Faces of Pride: New Photo Project Features Wheeling’s LGBTQ+ Community The Friendlier City Project and Mikaya Green July 22, 2022 Editors Note: Our goal as an online publication is to provide readers with stories and content that allows them to see themselves and feel connected to our collective culture. In June 2022, Weelunk put the call...
Partnering for Pride: Orrick Hosts 2022 “Pride in Wheeling Day” Provided May 30, 2022 Once again, Orrick staff and Wheeling volunteers are stepping into the community to show LBGTQIA+ allyship and to come together around community improvement. With the support of several local groups, Orrick is ...
Beautify the City With Orrick for its 2019 Pride in Wheeling Day Provided May 25, 2019 It’s that time of year again, when organizations come together to launch cleanup and beautification efforts and celebrate the LGBTQ community’s contributions to the city. For the third year in a row, Orrick is ...
Wheeling’s Human Rights Commission Ellen Brafford McCroskey February 13, 2019 Recent social media posts would suggest that some local residents are unaware of the existence of the City of Wheeling’s Human Rights Commission. The HRC consists of nine members, all of whom are Wheeling resid...
Social Activism Alive and Well in Wheeling Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 4, 2019 "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead Social activism is alive and well here in Wheeling. Nee...
Ohio Valley Pride – Proud of its Progress Provided May 8, 2018 2 For more than 10 years, Jack Carbasho had a dream. “I’ve wanted to have a local Pride group and host a Pride Festival in our area since about 2008 after I attended my first Pride in Pittsburgh,” Carbasho sai...