31 Acts, 25 States: Heritage Music BluesFest Returns as Wheeling’s Biggest Music Festival Ever Under Waterfront Hall
Senate Flip-Flop Raises Red Flag in West VirginiaRobert Gaudio November 9, 2014By Robert Gaudio Weelunk Contributor West Virginia State Senator Daniel Jackson Hall is no stranger to switching parties. Or of...
“Eat, or We Both Starve!”Derrick McKee November 9, 2014I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m a foodie. I absolutely love going out to dinner with...
Rescued Wall Hosts A Flood Of MemoriesSteve Novotney November 8, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For decades Wheeling’s residents and visitors have traveled past the history of the Friendly City’s flooding...
Ron Scott, Jr: Desperation Equals OpportunitySteve Novotney November 8, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He aspires to be a bridge. He engages and he connects, and then he guides. But...
Vagabond Brunch Pleases Family, Cures HangoversRochambeau November 8, 2014There’s nothing like running a website that encourages people to do things to make one realize that they don’t do...
Maestro André Raphel Brings New Music to LifeMatt Jackfert November 7, 2014By Matt Jackfert West Virginia Public Radio and weelunk.com The original audio interview can be heard here. Matt...
Neighborhoods: DowntownSteve Novotney November 7, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles that will include profiles on...
Veterans Have Earned and Deserve Our Help and SupportSteve Novotney November 7, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Once upon a time, “big boys” did not cry after returning home from war. They did...
East Wheeling Enthusiasts Plan CleanupChris Rouhier November 6, 2014By Chris Rouhier Weelunk Contributor East Wheeling has been the site of many revitalization efforts in recent years, including a...
Some Children Are All Boxed InSteve Novotney November 6, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s hard to believe there are homeless children here in Wheeling and in the Upper Ohio...
New NBC Series Offers Viewers Devilishly Good FunBill Hanna November 6, 2014By Bill Hanna weelunk.com I am not now, nor have I ever been, nor will I ever be a fan...
Q&A With Shawn FluhartySteve Novotney November 5, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The other kids made fun of him because he lived in a trailer with his mother...
Q&A With Erikka StorchSteve Novotney November 5, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The first decision Erikka Storch made when walking into her new office as the president of...
Hope for Change Alive in West VirginiaSteve Novotney November 5, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Now we know. We know the winners and we know the losers. We know that Rep....
Election Day 2014 Produces Surprising ResultsSteve Novotney November 5, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com While the majority of results from Tuesday’s Election Day tallied as expected in Ohio County, a...
Bruce Wheeler: Reaching New Ears and Changing AttitudesSteve Novotney November 4, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com All of a sudden Bruce Wheeler found himself unemployed in 2000, so he decided to paint...
Seven Reasons Why We Should Vote TodayRobert Gaudio November 4, 2014By Robert J. Gaudio Weelunk Contributor Let’s get something straight from the get-go. YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Look no further than...
Educational Diversity Helps Us ThriveKeely Camden November 4, 2014By Keely Camden Weelunk Contributor It can be argued that our differences make us stronger. Diversity of thought, of background,...
A Ballot Breakdown For WeelunkersSteve Novotney November 4, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Citizens of Ohio County, West Virginia, will have several decisions to make this mid-term Election Day...
Wesbanco Arena Aims to Stay At The Center of Civic EntertainmentSteve Novotney November 3, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com When the Wheeling Civic Center was opened in downtown Wheeling nearly 40 years ago, it was...
Each Vote CountsSteve Novotney November 3, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com On May 29, 2012, Wheeling resident Charlie Ballouz lost his bid to become the city’s second...
King Breaks the Mold with New NovelBill Hanna November 3, 2014By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com During his long (40 years), successful, and prolific (more than 50 books) career, Stephen King deservedly...
Somewhere Under The Rainbow: A Wheeling WeddingSarah Cuff Koegler November 2, 2014By Sarah Koegler Weelunk.com What It’s All About The two men stood under a wooden arch that was originally...
The Resurrection of WheelingSteve Novotney November 2, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Although the current momentum has attracted the attention of many during the past two years, the...
Bill Ihlenfeld: Honored To Fight Crime In His Native CommunitySteve Novotney November 2, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com One day he’ll enter the Federal Building in downtown Wheeling through one of the garages, but...
Travel: Sometimes, It’s OK To Leave WheelingAnne Harman November 2, 2014By Anne Harman Weelunk.com Why travel? Seems like a simple question. And to many of us, “why not travel” is...
A Closer Look at the ‘Denial’ of Brain Damage in the NFLBill Hanna November 2, 2014By Bill Hanna Weelunk.com I have been a professional football fan for as long as I can remember, and although...
Moondog: Wheeling’s Reluctant SuperheroSteve Novotney November 1, 2014“Why?” It’s his favorite question, and he asks it with charmingly sincere curiosity. That is why, if you see him...
This Is WeelunkRochambeau October 31, 2014This is Weelunk. It looks like a website, but it’s more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for...
“Number 93, For Six?”Josh Wack October 31, 2014It takes a mere nanosecond to convince yourself that it’s a good idea. As quickly as the mission is mentally...
New Blood Is Reinventing The Friendly CitySteve Novotney October 31, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Hydie Friend was convinced a transfusion was in order, and that’s exactly what the former executive...
Some Love, Some Still Doubt HolgorsenWeelunk Staff October 30, 2014By Joe Myers Weelunk.com So how do you like him now? We’ll know more after this afternoon’s GameDay Showdown in...
The Hunt Is On For Housing In WheelingSteve Novotney October 30, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The need for new housing is at a crisis level in the Friendly City. That’s the...
Much Ado About Things To DoSteve Novotney October 28, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It was once a true statement. It might still hold true today for some. “There’s nothing...
Bennett McKinley: The Road to the AlleySteve Novotney October 10, 2014By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It all started with a dog taking a leak in an alley. It was Lane 9,...
First FridaysRochambeau October 4, 2014We’ll be at River City around 5:00 and figure it out from there. Leave a comment and let us know...
Wheeling SleepOutWeelunk Staff October 4, 2014I hope it’s not too cold! Let us know if you’ll be there too!...
Sunday Brunch At Vagabond KitchenRochambeau October 4, 2014Delicious food and good music. We’ll be there this Sunday, Nov 9th, around 11:00. Bring the kids. They only have...
A Sample of Wheeling Wine TastingsDerrick McKee September 27, 2014By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor It was our first weekend back in Wheeling, and it was a great one. One...
Community Comes Together to Impact Homeless Youth during the Wheeling SleepOut EventWeelunk Staff September 27, 2014by Mike Toothman Homelessness exists in all communities, whether urban or rural, and Wheeling is no exception. One organization is...
FC Wheeling United Travel SoccerWeelunk Staff September 27, 2014by David Delk The city of Wheeling boasts the preeminent travel soccer program in northern West Virginia and arguably the...
