31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
West Virginian: A PoemAaron P. Kittle July 1, 2015 Your river veins, your heart of coal Seneca’s body, Spruce’s soul A quiet perfection–to some, unknown It is you,...
The Mabel Files: A Working Dog’s StoryGerry Griffith June 30, 2015Feature Picture from paintlater.wordpress.com Mabel Files 17 When I was a young dog just trying to survive on the streets...
Keeping the Kids A Goal in WheelingSteve Novotney June 29, 2015“Retaining our youth.” We hear the phrase all of the time in the Upper Ohio Valley, and that’s because it’s...
Q&A: Danielle McCracken: “Our Mission Is Education.”Steve Novotney June 28, 2015It’s personal to her. Danielle McCracken remembers well traveling to the Capitol Music Hall in downtown Wheeling as a Brooke...
Navigating Yesterday – A Haibun PoemAlice Hembra June 27, 2015Navigating Yesterday memories birthed in the Ohio swim to the surface Pap Pap, why did you have to...
The Weelunk App Has ArrivedLeeRoy June 27, 2015As Weelunk.com nears its eight-month anniversary, we reflect on Wheeling’s famous welcoming of new arrivals to the city. Lydia Boggs welcomed...
Vagabond Tales: A Trip to D.C.Matt Welsch June 26, 2015Like many adventures, this one began with a question: Would you like to come to D.C. for our event? The...
DC Ventures Has A Vision For WheelingSteve Novotney June 26, 2015They have a vision, and they believe it’s a dream that can come true. Vince DeCrease is one of three...
Weelunk WeekenderRochambeau June 25, 2015As Steve showed earlier this week, Wheeling is bursting with things to do this time of year. There really are...
An Ohio Perspective On The Valley’s ResurgenceEmily Goodman-Shortall June 25, 2015Undoubtedly one of the key drivers of the Ohio Valley’s recovery has been the oil and gas industry. It’s situated on...
Will the Homecomings Continue for Wheeling?Steve Novotney June 24, 2015They left here, and greener pastures, better employment opportunities, and warmer temperatures are the most popular reasons why they chose...
This Is The Season For Doing Something in Downtown WheelingSteve Novotney June 23, 2015They wrote on-the-spot poems for $5 on really old typewriters right there in front of everyone. One of the composers...
The Mabel Files: Wheeling Men in Aleutian IslandsGerry Griffith June 22, 2015Wheeling Men Endure Isolation, Cold, Grueling Labor, and Air Attacks in the Aleutian Islands In the early days of World...
Q&A: Bishop Michael Bransfield: “Work Is A Necessity.”Steve Novotney June 21, 2015There have been many changes within the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston that have taken place since Dec. 9, 2004, the day...
Who Is This Francis H. Pierpont?Steve Novotney June 20, 2015He’s a 9-foot bronze man, and he is the father of West Virginia. The installation of the statue of Francis...
A Song for West VirginiaMarc Harshman June 20, 2015 We give the mountains our names / and they stand still… — Irene McKinney Mountains called...
“Anything’s A Blessing.” Or Is It?Steve Novotney June 19, 2015I want to believe him. I want to believe my $5 will go toward food and water and better clothing....
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 18, 2015It has been a very wet week in Wheeling. However, the humidity and storms can’t keep weelunkers from DOING SOMETHING...
Community Murals To Better WheelingBianca Benson June 17, 2015Architects of Change, a community mural project, is promoting positive change for adults with mental illness who attend the Marian...
New Documentary Celebrates Italian Dance CultureSteve Novotney June 17, 2015It’s about saving a small sliver of a culture that is vanishing, and it’s about a passion for the past...
Ohio County Schools Offer Summer MealsGabriel Wells June 16, 2015 Although school is out for the summer, Ohio County Schools cafeterias will be busy. Healthy meals will be prepared,...
People Provide the Pieces of Wheeling’s PuzzleSteve Novotney June 16, 2015Sometimes, we have to make our opportunities instead of waiting for them to reveal themselves. Ask Lesley Antonik. Ask Ezra...
“The Mabel Files” Part 15: Japan “Casts the Die”Gerry Griffith June 15, 2015Wheeling’s Centre Market, and the shops nearby like Tom and Lizzie Minns’ Confectionary on Market Street, were at rest on...
Local Student Invited To Global SummitWeelunk Staff June 15, 2015Amber Parsons, a 17-year-old senior at Wheeling Park High School was recently selected from more than 2,500 other students to...
Q & A: Kathy Shapell – “What We Do Works.”Steve Novotney June 14, 2015She was this little, old lady. White hair. Hunched over. She was getting off the public bus at a grocery...
The Wallaston Kimberly Tragedy At Wheeling’s WharfRich Knoblich June 13, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Johnson Finding His Seam after Lost SeasonSteve Novotney June 13, 2015They are like tunnels with lights at the end of them, and those pathways guide Savion Johnson to more yardage,...
Area Business Naturally Rubs People The Right WaySteve Novotney June 12, 2015“Nature Itself is the Best Physician.” That’s what the chalkboard sign outside Under the Elder Tree reads. It quotes Hippocrates,...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 11, 2015Welcome to another classic Wheeling summer weekend. This weekend is full of great music, food and entertainment. There’s nothing to...
C3 Camp Is For Every KidChad Adams June 11, 2015For one week each year, people in Wheeling gather together to do something great. The mission is simple: serve the...
‘Challenge Wheeling’ Explores City’s HistorySteve Novotney June 10, 2015It’s a 5K jaunt and a scavenger hunt that is part race and part urban exploration in downtown Wheeling. But...
The “Father of West Virginia” ReturnsJackie McDermott June 10, 2015The installation of the statue of Francis H. Pierpont, the “Father of West Virginia,” will begin on Wednesday, June 10,...
A Wheeling Steak Fry Is Not Rare, But Well DoneSteve Novotney June 9, 2015You get a baked potato, a salad, draft beer, and a raw steak. And you have to cook it. All...
Only in Wheeling: Chuckling at CrimeSteve Criniti June 8, 2015Crime is no laughing matter. One human perpetrates a transgression against another human, and both parties are irrevocably changed. That’s...
Inside Greenwood CemeteryKim Adams June 7, 2015When I first decided to write about Greenwood, I figured it would be an article on the grand monuments and...
McCardle Q & A: “Miracles Are Happening For Everyone.”Steve Novotney June 7, 2015It all started with one child’s wish, and seven years later it has grown into a community that’s never existed...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 7Steve Novotney June 6, 2015WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of...
A Health Transformation in WheelingSarah Barickman June 5, 2015Could one conversation really change a person’s life? Well, it absolutely did for me! Little did I know that one...
Nothing’s Cheesy About Gilson’s Cheese MeltSteve Novotney June 5, 2015He’s been a juvenile probation officer and a private investigator. He’s sold insurance, worked in the gas and oil fields,...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 4, 2015Although some of you are reading us from vacation spots like Myrtle, Ocean City, or Blackwater Falls, those of you...
Mmm . . . Popcorn Opens at Market PlazaChristina Fisanick June 3, 2015My son insisted he could smell the popcorn by the time we hit the former Kaufman’s storefront. He held fast...
The Blue Church Concert Series to Feature Nashville ArtistJackie McDermott June 3, 2015 The Blue Church First Friday Concert Series will feature Jacob Thomas, Jr. this Friday at 8 p.m. at Wheeling’s newest performing arts venue...
Wheeling Improv Troupe Debuts This FridayMario Muscar June 2, 2015By Mario Muscar A group of individuals in the area have gathered together to give the world one of the things...
Romanian Journalist Tours Friendly CitySteve Novotney June 2, 2015The first I had heard of the country was when Nadia Comaneci captured the world’s attention in 1976. I was...
W.Va. Executive Aims to Ignite the Mountain StateAmy Arnett June 1, 2015From financial bumps in the road to the worlds of marketing and social media, getting a business started is no...
Wood Family Q&A: “Food Is Culture Too.”Steve Novotney May 31, 2015Blame the painting. It’s not an excuse, but when Chuck Wood and his family first saw a painting by Janet...
No Asylum Now Offered By Roney’s Point AsylumSteve Novotney May 30, 2015It closed 43 years ago, and it has sat here empty ever since. It was a popular dare back in...
A Graduate’s Guide To Furthering The Weelunk MissionRochambeau May 30, 2015With graduation season upon us, it’s a great time to discuss a subject which doesn’t often get discussed. We all...
Interesting Flora of Ohio CountyBearcub May 29, 2015Creek-Side Flora This time of year is the perfect time to go out looking for interesting plants. There are so...
Wheeling Hall Of Fame Induction Set For SaturdaySteve Novotney May 28, 2015Nine Friendly City residents will be inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame this Saturday at Wesbanco Arena for the...
