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Growing Up in Wheeling: The Woodsdale Mafia

Mike Quinn October 7, 2017

I was a pretty good boy and a good student at Woodsdale until I joined the mafia in the seventh...

Next Week at the Wheeling Symphony

Bryan Braunlich October 4, 2017

Internationally Renowned Pianist Returns to Wheeling Symphony Orchestra For Evening of Celebrated French and Russian Composers Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens 88th Season with Broadway Blockbusters

Carl Adams September 19, 2017

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces the first concert of the 2017-2018 season, Blockbuster Broadway, conducted by Music Director André Raphel. The performance will be held...

Wheeling Travel Agency Gets A Facelift

Steve Novotney September 15, 2017

It’s contagious, this progress thing in the downtown area of Wheeling, and now Patrick Viola is in the middle of...

An Uber Ride in Wheeling

Steve Novotney September 13, 2017

Harry. No one knows it, but that’s his real name and now his “driver” name with Uber even though his...

Myles Designs For Wheeling’s Times

Steve Novotney September 9, 2017

It’s not often when one’s work is seen by thousands each day for an extended period of time, but that...

‘Edgers’ Set for Wheeling YWCA Benefit

Steve Novotney August 17, 2017

They are called, “edgers,” and yeah, there’s a reason. These people get on an elevator at the bottom of an...

The Griffith Files: A Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960s

Gerry Griffith August 11, 2017

Dodging Snippy Dogs and Dealing with Cranky Doltish Husbands: a Wheeling Delivery Boy in the 1960s   Even with my...

Stahl Enjoys Working for Wheeling

Steve Novotney July 25, 2017

He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...

A Wheeling Company Changes the World

Sarah Cuff Koegler July 15, 2017

As we pulled into Touchstone Research Laboratory in the Triadelphia area of Ohio County, CEO and Founder, Brian Joseph, met...

Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 2

Steve Novotney July 4, 2017

There are problems, and there are issues, no doubt, and no one is denying that fact. And no one is...

An Ode to Wheeling Summers

Christina Fisanick July 2, 2017

By Christina Greer The headlines are depressing.   “The most miserable state in the US is West Virginia. For the...

Wheeling Park Revives Drive-In Theater

Steve Novotney June 29, 2017

It’s the word. “Grease,” that is. John Travolta as “Danny,” and Olivia Newton-John as “Sandy”? Yes, that “Grease,” and the...

Old Alley House: A Wheeling Treasure

Steve Novotney June 17, 2017

The property description is very trendy these days. Loft apartment, fully updated kitchen and bathroom, garage, a living space, an...

CCHS Valedictorian Considers Future in Wheeling

Steve Novotney June 6, 2017

She owns a perspective not too many young people possess, and that’s because she fully intends to return to the...

‘Pride in Wheeling’ Effort Set for Today

Steve Novotney June 2, 2017

New trees, painted benches, spruced up parks, and the installation of a disc golf course are all planned during the...

Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 3

Steve Novotney May 13, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This chapter is the fourth entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...

Growing Up in Wheeling: Gang Warfare in Woodsdale

Mike Quinn May 8, 2017

Gang warfare was an important part of Woodsdale culture. What always comes to mind first is the “Mary Wheat Gang”....

Wheeling Women Artists: Pat Jacobson

Maria Kimble May 5, 2017

Local Painter Tackles Political Issues Pat Jacobson has loved art for as long as she can remember. “Oh, I’ve been...

Mayor Eyes Compassion for Wheeling

Steve Novotney April 26, 2017

It is about a change in the mindset of local government that alters the citizen experience because people are treated...

Officials Studying Reuse of Old Wheeling Landfill

Steve Novotney April 21, 2017

It is a swath of acreage most know nothing about and nearly no one has ever seen because it’s a...

Wheeling Hill’s Windmill Will Churn Again

Steve Novotney April 16, 2017

It was The Windmill, and it will be The Windmill once again. That means its four unfurled sails will rotate...

Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 2

Steve Novotney April 15, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This introduction is the third entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...

Scenes Seen in Wheeling – Part 1

Steve Novotney April 9, 2017

If residents of Wheeling refuse to take their surroundings for granted, then they can experience some unusual sights in all...

Greyhounds Vital To Wheeling’s Renaissance

Steve Novotney April 4, 2017

The Senate voted 19-15. The House of Delegates voted 56-44. And now Senate Bill 437, legislation that would eliminate the...

Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 1

Steve Novotney March 31, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the first chapter of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the...

‘Goosetown’ Home Hidden Away in Wheeling

Steve Novotney March 24, 2017

There was that hum of about 65,000 cars and trucks zipping east and west every day, but Jim Hangler doesn’t...

Streetscaping Project Set for Wheeling’s Downtown

Steve Novotney March 22, 2017

“Walkability.” By now the term is widely known, and the definition is simply, “a better environment in which to walk.”...

Memories of Monkeys at Wheeling Park

Steve Novotney March 10, 2017

They threw their poop at people. It’s true. It happened. Those monkeys and their poo-flipping at visitors at Wheeling Park...

Design Plan Vital For Wheeling Renaissance

Steve Novotney March 9, 2017

It is true that the Health Plan project within the 1100 block of downtown Wheeling is the first privately funded...

Romantic Wheeling Project: Suspended

Colin Hlad March 8, 2017

It was built to be the longest in its decade, but now as men walk across it, its purpose degrades....

Wheeling Hills Alive With Fitness Venues

Steve Novotney March 5, 2017

It’s a city surrounded by the rolling hills of the Appalachia Mountains, and one employee of the city of Wheeling...

Tales of a Trail from Wheeling Pathfinders

Steve Novotney March 3, 2017

It was a shortcut for kids from both sides of the “The Path,” and it transported us to different worlds...

Stobbs Shares Memories of Wheeling Downs

Steve Novotney February 25, 2017

He was a kid whose father was very involved with the local horseracing industry and whose mother didn’t much approve...

Colaianni Reshaping Wheeling’s Downtown

Steve Novotney February 19, 2017

He was an unusual student at The Linsly School and not just because he had a hard hat and construction...

Wharf Demolition Was Necessary for Wheeling Progress

Steve Novotney February 17, 2017

The catfish were hugely scary when hooked near one of the pier supports of Wheeling’s Wharf Parking Garage, and that...

Forgotten Wheeling – The Manchester Area

Steve Novotney February 11, 2017

It rests in plain sight but most Wheeling area residents are not aware the Manchester neighborhood still sits secluded on...

Ihlenfeld Managing New Firm in Wheeling

Steve Novotney February 10, 2017

Following his six years serving as United States Attorney for West Virginia’s Northern District, Bill Ihlenfeld has opted to continue...

Aggie Football in Focus for Wheeling’s Elijah Bell

Steve Novotney January 30, 2017

He could always catch the ball no matter what uniform he was wearing. Elijah Bell was a Little Patriot, and...

Nelson Nailed Her Niche In Wheeling

Steve Novotney January 24, 2017

What she did know was that she wanted to return to Wheeling following her college career. What Susie Nelson didn’t...

Wheeling’s Playgrounds Focus for Mestrovic

Steve Novotney January 20, 2017

It’s a piece of the most important puzzle, Jesse Mestrovic realizes, and that is why this driven young man is...

Journalist Finds Home, Happiness In East Wheeling

Steve Novotney January 15, 2017

She loves, and not only her husband and their children and not just her folks and his folks and all...

Wheeling Park Ice Rink Holds Warm Memories

Steve Novotney January 14, 2017

There were those cruises from Rax to DiCarlo’s or from Hardee’s to McDonald’s and the rides to Wilson Lodge’s arcade...

The History of Wheeling’s Vineyard Hills

Steve Novotney January 12, 2017

Hallucinations. Ultimately, they are what spelled the end of the vineyard atop Wheeling Hill, a 31-acre patch of Concord and...

Bethlehem Star Still Shines Over Wheeling

Steve Novotney December 25, 2016

If you enjoy stories like this one and want to keep reading more positive stories about Wheeling, WV, be sure...

City of Wheeling Lives Up To Its Nickname

Steve Novotney December 7, 2016

Friendly? The people of Wheeling? Although no one seems to know for sure when or why the city of Wheeling...

Imperial Shops Are a Wheeling Tradition

Steve Novotney December 3, 2016

Christmas has been, for as long as most recall, a really big deal here. Well before Oglebay Park launched the...

Global Wheeling: Cameroon Woman Finds Herself, Here

Sonia Ngaleu November 30, 2016

My name is Sonia Ngaleu, and l am from Cameroon. My country is located on the west side of the...

A Priceless Piece of Wheeling History Has Never Been Found

Steve Novotney November 27, 2016

This lead plate is said to be about 11 inches long and 7-and-a-half inches wide, and according to preserved records...

Santa Claus Coming To Downtown Wheeling

Steve Novotney November 17, 2016

Shortly after Santa Claus rolls through the streets of downtown Wheeling this evening, it becomes about the pizza box. “After...