-working non-profits or noble causes to stretch their donated...
Grow Ohio Valley Seeks HostsSam Amberg April 30, 2017Early this summer, another four AmeriCorps service members will arrive in Wheeling to assist Grow Ohio Valley in its mission...
The Tunnel Mysteries – Top Mill & Mount WoodSteve Novotney April 28, 2017It gets darker, cooler, and the air thins with each step toward the section of Mount Wood Tunnel that has...
Unity Center Provides Path to RecoverySteve Novotney April 28, 2017It says what it says above the main door into the Unity Center in Center Wheeling – “Leave Your Ego...
In Pittsburgh: Church Brew Works and The Breezer BrothersGerry Griffith April 27, 2017The Beezer Brothers—Pittsburgh’s Twin Architects—Revisit one of their Legacy Projects and Find a Brewery Instead of a Church Architects...
Mayor Eyes Compassion for WheelingSteve Novotney April 26, 2017It is about a change in the mindset of local government that alters the citizen experience because people are treated...
Hughes Design Gallery ReopeningWeelunk Staff April 24, 2017A Woman and her Calling If you’ve driven by the Hughes Design and Gift Gallery on National Rd. in Fulton,...
Loft Living Alive in Downtown DistrictSteve Novotney April 23, 2017One housed a mega-popular retail store and the other was so industrial a train traveled through it when necessary, and...
Historic Footbridge Alive With MemoriesSteve Novotney April 22, 2017Once upon a long time ago the Buch & Donavan Drug Store, the Rose Bowl, the Minute Market, and Ye...
Officials Studying Reuse of Old Wheeling LandfillSteve Novotney April 21, 2017It is a swath of acreage most know nothing about and nearly no one has ever seen because it’s a...
Romantic Wheeling Project: Silence Rings OutLeslie Clark April 20, 2017Silence rings out Along with the death of radiance, I lay above and still Listening to soft snores below. As...
Wheeling Art Lovers’ Palettes To Get Real TreatSteve Novotney April 19, 2017It is an event that represents a chance for enthusiasts of the local arts scene to gain an insider perspective...
Wheeling Women Artists: Bonnie ThurstonMaria Kimble April 18, 2017Bonnie Thurston is a proud West Virginian woman who grew up in a remote southern part of the state. Her...
Wheeling Hill’s Windmill Will Churn AgainSteve Novotney April 16, 2017It was The Windmill, and it will be The Windmill once again. That means its four unfurled sails will rotate...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 2Steve Novotney April 15, 2017(Editor’s Note: This introduction is the third entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...
Creek Floats Going MainstreamSteve Novotney April 14, 2017“Staza” does the navigating, and he follows the lead as this “man-and-his-dog” partnership float their way down Big Wheeling Creek....
WLU Professors Named President, Editor of the West Virginia Academy of ScienceMaureen Zambito April 13, 2017West Liberty University is now the workplace of both the president and editor of the West Virginia Academy of Science....
Fitzsimmons Dog Park Nearing CompletionSteve Novotney April 12, 2017The land has been sculpted, the posts set, and soon the fencing will go up, and the grass will be...
The Griffith Files: Kruger Street School Sparks Good Memories and One NightmareGerry Griffith April 10, 2017In a dusty cardboard box that sits on a basement shelf in my house, there is a plain-looking red brick....
Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 1Steve Novotney April 9, 2017If residents of Wheeling refuse to take their surroundings for granted, then they can experience some unusual sights in all...
Kennel Owners Uncertain About Their FutureSteve Novotney April 7, 2017UPDATE: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice did veto Senate Bill 437 today in Wheeling and now the legislation will initially...
Park Players, with Legacy Members, to Present ‘Cinderella’Steve Novotney April 7, 2017Mom was involved with the Park Players and was a member of the record-setting speech and debate team at Wheeling...
