Investing in Creativity: Meet the Creative Entrepreneurs Who are Shaping Wheeling’s FutureAlex Panas May 24, 2024When thinking about what makes Wheeling special, I’ve noticed three common themes come up in conversations with friends, colleagues, and...
SMART Center Finds a New Home DowntownWheeling Heritage Media November 3, 2023Earlier this year, Libby and Robert Strong made a life-changing decision. After more than a decade of operating their science...
A Familiar Face Opens Up a New Business in Downtown WheelingJustice Hudson August 1, 2023In recent years, the City of Wheeling has seen private and public funding funnel into the region supporting several new...
Get To Know The Entrepreneurs Competing at Show of Hands This WeekWheeling Heritage Media July 25, 2023Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands will return this Wednesday, July 26 at the Wheeling Artisan Center. Four local entrepreneurs will...
Find Out Where You Can Have Fitness, Food, and Fun Under One Roof!Karin Butyn July 17, 2023“The vision is for this to be a place where you can grab a drink with friends after doing something...
How You Can Support Small Businesses During ConstructionWheeling Heritage Media and Alex Panas July 11, 2023As the Wheeling streetscape project continues to progress, residents and visitors can expect to see traffic cones on Main and...
This Coffee Shop Has Been Roasting Beans for More Than A CenturyKarin Butyn July 5, 2023“When we say fresh, roasted coffee, we mean it,” says General Manager at Wheeling Coffee and Spice Shelly Smedley with a...
These Four Entrepreneurs Will Compete for More Than $4,000 at Show of HandsWheeling Heritage Staff June 21, 2023Wheeling Heritage announced today that four Wheeling businesses will take the stage at the next Show of Hands event on...
Wheeling’s “Jewelers of Integrity” Celebrate 100 YearsHaley Steed June 2, 2023If you’ve driven around town recently, you’ve surely passed the billboards marking 100 years of the Posin family’s legacy as...
Lush Leaf Plant House: Wheeling’s Newest Oasis for GreeneryLibbi Gramby April 28, 2023Wheeling’s small business scene is continuing to grow and I am rooting for Lush Leaf Plant House. Before I even...
Want to Start a Business? CO.STARTERS Is Back This Spring!Provided March 8, 2023The Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) and Wheeling Heritage are now accepting applications for the eighth cohort of CO.STARTERS, a...
Just Me & More Salon Wins Show of Hands: Black-Owned Business EditionProvided February 9, 2023After four local business made their pitch to a crowd of more than 250 people at Wheeling Heritage’s Show of...
Four Black-Owned Businesses to Compete in the Next Show of HandsProvided January 18, 2023Wheeling Heritage announced today that four Black-owned businesses will be competing for the next Show of Hands event on Feb....
Wheeling’s Beloved Science Center Is On The Move!Hanna Perry November 18, 2022If you’re familiar with Centre Market, then you’ve probably paid a visit to Libby and Robert Strong at the SMART...
This Wheeling Costume Shop Has Something For EveryoneAlex Panas October 26, 2022Originally published Oct. 26, 2021 Are you still looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Well, you’re in luck! Stages in...
Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade Returns Friday, Nov. 18Provided October 11, 2022The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Parade Committee is pleased to announce that it will be holding the annual Main...
The Pine Room Podcast Wins Show of HandsProvided September 30, 2022After four local business made their pitches, The Pine Room Podcast secured the most votes making them the latest winner...
Show of Hands Returns Sept. 28; Who Will Win?Wheeling Heritage Media September 26, 2022Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands returns this week with a fresh lineup of local businesses. The community-supported crowd-funding event will...
Soap, Ceramics, Sweets and Sports On the Lineup for the Next Show of HandsProvided August 31, 2022Four local small businesses have been selected from a pool of applicants for Wheeling Heritage’s next Show of Hands. Show...
This Family Business is Serving Up Authentic Pierogies in Centre MarketEllery McGregor August 15, 2022Oh, pierogies. Likely, you grew up in the Ohio Valley or somewhere nearby and were raised on them, or maybe...
Four Local Entrepreneurs Hope To Take Home The Top Prize at Show of HandsWheeling Heritage Media June 29, 2022On Wednesday, June 29, four local business owners will take the stage at the next Show of Hands, a community-supported...
Show of Hands Returns This Month With Four New EntrepreneursProvided June 6, 2022Four small business owners will each make a pitch at Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event on June 29. The...
Wheeling Businesses Encouraged to Apply for Show of HandsProvided May 23, 2022If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion, or a project that will impact Wheeling, you...
Wheeling Heritage’s Handmade Holiday Spring Market Has Something For EveryoneWheeling Heritage Staff May 3, 2022Wheeling Heritage will host Handmade Holiday Spring Market on Saturday, May 7 on the third floor of the Wheeling Artisan...
Four Businesses To Compete At Show of Hands This WednesdayWheeling Heritage Staff March 28, 2022After a two-year hiatus, Show of Hands will return as an in-person event this Wednesday on the third floor of...
City of Wheeling Welcomes Brooke Stull As New Centre Market ManagerProvided March 17, 2022City Manager Robert Herron has announced Wheeling resident Brooke Stull as the new Centre Market Manager. “Brooke’s education and professional...
Four Small Businesses to Compete in Wheeling Heritage’s ‘Show of Hands’Provided February 28, 2022Four small business owners will each make a pitch at Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands event on March 30. The...
This Local Florist Wants To Help Make The Holidays MagicalSarah Clark December 3, 2021Are you looking for new ways to beautify your home this holiday season? Have you always dreamed of making your...
Midge’s Kitchen Wins Show of HandsProvided November 1, 2021After a week of online voting, Wheeling Heritage’s latest round of Show of Hands has come to a close. More...
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth at Two New Wheeling BusinessesJennifer Materkoski November 1, 2021Those with a sweet tooth have two new places in Wheeling to get a fix: Bite Me Bakery and Lucky...
Online Show of Hands Voting Begins Today!Alex Panas October 25, 2021Starting today through Oct. 31, four local entrepreneurs are depending on the community to participate in Wheeling Heritage’s Virtual Show...
Wheeling Heritage Announces Four Finalists for the Next Virtual ‘Show of Hands’Alex Panas September 21, 2021Four small business owners will each make a pitch at Wheeling Heritage’s virtual Show of Hands event beginning Oct. 25....
Wheeling Heritage Accepting Applications for Show of HandsProvided August 30, 2021Wheeling business owners and entrepreneurs will soon have the chance to win more than $4,000 to help make their ideas...
8 New Wheeling Businesses To Explore This WeekendJessica Broverman August 13, 2021While the pandemic has presented new challenges to small businesses, it hasn’t been able to stop entrepreneurs from taking risks...
City of Wheeling CARES About Small BusinessesNora Edinger July 27, 2020Does a hairstylist working on her own qualify for a new round of federal assistance to small businesses? Can a...
Happy Goat Yoga-Small Business SeriesJeremy Morris July 9, 2019Editor’s Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...
Sarah’s on Main-Small Business Video SeriesCorey Knollinger July 9, 2019Editor’s Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...
Clientele Art Studio-Small Business Video SeriesCorey Knollinger July 9, 2019Editor’s Note: This video is part of Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly...
Zeb’s Barky Bites-Small Business Video SeriesPat King July 9, 2019Editor’s Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the...
Renew WheelingWeelunk Staff January 24, 2018Against market odds, two divorced individuals come together to create a life and family through opportunities of their own creation...
Welcome to Hello Haberdashery!Daniel Dorsch January 21, 2018Imagine a small shop lost to time where history collides with whimsy and a touch of the wild gypsy spirit....
Soft Opening Set for Elm Grove Hemp ShopDouglas Flight October 19, 2017Winkin’ Sun Hemp™ Company is having a soft opening of new retail outlet location in Elm Grove on National Road Saturday...
A Wheeling Company Rises to Meet the MassesJ.E. York August 18, 2017As I waited at the Wheeling Coffee shop on Washington Avenue, the creator and owner of Eat In Now, Joshua...
Carney’s Life Path Takes Him HomeSteve Novotney July 1, 2017Literally, it is down on Main Street past the Eckhart House and Uncle Pete’s and Happy Goat Yoga and the...
Hughes Design Gallery ReopeningWeelunk Staff April 24, 2017A Woman and her Calling If you’ve driven by the Hughes Design and Gift Gallery on National Rd. in Fulton,...
Ponzani’s Makes Landscaping Dreams Come TrueSteve Novotney April 2, 2017George Strager was the man’s name, and he was a football mastermind who is considered an Upper Ohio Valley legend,...
Woman Artist Finds Her Passion In Documentary PhotographyMaria Kimble February 23, 2017Rebecca Kiger wanted to be an artist. She attended Shepherd College and set out to find her means of expression....
Craft Beer: Wheeling Gets a Taste of the West CoastMorgan McCormick January 31, 2017Carenbauers is proud to announce several new craft beers coming to the Friendly City and beyond (all of Ohio and...
Waller’s Floats Through WinterSteve Novotney January 6, 2017It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open...
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Ohio CountyCatherine Zacchi December 19, 2016A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon,Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Ohio County. The workshop...
