31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
Recording History: Wheeling Water WorksChristina Rieth April 7, 2017 As the AmeriCorps member for Wheeling National Heritage Area, I have been doing research on the history and architecture...
“Living” Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent de PaulBryan Minor April 6, 2017As Christians on a 40 day journey through Lent, we often find ourselves “giving up” something that becomes a challenge...
The Men of the PenJack Bence April 5, 2017My friends and I on a warm summer night Drove down to the famous home of fright 11 Acres and...
Greyhounds Vital To Wheeling’s RenaissanceSteve Novotney April 4, 2017The Senate voted 19-15. The House of Delegates voted 56-44. And now Senate Bill 437, legislation that would eliminate the...
Ponzani’s Makes Landscaping Dreams Come TrueSteve Novotney April 2, 2017George Strager was the man’s name, and he was a football mastermind who is considered an Upper Ohio Valley legend,...
MadFest is April 7Maureen Zambito April 1, 2017West Liberty University’s Media Arts and Design Festival (MADFest) continues its job of inspiring creative high school students this spring...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 1Steve Novotney March 31, 2017Editor’s Note: This is the first chapter of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the...
Wheeling Jesuit Students Will Bring to Life the Musical 42nd StreetKelly Klubert March 29, 2017Wheeling Jesuit University will bring to life one of Broadway’s most beloved tales, 42nd Street. This quintessential song and dance...
Romantic Wheeling Project: Greenwood CemeteryEric Haller March 28, 2017Obituaries Greenwood Cemetery, 151, Of Wheeling, West Virginia, Has yet to pass away. Greenwood was born in March, 1866, to...
Grandma’s Illness Inspires Granddaughter’s CareerSteve Novotney March 26, 2017Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Over and over. Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Genevieve Adeline Margaret Sampson Luzadder. Genevieve Adeline...
‘Goosetown’ Home Hidden Away in WheelingSteve Novotney March 24, 2017There was that hum of about 65,000 cars and trucks zipping east and west every day, but Jim Hangler doesn’t...
Courts Four and FiveBill Hogan March 23, 2017The tennis courts four and five are gone. I drove through Crispin Center with my buddy Rory, a thoroughbred mutt...
Streetscaping Project Set for Wheeling’s DowntownSteve Novotney March 22, 2017“Walkability.” By now the term is widely known, and the definition is simply, “a better environment in which to walk.”...
Corpus Christi School Students Cooking up a Healthy StormMiranda Shaner March 22, 2017Corpus Christi School (CCS) partnered with the Culinary Arts program at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) for a “Kids Can...
Marketing Strategist Eager To Show Her HandSteve Novotney March 21, 2017She watched it and enjoyed what she witnessed, and that is why Alex Weld finds herself in the middle of...
WLU’s Great Gala: A Night in HawaiiMaureen Zambito March 20, 2017West Liberty University and its title sponsor, WesBanco, invite guests to enjoy a Night in Hawaii this April as the...
driving route eighty-eightDavid J. Thomas March 19, 2017in the space between working and not i lose myself essing and squiggling day and late on eighty-eight– a kind...
Baseball in Wheeling: An IntroductionSteve Novotney March 18, 2017(Editor’s Note: This introduction is the first entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...
Native Artist Goes Global with ‘Trash Doves’Steve Novotney March 17, 2017Syd Weiler didn’t pay much attention to the pigeons she encountered when walking the streets of Wellsburg as a high...
Wheeling’s Inclusiveness Highlighted In Reuters News StoryRochambeau March 16, 2017Recently, it seems that West Virginia has been the subject of a raft of stories by the big-time media. It...
Wheeling Park Commission Partners With Billy Casper Golf On Operations At Oglebay and Wheeling ParkHerb Faulkenberry March 14, 2017Wheeling Park Commission has selected Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – the highly respected and innovative manager of golf courses, country...
Cardinals Are Sweet SixteenChris Myers March 12, 2017And it’s on to the Cardinals first NCAA Division II Regional Final! Wheeling Jesuit put together a 24-5 run starting...
There’s No Debate About 38 StraightSteve Novotney March 12, 2017It was the l-o-n-g-e-s-t dinner in the history of award dinners, but at least for some the extended wait began...
‘Affair with Emerald Flair’ Will Have You Dreamin’ Bahamas BlueStacey Creely March 11, 2017The luck of the Irish will be with one winner as the Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair with Emerald...
Memories of Monkeys at Wheeling ParkSteve Novotney March 10, 2017They threw their poop at people. It’s true. It happened. Those monkeys and their poo-flipping at visitors at Wheeling Park...
Design Plan Vital For Wheeling RenaissanceSteve Novotney March 9, 2017It is true that the Health Plan project within the 1100 block of downtown Wheeling is the first privately funded...
Romantic Wheeling Project: SuspendedColin Hlad March 8, 2017It was built to be the longest in its decade, but now as men walk across it, its purpose degrades....
Symphony Set to “Rach” the Capitol TheatreMichael Hires March 7, 2017The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra performs with returning guest artist Christopher O’Riley on Friday, March 10th in the Capitol Theatre, 1015...
WJU Hosting Two Exhibits in MarchKelly Klubert March 6, 2017Wheeling Jesuit will host an exhibit by Israeli Photographer Erez Kaganovitz entitled Humans of Tel Aviv in the university’s Bishop...
Wheeling Hills Alive With Fitness VenuesSteve Novotney March 5, 2017It’s a city surrounded by the rolling hills of the Appalachia Mountains, and one employee of the city of Wheeling...
Tales of a Trail from Wheeling PathfindersSteve Novotney March 3, 2017It was a shortcut for kids from both sides of the “The Path,” and it transported us to different worlds...
BabeBill Hogan March 3, 2017Babe, I believe his last name was Hert, was in Saint Michaels grade school with my oldest sister Kay when...
Come One, Come All! It’s an ExtravaganzaStacey Creely March 2, 2017The longest running variety show of its kind in the Ohio Valley, The Linsly Extravaganza has become an annual tradition...
Wheeling Native Finds Happiness In DubaiSteve Novotney March 1, 2017She was raised on South Huron Street on Wheeling Island as a member of the Chaney family, reared as a...
State of the City 2017Mayor Glenn Elliott March 1, 2017Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here. It is my honor to serve as Mayor of Wheeling and my...
Romantic Wheeling: August 21, 1990Megan Jacobs February 28, 2017August 21, 1990 Dear Meg, My platoon and I are stationed at Camp Casey in Korea for now and no...
Stobbs Shares Memories of Wheeling DownsSteve Novotney February 25, 2017He was a kid whose father was very involved with the local horseracing industry and whose mother didn’t much approve...
Romantic Wheeling Project: Big Wheeling CreekBailey Stephenson February 25, 2017I existed prior to this place for which I am titled. My role in shaping this town has truly been...
Happy CSA Day!Sam Amberg February 24, 2017Are your New Year’s resolutions already in the rearview mirror? If so, you still have time to make good on...
Anonymous Donation Improves Homeless HealthcareSteve Novotney February 24, 2017For 10 years they have ventured out to hillsides, creek shores, and abandoned buildings to find the homeless in the...
Woman Artist Finds Her Passion In Documentary PhotographyMaria Kimble February 23, 2017Rebecca Kiger wanted to be an artist. She attended Shepherd College and set out to find her means of expression....
W.A.T.C.H. Benefitting from ‘Show of Hands’ WinSteve Novotney February 22, 2017What they knew for sure was that W.A.T.C.H. wanted to build a greenhouse to expand upon skill development opportunities for...
Romantic Wheeling Project: Ozymandias RebuttalNoah Ilovar February 21, 2017The Romantic Wheeling Project is a multi-genre place-based learning project where 12th grade Honors English students at Wheeling Park High...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The 6th Annual Taste of LinslyStacey Creely February 20, 2017Transport yourself to the Land of Oz, where the delights of Emerald City await at the 6th Annual Taste of...
Colaianni Reshaping Wheeling’s DowntownSteve Novotney February 19, 2017He was an unusual student at The Linsly School and not just because he had a hard hat and construction...
Retention: A Tale of Two CommutesJason Koegler February 18, 2017How can we keep our young people in Wheeling? How can we convince those who have left to come back?...
Wharf Demolition Was Necessary for Wheeling ProgressSteve Novotney February 17, 2017The catfish were hugely scary when hooked near one of the pier supports of Wheeling’s Wharf Parking Garage, and that...
Artworks Around Town A Centre Market AttractionSteve Novotney February 16, 2017Not many of the visitors entering the north market house from the 22nd Street entrance walk to the Soup Shack...
Catfish Fishing on the Ohio RiverEarl Nicodemus February 15, 2017A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work! – Unknown Cover picture – Russ Cook...
In Support of the City’s New WebsiteLeeRoy February 14, 2017The City of Wheeling recently announced a $33,000 commitment for a new website. According to a report from WTRF, it...
