This Incredible Historic House Restoration was Nine Years in the Making Haley Steed May 25, 2023 Born and raised on Wheeling Island, Jason Bradcovich saw the house every day: a once-glorious example of Victorian-era architecture that was slowly crumbling after decades of neglect. He knew something had to b...
This New Wheeling Family is Helping Spread Holiday Cheer Jessica Broverman December 20, 2022 When you pull up to 44 Kentucky Street on Wheeling Island, the Viles' home will greet you with beaming columns of light, a life-size nutcracker, and a gorgeous Saint Nicholas chair. The impressive display was c...
Wheeling Haunts Episode One: Haunting on the Island Wheeling Heritage Media October 3, 2022 Are you ready for some spooky history? Weelunk and Wheeling Heritage Media are proud to present the first episode of Wheeling Haunts. Episode One: Haunting on the Island features the Phillips-McLure House, loca...
Wheeling Heritage Creates New Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program Betsy Sweeny July 20, 2022 Wheeling Heritage is proud to announce its new Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program. This program was conceived several years ago, as our organization was considering how to provide gap funding to historic ...
Faris and Giesey: A Dynamic Duo Who Made Their Mark on Wheeling Through Architecture Kate Wietor June 13, 2022 Throughout the years, Wheeling has been home to several well-known architects. We've previously covered some of the iconic buildings designed by Charles W. Bates and Edward Bates Franzheim and today two more Wh...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Gateway Park Provided October 7, 2021 Officials from the City of Wheeling joined representatives of the Fitzsimmons Foundation Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for Gateway Park. Intended to celebrate the history of the Wheeling Suspen...
Wheeling Around: The Rise and Fall of the Historic Island Roller Rink Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 22, 2020 Writer’s Note: In recent years, the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack used the former Wheeling Roller Rink as a storage facility. On Dec. 31, the building and its contents were lost to a devastating accide...
House of the Carpenter Youth Center Construction Underway Provided August 22, 2019 Construction is underway on a much-needed activities center that will provide a safe play area and meeting space for hundreds of families in a community along the Ohio River. The House of the Carpenter has s...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 2 Steve Novotney April 15, 2017 2 (Editor’s Note: This introduction is the third entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the game of baseball in the Wheeling area.) “Belle Isle was Yankee Stadium” There we...
Stobbs Shares Memories of Wheeling Downs Steve Novotney February 25, 2017 11 He was a kid whose father was very involved with the local horseracing industry and whose mother didn’t much approve of what took place at Wheeling Downs. He knew “Big Bill” Lias, and although he had heard h...
Rescued Wall Hosts A Flood Of Memories Steve Novotney November 8, 2014 6 By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For decades Wheeling’s residents and visitors have traveled past the history of the Friendly City’s flooding events, and despite the razing of the former Gene Long Community ...
