Wild and Wonderful Women Event to Rock Heritage Port This WeekendJessica Broverman June 16, 2022Celebrate the women of West Virginia in luxury at Wheeling’s annual Paint the Town Pink event hosted by Crittenton Services...
Faris and Giesey: A Dynamic Duo Who Made Their Mark on Wheeling Through ArchitectureKate Wietor June 13, 2022Throughout the years, Wheeling has been home to several well-known architects. We’ve previously covered some of the iconic buildings designed...
Wheeling Juneteenth Expands to Three-Day Celebration This YearAlex Panas June 10, 2022On January 1, 1863, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation going into effect. While...
Can You Identify These 10 Wheeling Architectural Details? Part 2Kate Wietor June 3, 2022Do you remember the photo scavenger hunt we posted last June? We had so much fun scoping out odds and...
These Six Women Are Revitalizing Wheeling One Building at a TimeAlex Panas and Shannon Kolkedy May 25, 2022May is designated as National Preservation Month, a time to recognize and celebrate historic places on the local, state, and...
Marvel Over These Five Homes For Sale In WheelingSponsoredProvided May 20, 2022Summer is on the horizon and there are some hot new properties available for homebuyers in Wheeling this season. Whether...
Celebrate Preservation Month With These Five Franzheim BuildingsKate Wietor May 17, 2022You don’t have to be a student of architecture to appreciate the wealth of historic buildings in Wheeling. While the...
This Architect Designed Many of Wheeling’s Iconic BuildingsKate Wietor May 16, 2022What do the Wheeling Clinic, Capitol Theatre, and Twelfth Street Parking Garage have in common? Bricks? Terracotta? Cartouches? Well yes,...
The Rise and Fall of Wheeling’s First Labor NewspaperKate Wietor May 6, 2022In the early 1900s, the United States was in the midst of the second industrial revolution. People flocked to cities...
Wheeling Heritage’s Handmade Holiday Spring Market Has Something For EveryoneWheeling Heritage Staff May 3, 2022Wheeling Heritage will host Handmade Holiday Spring Market on Saturday, May 7 on the third floor of the Wheeling Artisan...
The Trash and Treasure of Wheeling’s PriviesKate Wietor April 29, 2022There are many different ways to find windows to the past. Some take advantage of the genealogical resources in the...
More Than Vinyl – Wheeling Record Store Branches OutTucker Riggleman April 19, 2022When we imagine the classic record stores of the ’70s and ’80s, we picture plenty of vinyl, cassettes, stereo equipment...
Hancher Clock Has Kept Wheeling on Time for Over 130 YearsRich Wooding April 13, 2022Did you know that the Hancher Clock in Downtown Wheeling is one of only a handful of two-sided E.Howard &...
Four Businesses To Compete At Show of Hands This WednesdayWheeling Heritage Staff March 28, 2022After a two-year hiatus, Show of Hands will return as an in-person event this Wednesday on the third floor of...
Surprises in Store For This Friday’s Symphony PerformanceProvided March 16, 2022The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at the Capitol Theatre this Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. for...
Local Students to Create Downtown Public ArtProvided March 10, 2022The Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission received a $1,500 matching grant from the State Department of Arts, Culture and History...
Take a Book, Leave a Book, at the Little Libraries Around TownKate Wietor March 9, 2022If you’ve been in the lobby of the Artisan Center lately, you may have noticed an old newspaper vending machine,...
Show Buildings Some Love with Volunteer WheelingAlex Panas January 28, 2022If you take a walk through Downtown Wheeling – what places stick out most in your mind? Is it the...
Wheeling Heritage Releases Housing Survey ResultsSponsoredAlex Panas December 16, 2021The results are in – Downtown Wheeling is the place to live! That’s according to the results collected through Wheeling...
Winter on the Plaza Returns This Week!Provided November 15, 2021Santa Claus is coming to town on Nov. 17! Jolly old St. Nick will be making an appearance at Winter on...
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth at Two New Wheeling BusinessesJennifer Materkoski November 1, 2021Those with a sweet tooth have two new places in Wheeling to get a fix: Bite Me Bakery and Lucky...
Wheeling Heritage Launches a Downtown Housing SurveyProvided October 19, 2021Wheeling Heritage has launched a survey to learn about the types of housing people would like to see in downtown...
Move To Munch: A Special After-Hours Experience at the Public MarketProvided October 12, 2021Your body deserves the best: An exclusive evening of yoga, food, wine, and private shopping at the Public Market. Longtime...
One of Wheeling’s Oldest Hotels Gets a FaceliftJessica Broverman October 5, 2021Upon entry to the McLure Hotel on Market Street in Wheeling, it is clear that you are walking into a...
Two Historic Wheeling Properties with Unlimited PotentialBetsy Sweeny September 1, 2021Everywhere you look downtown, improvements are being made. From the McLure Hotel, to the major infrastructure improvements happening beneath our...
Progress on Market Street: Behind-the-Scenes Video of the Wheeling-Pitt BuildingAlex Panas and Wheeling Heritage Media August 20, 2021It’s hard to turn a corner in Downtown Wheeling without coming across a new redevelopment project. Whether it’s a new...
WATCH: Progress at The Fort Henry ClubWheeling Heritage Media May 19, 2021When the doors first opened at the Fort Henry Club on December 23, 1890, it was the definition of luxury....
WATCH: The Before & After Building Restoration of Mugshots Coffee ShopWheeling Heritage Media January 13, 2021Gabe Hays had his eye on 1109 Main Street long before he purchased it from the city in 2019. The...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Connors ‘Cornering’ the MarketNora Edinger June 15, 2020Editor’s note: In this occasional series, Weelunk has looked at downtown’s re-development — from the biggest catalysts to block-by-block changes....
DOWNTOWN LIVING: Just the Right Downsize for Orphy and Mary JoPhyllis Sigal February 21, 2020rphy and Mary Jo Klempa are not part of the new wave of “downtowners.” It was about six years ago...
A Natural Pair: The Public Market and Downtown WheelingPhyllis Sigal October 18, 2019askets of plump, red apples piled high. Shelves chock full of organic offerings. Carts lined up, waiting for fresh chickens,...
Wheeling Nailers Provide Fast-Paced FunNick Musgrave February 17, 2019While our warehouses and factories stand in testament to our tradition of hard work, the crowd at WesBanco Arena is...
‘Edgers’ Set for Wheeling YWCA BenefitSteve Novotney August 17, 2017They are called, “edgers,” and yeah, there’s a reason. These people get on an elevator at the bottom of an...
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,...
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...
