Wheeling’s “Jewelers of Integrity” Celebrate 100 Years Haley Steed June 2, 2023 If you’ve driven around town recently, you’ve surely passed the billboards marking 100 years of the Posin family’s legacy as ‘jewelers with integrity’ in Wheeling. I sat down with Samuel Posin and his partner J...
For These Two People, The Wheeling Hall of Fame is a Family Tradition Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 22, 2023 In many families, good genes are passed down through generations like great-granddad’s pocket watch. If you’re lucky, they might bestow you with brains, beauty or athletic prowess. If you’re especially blessed,...
QUIZ – How Much Do You Know About These Noteworthy Wheelingites? Haley Steed May 17, 2023 Last month, eleven new Wheelingites were inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame. How much do you know about these people? Take our quiz to put your knowledge to the test!
Meet the Metal Artist Behind These Iconic Wheeling Sculptures Ellery McGregor March 21, 2023 If you live in Wheeling, you have probably heard his name. Jeffrey Forster is a unique metalworker and artist who has become a household name in Wheeling and is often the first call made when local metal restor...
Behind the Scenes at Waterfront Hall: Wheeling’s Newest Waterfront Development Weelunk Staff March 15, 2023 The announcement of the newest mixed-use, waterfront development in Wheeling has been met with excitement. But for many lifelong residents, referring to the former Berry Supply Building by its new name, Waterfr...
Jeanne Carter: A Legacy of Service in Wheeling Karin Butyn March 10, 2023 Editor's Note: As we celebrate Women's History Month, it's important to recognize the contributions of women throughout our community. In this profile, we highlight the inspiring story of Jeanne Carter wh...
6 Women in Wheeling History That You Should Know Alex Walton March 1, 2023 As communities gear up for Women’s History Month celebrations, many reminisce about influential women who have graced their lives. From family members and friends to professionals and idols, chances are that mo...
Why Wheeling: Jeffrey “Jay” Johnson Diana Bell February 27, 2023 Jeffrey “Jay” Johnson II is a man on a mission. His passion for real estate and community development through empowerment is evident to anyone he meets. Known as “Jay” to friends and family, this Wheeling nativ...
Jason Koegler To Lead Grow Ohio Valley as New Executive Director Jason Koegler December 20, 2022 Editor's Note: In January 2023, Grow Ohio Valley will enter a new era, as co-founder and Executive Director Danny Swan steps aside to make way for its next Executive Director Jason Koegler. Yesterday, we heard ...
Grow Ohio Valley Enters New Era, Danny Passes Torch to Jason Koegler Danny Swan December 19, 2022 Editor's Note: In January 2023, Grow Ohio Valley will enter a new era, as co-founder and Executive Director Danny Swan steps aside to make way for its next Executive Director Jason Koegler. Here are Danny’s ref...
This Man is Making Plaster Restoration Accessible to Historic Homeowners Haley Steed December 9, 2022 Maybe you don’t know Sarel, but if you’ve been to the Capitol Theatre, the First State Capitol Building, the Scottish Rite, or any number of historic places in Wheeling (or in Minnesota, Alabama, Hawaii, the Ca...
These Three Wheeling Women Are The Definition of Intergenerational Creativity Molly Sovich December 2, 2022 Wheeling has long been known as an industrious city thanks to the people who have had the creative vision to turn their ideas into reality. We can point to leaders like Arthur Boreman and Francis Pierpont, who ...
Wheeling’s Beloved Science Center Is On The Move! Hanna Perry November 18, 2022 If you’re familiar with Centre Market, then you’ve probably paid a visit to Libby and Robert Strong at the SMART Centre Market to check out their impressive collection of fossils, telescopes, and other interact...
The Time an Eccentric Art Collector Visited Sears Roebuck & Co. in Wheeling Kate Wietor October 18, 2022 When was the last time you had an opportunity to purchase artwork? Living in Wheeling, it’s a pretty easy thing to do. From gallery shows to student art exhibitions to craft fairs, it seems like there is always...
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...
Q and A: Denny Magruder, General Manager of Wesbanco Arena Steve Novotney September 30, 2022 2 Originally published November 23, 2014 Sammy Hagar played Wheeling in the early 1980s. So did Sha Na Na. Kansas, .38 Special, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Molly Hatchet, KISS, Tim McGraw, ACDC, Boston, Heart...
Centre Market’s New Manager Has Big Plans For Its Future Jessica Broverman September 21, 2022 This year has offered nothing but growth and positive change throughout Wheeling. From the new construction of downtown housing complexes, the launch of new transportation thanks to Bird scooters, and several n...
Wheeling Heritage Names Jenna Richardson as Artisan Shop Retail Manager Provided September 12, 2022 Wheeling Heritage is pleased to announce that Jenna Richardson will take over as the Artisan Shop Retail Manager. Richardson returns to Wheeling Heritage where she previously served as the retail coordinator fr...
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...
Wheeling’s Men of Change Reflect on Fatherhood Alex Panas June 19, 2022 This year, both Juneteenth and Father’s Day will be celebrated on June 19, providing a unique opportunity to reflect on Black fatherhood. Men of Change, a group of leaders and elders from Wheeling’s Black commu...
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...
These Six Women Are Revitalizing Wheeling One Building at a Time Alex Panas and Shannon Kolkedy May 25, 2022 May is designated as National Preservation Month, a time to recognize and celebrate historic places on the local, state, and national levels. This year’s theme for National Preservation Month is “People Saving ...
Celebrate Preservation Month With These Five Franzheim Buildings Kate Wietor May 17, 2022 You don’t have to be a student of architecture to appreciate the wealth of historic buildings in Wheeling. While the skyline has changed a bit over the years, many of these gems remain intact and are home to bu...
This Architect Designed Many of Wheeling’s Iconic Buildings Kate Wietor May 16, 2022 What do the Wheeling Clinic, Capitol Theatre, and Twelfth Street Parking Garage have in common? Bricks? Terracotta? Cartouches? Well yes, but in addition, they are three of the many buildings designed by the ar...
The South Wheeling Woman Who Became A Baseball Legend Kate Wietor April 4, 2022 Rose Gacioch, a groundbreaking athlete from South Wheeling is well known for her time in the All American Girls Baseball League as a member of the Rockford Peaches. Yes, the same team featured in the 1992 film,...
South Wheeling Residents Hoping to Save the Historic Hobbs House from Demolition Provided April 1, 2022 South Wheeling residents are banding together in an effort to spare the historic Hobbs House from demolition. One of the oldest residential structures in South Wheeling, The Hobbs House was once the home ...
COMIC: Celebrating WSO Founder Eleanor Caldwell Natalie Kovacs March 23, 2022 In honor of Women's History Month, today we are celebrating one of Wheeling's leading ladies in the arts: Eleanor Caldwell. Her love and devotion to the arts, particularly classical music, were instrumental in ...
This Whimsical Musician Gives Us A Glimpse Into Wheeling’s Past Kate Wietor March 18, 2022 Wheeling has always had a colorful cast of characters: local celebrities, eccentric businesspeople, infamous persons. They become household names and become part of the local lore. Like friendly ghosts, their e...
History In Their Own Words: Memories from the Black Community Weelunk Staff March 1, 2022 Special thanks to Valtricia Manns-Stradwick, James “Choo Choo” Webb, and Anthony Williams for inviting us into your homes and sharing your memories with us. Thank you to Ron Scott and the YWCA Wheeling for part...
Local Artist Shares His Work With First In-Person Exhibit Jessica Broverman February 18, 2022 Vondel Bell, a Wheeling Park High School graduate and standout athlete, has a lot more to him than what meets the eye. While Bell, 27, spent most of his life planning on playing in the NFL, he decided to pick u...
The Eccentric Celebration That Honored a Dead Poet Kate Wietor January 25, 2022 On a cold January night in 1900, a crowd of revelers gathered at the Hotel Windsor to toast a dead man.1 These hundred or so people of Scottish extraction were there to celebrate the life and works of Robert Bu...
Why Wheeling: Tyler and Jack Rosemary Ketchum December 29, 2021 Originally published April 6, 2021 We’ve all picked up a few hobbies over the past year, and scrolling listings on Zillow and daydreaming about renovating your own fixer-upper like Chip and Joanna Gain...
Wheeling Heritage Names New Executive Director Provided November 16, 2021 Wheeling Heritage announced today that Scott Schenerlein has been named Executive Director of the nonprofit organization. He will assume the role on Dec. 13. Schenerlein previously served as the director of ...
These Vintage Dance Cards Provide a Glimpse Into Wheeling’s Social Scene in the Late-1800s Kate Wietor November 5, 2021 What was your 18th birthday like? Maybe it was a mad dash to the convenience store for lottery tickets. Perhaps for those of you who hit this milestone in the 1970s, it meant buying your first beer. Wh...
Why Wheeling: Isaiah Alford Angela Hawk November 2, 2021 Isaiah Alford, artist name “Keez,” has come straight from his day gig at the McClure Hotel with L&L Painting to meet me for an interview at Mugshots cafe. He apologizes for his appearance but is a good spor...
Online Show of Hands Voting Begins Today! Alex Panas October 25, 2021 Starting today through Oct. 31, four local entrepreneurs are depending on the community to participate in Wheeling Heritage’s Virtual Show of Hands crowdfunding event. In lieu of an in-person event, Wheeling He...
Old Becomes New: How Two Wheelingites Are Repurposing Through Renovation Angela Hawk September 29, 2021 Nearly nineteen years ago Susan Haddad began renovations on the 1869 building that would become her iconic Centre Market restaurant, Later Alligator. In May 2020, Wheeling Heritage’s Betsy Sweeny purchased the ...
A Short History of Wheeling Naturalist George H. Breiding Natalie Kovacs September 24, 2021 With the leaves changing and students going back to school, it’s the perfect time to reflect and appreciate all of the opportunities for learning that exist outside of the classroom. Oglebay Institute is one of...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Antoine Clark as Assistant Conductor Provided September 21, 2021 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) announces that Antoine T. Clark has joined the organization as Assistant Conductor. After a competitive national search, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce...
How Two Local Artists Are Recycling Wheeling’s History Angela Hawk September 20, 2021 I’ve followed Wheeling mixed-media artist Robert Villamagna into his newly-constructed backyard shed. Maneuvering around some bikes, he unearths the head of a woman coal miner. She is rosy-cheeked and smiling b...
Why Wheeling: Ally Colina Rosemary Ketchum September 10, 2021 In today's market, it may seem harder than ever to buy a home. With soaring prices, stringent loan requirements, and a nationwide housing shortage some people give up before they begin. But not all housing mark...
Weelunk’s Top 10 Articles Written by Emma Wiley Weelunk Staff August 25, 2021 If you’re a local history buff, then you’ve probably enjoyed reading at least a few of the stories written by Emma Wiley in the last year. Emma is Wheeling Heritage’s AmeriCorp member through the Preservation A...
The Young Wheeling Doctor Who Captured WWI Through Photography Emma Wiley August 9, 2021 Dr. Raymond A. Tomassene was only 24 when he departed New York City on the ocean liner, La Touraine, bound for France. Fresh out of medical school, Tomassene was headed to the American Ambulance Hospital in Neu...
Finding Home Away from Home in Wheeling Angela Hawk August 2, 2021 I remember the moment I began thinking seriously about moving to Wheeling. It was two years ago. My husband, Bart, and I were on our annual summer trip to visit his mother who has lived in the same house in ...
How a Warwood Medical Couple Became Internationally Decorated Floriculturists Emma Wiley July 5, 2021 Over the years, Wheeling has been home to numerous award-winning people in various fields—from singers to actors to artists and more. However, not many Wheeling residents know that Warwood boasts two internatio...
The Mysteries of Mabel: Journalist, Working Woman, and Mother Emma Wiley June 28, 2021 Mabel Hull first became a mystery due to a collection of her scrapbooks at the Ohio County Public Library. The scrapbooks primarily contain clippings of columns she wrote in the Wheeling News-Register and The P...
Wheeling’s Beloved Cobbler Closing Shop But Opening New Opportunity Rich Wooding June 25, 2021 If you’ve walked down Market Street recently, you may have noticed a new “for sale” sign in one of its windows. After 116 years of business, Joe Campeti, owner of Campeti's General Shoe Hospital, has decided to...
Wheeling’s Real Life M*A*S*H Couple Emma Wiley May 17, 2021 While many people have undoubtedly watched the wildly popular 70s sitcom, M*A*S*H, most probably don’t realize that Wheeling has its own real-life MASH couple—Sam and Della Nazzaro. Sam Nazzaro and Domenica “De...
Meet The WV YouTube Creator Who Is Helping Solve Cold Cases Rich Wooding March 24, 2021 When you’re a West Virginia-based true crime YouTube creator with 60,000+ followers and law enforcement agencies contact you for help…you’re on to something. Sean McCracken, a life-long West Virginian, has f...
Father-Son Duo Creates Podcast to Spread Positivity Sarah Clark March 12, 2021 “Everything we do is about love. We’re doing it without a pat on the back. Where do we go from here? It is big for me to keep talking to people about how we really can start here. It can start in the Ohio Valle...
