31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
Toastmasters Club Taking Public Speaking a Step FurtherBob Munn March 23, 2015Enjoy living on the edge? Are you the type who might jump out of an airplane, ski Double Black Diamonds...
Crittenton’s Extravaganza a Trip Down the Rabbit HoleStacy Rich March 23, 2015 Crittenton’s 12th Annual Paint the Town Pink event, Pink in Wonderland, is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, at the Wheeling...
WPHS Superiority Is Beyond DebateSteve Novotney March 22, 2015When the streak began, the personal computer had yet to be introduced to the world. The Internet did not exist...
Valley Be QuirkyRich Knoblich March 21, 2015The mainstream labels it a revitalization of the Ohio Valley with Wheeling as the epicenter. But there’s a subtle underlying...
DiCarlo’s Pizza: A Family AffairSteve Novotney March 21, 2015She can’t answer the question. She can tell you the story about how the business was started 70 years ago,...
Remaking Wheeling: Are You All In?Wendy Scatterday March 20, 2015Straight out of the gate(way to the West) I should be clear on a few things: 1) Wheeling is fantastic....
Independence Hall One Of Wheeling’s ‘Gems’Steve Novotney March 20, 2015When you take a tour of the West Virginia Independence Hall with site manager Travis Henline as your guide, you...
WLU’s Dr. Zach Loughman Named Professor of the YearWeelunk Staff March 19, 2015West Liberty University’s Dr. Zachary J. Loughman was named the 2014 Professor of the Year in West Virginia by the...
The Mabel Files: Fireside Chats and the Flood of ’36Gerry Griffith March 19, 2015Mabel Files 10—Tom’s Radio Part 1 “He’s coming Mama and he’s got it,” 13-year-old Mabel called out to her mother,...
Local Mother Turns Tragedy Into TriumphSteve Novotney March 18, 2015Her oldest child came home to Wheeling during her final spring break from West Virginia University to play video games...
I am Looking for Real SyrupJesse Mestrovic March 17, 2015Weelunk encourages its readers to learn all about REAL syrup at Oglebay Institute’s Maple Sugaring Day, Saturday March 21… While...
Three Citizens Doing More Than SomethingSteve Novotney March 17, 2015Oh yes, people do make the difference. Gloria Delbrugge attends at least one meeting per day, most of which are...
On Being IrishBill Hogan March 16, 2015 I am Irish, I guess, because I don’t know what else to be. I am half German, but being German...
Pub Run Perfects An Unlikely CombinationRochambeau March 15, 2015A throng of more than 200 runners overcame some drizzly weather on Friday evening to participate in the 3rd annual...
McKinley Q & A: “Our brightest days are still ahead of us”Steve Novotney March 15, 2015Chicago. New York. Boston. San Francisco. And Wheeling? David McKinley gets a kick out of it when he is invited...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 1Steve Novotney March 14, 2015THE BOSSES, BOOKIES, AND BURGOYNE (Writer’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories that will concentrate on...
School Lunchroom: Opportunities AheadVishakha Maskey March 14, 2015I am very fortunate to be able to volunteer occasionally at my children’s school with the lunch duty. I enjoy...
What If We’ve Been Trying To Get To Where We’ve Always Been?Rochambeau March 13, 2015Amid the recent optimism about the future of Wheeling, I’ve had a thought in my head that I couldn’t quite...
Citizen Positions Open in Friendly CitySteve Novotney March 12, 2015Plenty of opportunities exist for Wheeling residents to get more involved with the decision-making that helps shape the municipality, but...
‘Hubapalooza’ Wants Wheeling’s InputSteve Novotney March 11, 2015The primary goal of the West Virginia Community Development Hub is to form partnerships with people and organizations from throughout...
Vegetarian Group Defines Its Own Valley CuisineLindsay Spaar March 11, 2015Over the past decade, grocery store chains have expanded their organic food sections from a few shelves into entire departments....
WANTED: People Providing Puzzle PiecesSteve Novotney March 10, 2015What piece of this puzzle can you provide? That’s an important question in the city of Wheeling right now, and...
Mabel Files: Wheeling’s Bonnie and ClydeGerry Griffith March 9, 2015By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contibutor Wheeling Couple’s Bloody Crime Spree Keeps the Minns Confectionary Crew Buzzing When Tom Minns...
Little Ships and Big ShipsBill Hogan March 8, 2015I started in the securities brokerage business in 1957 with a Cincinnati firm named Westheimer & Co. It was a...
Scatterday Q&A: ‘I Had To Be Remade’Steve Novotney March 7, 2015If we can pretend for a moment that our brains are eggs-in-shells inside our heads, it would be easy to...
Disaster of the Steamboat SciotoRich Knoblich March 7, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Hospitality The Key For Hitchman’s HamptonSteve Novotney March 7, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He knows every employee by name even without peering at their ever-present name tags, and he...
Through the Generations, a Legacy of SuccessDerrick McKee March 6, 2015By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor As you sit at one of the high-top tables circling the bar with your...
Snow Day, a PoemLauren Cuff March 5, 2015By Lauren Cuff Weelunk Contributor Snow Day I have coffee I keep my pajamas on I play music...
Playwrights Partner to Tell East Wheeling TaleSteve Novotney March 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com This is a story about two Wheeling men in search of untold truths in an effort...
Pleasing Its Customers Drives Neely’s GrocerySteve Novotney March 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Two brothers are working the counter, another one is stocking the shelves, and another is manning...
Wheeling Green Table – Health, Wealth, and the Good LifeMary Ellen Cassidy March 3, 2015By Mary Ellen Cassidy Weelunk Contributor So, what is Wheeling Green Table, and what’s all this health, wealth, and...
Colby Homer and Wheeling’s Home Rental MarketSteve Novotney March 3, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It was her father’s business, and for decades Colby Homer watched, admired, and yearned to be...
The “Mabel Files” 8: When George Met MabelGerry Griffith March 2, 2015By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contributor Nineteen-year-old George Griffith’s shovel dug into the hard Colorado soil and created a stone-on-metal scraping...
Do Something: The 19th Annual Celtic CelebrationDerrick McKee March 1, 2015By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor Dust off your flat-cap, buy a green shirt, and iron out your fun pants...
O’Brien, CVB Playing Key Role in WheelingSteve Novotney March 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For a little more than 20 years Frank O’Brien lived every day as a well-known television...
Only in Wheeling: “Home Invasion”Steve Criniti March 1, 2015By Steve Criniti Ed. Note: This is the second installment of an occasional column titled “Only in Wheeling.” The stories...
Historic Steel Building Awaiting New EraSteve Novotney February 28, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s always been there during my lifetime, and I’ve passed by it, on foot or in...
26003 Is IN Again, With Help From MagazineSteve Novotney February 27, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s Wheeling, a city with, surprisingly, only one zip code. 26003. That’s it, and these days,...
Junior League of Wheeling Celebrates 75 YearsJanet Hart February 27, 2015A very young woman walked along the wealthy avenues of New York City in 1901 with troubling things on her...
Bailey Does Business As He Likes ItSteve Novotney February 26, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He’s been here. Bob Bailey was born in Wheeling, and he was educated in Wheeling. Except...
‘We’re Not Looking Backward Anymore’Steve Novotney February 25, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He reported progress, and he reviewed the many moves made by city government along with celebrating...
McKenzie: The State of WheelingSteve Novotney February 24, 2015Welcome to Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and good afternoon. Thank you for being here today. It is my honor to continue...
Protect our WaterBishop Ralph Dunkin February 24, 2015Bishop Ralph W. Dunkin Weelunk Contributor Water has always been at the heart of the Christian faith and heritage. ...
State of City Address Set for TuesdaySteve Novotney February 23, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For the sixth consecutive year Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of the City...
Black History Month: Wheeling Honors MLKMargaret Brennan February 23, 2015By Margaret Brennan Weelunk Contributor The Community Worship Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held on Sunday,...
Weelunk In ReviewWeelunk Staff February 23, 2015As Weelunk.com nears its four-month anniversary, we pause for reflection. It has been an amazing journey to say the least....
Curtain Ready To Rise On 77th ExtravaganzaBill Hanna February 22, 2015 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor For the past 76 years The Linsly School has provided Wheeling residents with a night...
Turani Q & A: ‘People Drive Everything’Steve Novotney February 22, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He loves a lot of things, this kid from Weirton does. He loves his office building;...
The Arts and The Crofts in WheelingSteve Novotney February 21, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He will take a photo of anything, from spinning steel wool inside abandoned tunnels to the...
