The Mabel Files: Tom Minns’ Call to Political ActionGerry Griffith August 26, 2015Familiar-Sounding Themes of the Presidential Campaign of 1944 The speaker strode to the McClure Hotel Ballroom podium. The polite applause...
Design Class Helps Charities Stand Out With GraphicsMaureen Zambito August 25, 2015Senior graphic design majors at West Liberty University are once again offering their skills as a service to non-profit groups...
Farm To Fork In PhotosRochambeau August 24, 2015Saturday night was the fourth annual Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary Farm to Fork event, and it may well have been the...
Big Timber Growing in West VirginiaSteve Novotney August 23, 2015It was 2008. He had just completed his finance degree at West Virginia University, and thanks to the beginning of...
Commissioner Coffland and Today’s Belmont CountySteve Novotney August 22, 2015They sat back, and they watched from across the Ohio River as commissioners in Wetzel, Marshall, and Ohio counties handled...
What does Downtown Wheeling Need?Steve Novotney August 21, 2015It’s a question that has been asked since the opening of the Ohio Valley Mall in the late 1970s and...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy August 20, 2015School has started for most, but it certainly still looks and feels like summer. DO SOMETHING this weekend in Wheeling,...
Wheeling is Going “Over The Edge” for Women and ChildrenJosh Benyo August 20, 2015 What sends you “Over the Edge”? WHEELING, WV –Little did Lori Jones, Executive Director for the YWCA...
Spry’s Mail Center Sends the ‘Tastes of Wheeling’Steve Novotney August 19, 2015We take it for granted. We drive down the hill or walk up the street, and there we are, at...
Grow Ohio Valley Offering New CSA ProgramSteve Novotney August 18, 2015Local residents interested in consuming healthier fruits and vegetables now have the opportunity to take advantage of Grow Ohio Valley’s...
Reinstating Pluto as a PlanetRobert E. Strong August 17, 2015The July 12, 2015 article about Pluto was the start of a four-part series (Is Pluto a Planet?). The goal of the first...
Q&A: David Palmer — “I Want to Be a Part of It.”Steve Novotney August 16, 2015For David Palmer, it’s a “Wheeling thing.” He’s been a cop, a fireman, and the city’s Code Enforcement Officer, and...
The Avett Brothers Are Coming: Are You?LeeRoy August 16, 2015Here’s an IDEA: When a really cool, nationally recognized, critically acclaimed, award-winning band, whose founding members are still with the...
Young Approach To Coaching Defines CCHS FootballSteve Novotney August 15, 2015Mike Young packs a lunch. Turkey on wheat. An apple. A couple of energy bars. And one low-fat, sugar-free brownie....
Local Veterinarian Epitomizes Pet CareSteve Novotney August 14, 2015Dogs and cats, of course, but his patients also include critters like cows and horses and hamsters and snakes and...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy August 13, 2015Even though school is starting Monday for most, it will be another beautiful summer weekend to DO SOMETHING this weekend...
The Mabel Files: How Tom Minns Became One of Wheeling’s First TelemarketersGerry Griffith August 13, 2015Tom Minns drummed his fingers on the glass candy counter and let out a heavy sigh. Lizzie sat in her...
Mountaineer Brewfest Set for SaturdaySteve Novotney August 12, 2015The 2015 Mountaineer Brewfest is set for this weekend, and those returning to the event should expect more craft beer,...
Amanda Carney Gets Creative with Cat’s Paw StudioMaureen Zambito August 11, 2015West Liberty University alumni are making a big difference in Wheeling. One recent graduate working to improve Wheeling in a...
Quality of Life the Focus of Weirton ForumSteve Novotney August 11, 2015It’s about spreading information in hopes of instigating reforms in households and within the state’s law books, and those behind...
Can Diversity Help Wheeling Grow? Yes.Vishakha Maskey August 10, 2015 After dropping my kids off to nature camp, as I walk out of Schrader Environmental Center, I hear a...
Q&A: Gene Fahey – “I believe we can grow.”Steve Novotney August 9, 2015Just recently Gene Fahey found out that his family members, on his mother’s side, are direct descendents of the Betty...
Belles and CowbellsRich Knoblich August 9, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Bellaire Bridge A Continuing ConundrumSteve Novotney August 8, 2015No one really has a solid idea when and if the old Bellaire Interstate Toll Bridge will be demolished. Not...
July Clouds: A PoemAaron P. Kittle August 8, 2015 (Shared from our sister site Elkinite.com) The clouds have returned Making things feel more normal, somehow A treason to harsher...
Market Area the Center Of AttentionSteve Novotney August 7, 2015Wheeling’s Centre Market has nearly two centuries worth of history behind it, but that is not what most people talk...
Wheeling Preservationist HonoredJackie McDermott August 7, 2015 Bob Weir was a well-known craftsman in the Wheeling community. His fingerprints are on many of the restored Victorian...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy August 6, 2015Heritage Music BluesFest Friday, Saturday and Sunday As far as national recognition goes, there is no other Wheeling festival that...
The GREYT ESCAPE in WheelingJennifer Cormier August 6, 2015In its third year, Greyt Escape: Kennels to Kouches will be held at the scenic Oglebay Resort and Conference Center...
D.C. Ventures – Part 1: Vision, Investment, TenantsSteve Novotney August 5, 2015(Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a series detailing the redevelopment of two vacant properties on Market Street...
Participation in the Arts Benefits SeniorsMisty Klug August 5, 2015Participation in the arts — whether as a creator, student, supporter or audience member–enhances the quality of life for individuals,...
Stone Center Residential Soon to Be RealitySteve Novotney August 4, 2015The top three floors of the Stone Center in downtown Wheeling will soon be occupied by residents of the 22...
A Bit of Magic in WheelingMaureen Zambito August 4, 2015Another New Business Opens in Downtown Wheeling A new store, Clutch Gaming, opened in downtown Wheeling recently and is the...
Calling All WritersTom Rinkes August 3, 2015On a sultry Aug. 20 2009, 18 inquisitive people met at the Books-A-Million store in the Highlands Complex. As they drank...
He Left His MarkBecca Wilson August 2, 2015Josiah Titus-Glover’s Essay Awarded Top Ten Josiah Titus-Glover (2004 – 2014) was a 5th grader at Wheeling Country Day School...
Q&A: Diana Mey – “I Can’t Look The Other Way.”Steve Novotney August 2, 2015Don’t dare her, not unless you’re ready to pay up because she will not stop until you do. Diana Mey...
Wheeling Educator Bridges Generations with Bluegrass MusicAndrew Carroll August 1, 2015Photos by Andrew Carroll (Andrew is also an Editor of Weelunk’s sister site: Elkinite.com in Elkins, WV) Story courtesy of...
Cerrone’s Good Mansion Wines Offers Imported TastesSteve Novotney August 1, 2015It’s really all happened by chance. The acquisition of the historic L.S. Good Mansion on 14th Street in East Wheeling;...
Debbie Green Memorial Battles Pediatric CancerSteve Novotney July 31, 2015She was 6 years old – nearly 7 – and she and her mother found themselves riding in an ambulance...
Weelunk WeekenderRochambeau July 30, 2015The big event this weekend is Grecian Fest on Chapline Street in Centre Wheeling. You know you can’t get enough Mediterranean...
New Endeavors at Olney Friends SchoolChristina Fisanick July 30, 2015I arrived on campus just in time for lunch, which gave me the perfect opportunity to learn all about the...
Excitement Grows As Arena Renovations ContinueSteve Novotney July 29, 2015The renovations inside and outside Wesbanco Arena continue, and two separate projects are on schedule, according to the general manager...
New Signs Make Their Mark In Local NeighborhoodsSteve Novotney July 28, 2015Local residents and visitors alike now can learn the history of several Wheeling neighborhoods thanks to the placement of historical...
The Mabel Files: A Long Nervous WaitGerry Griffith July 27, 2015 Mabel Minns and her blind father, Tom, sat restlessly on a bench in the massive marble-floored waiting area of...
Wheeling Coffee Has Been Roasting For 120 YearsTom Rinkes July 26, 2015As I stepped into our local coffee shop to buy 10 pounds of Breakfast Blend for my coffee-inhaling son, the...
‘Hoodstock’ to Feature Wild Cherry HistorySteve Novotney July 25, 2015Yeah they was dancin’ and singin’ and movin’ to the groovin’ And just when it hit me somebody turned around...
Annual Italian Festival All About ScholarshipsSteve Novotney July 24, 2015There is one giant-sized detail many local residents do not realize while visiting the Granddaddy of all festivals staged on...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy July 23, 2015Oh the weather outside is delightful... Time to get outside and Do Something this weekend Wheeling, W.Va. Marion House...
Local Pro Nearly Qualifies for PGA ChampionshipKayley Miller July 23, 2015If there’s one thing driving Wheeling professional golfer Jason Martin to success, it’s his undeniable passion for golf. Basically self-taught...
The Big Buzz Is Only One Year AwaySteve Novotney July 22, 2015It was 16 years ago when we last heard that deafening buzz and saw their red eyes and orange veins,...
