Local School Celebrates Diversity with Textured Hair Expo Alex Panas February 27, 2023 What started as a brainstorming session during a teacher learning day at Bridge Street Middle School has blossomed into a community event addressing an important need among their students: the care and styling ...
The Mystery of Wheeling’s Gambrinus Club Kate Wietor May 10, 2022 Looking through the Ohio County Public Library’s Flickr page is a treat. There are photographs from nearly every era of Wheeling’s history and range from family snapshots to professional portraits to after-disa...
This Wheeling Bridge is the Oldest Surviving Bridge in West Virginia Emma Wiley June 2, 2021 The Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge has become part of many Wheeling residents’ daily routines, connecting commuters to downtown and providing access to the main Elm Grove strip. Hundreds of cars pass over the Ston...
Surveys of Dimmeydale and Elm Grove to Begin Provided November 13, 2020 CONTACT: Betsy Sweeny Director of Heritage Programming Wheeling Heritage 304-232-3087 bsweeny@wheelingheritage.org WHEELING, W.Va. – Nov. 13, 2020 – The neighborhoods of Elm Grove and Dimmeydale are bei...
Osiris Shriners and Monument Place: A Storied Saga of Service Ellen Brafford McCroskey September 15, 2020 Now home to the Osiris Shrine, the magnificent stone mansion at 91 Kruger (Cruger) St. in Wheeling was once home to Wheeling socialite Lydia Boggs Shepherd Cruger from the time it was built in 1798 until the ti...
KAYAKING OUR CREEKS (Part 1): Paddling With Care Laura Jackson Roberts August 8, 2018 I recently paddled Wheeling Creek for the first time. I’ve paddled other rivers like the Youghiogheny, the South Branch and the Cheat. I’ve meant to do Wheeling Creek — it was just a matter of logistics. All ou...
Elm Grove Is Defined By Its Uniqueness Steve Novotney November 17, 2014 10 By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles that will include profiles on each of Wheeling’s established neighborhoods.) No other neighborhood in Wheeling i...
