Happy Goat Yoga-Small Business Series Jeremy Morris July 9, 2019 Editor's Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City. Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series. ...
Sarah’s on Main-Small Business Video Series Corey Knollinger July 9, 2019 Editor's Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City. Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series. ...
Clientele Art Studio-Small Business Video Series Corey Knollinger July 9, 2019 Editor's Note: This video is part of Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City. Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series. ...
Zeb’s Barky Bites-Small Business Video Series Pat King July 9, 2019 Editor's Note: This video is part of a Weelunk series focused on small businesses that have recently launched in the Friendly City. Thank you to AT&T for sponsoring this series. ...
Renew Wheeling Weelunk Staff January 24, 2018 1 Against market odds, two divorced individuals come together to create a life and family through opportunities of their own creation in Wheeling, West Virginia. The pair have abandoned the notion that Wheeling's...
Welcome to Hello Haberdashery! Daniel Dorsch January 21, 2018 Imagine a small shop lost to time where history collides with whimsy and a touch of the wild gypsy spirit. Elegance and sophistication lovingly displayed draws visitors back to a time when top hats and cameo br...
Soft Opening Set for Elm Grove Hemp Shop Douglas Flight October 19, 2017 Winkin’ Sun Hemp™ Company is having a soft opening of new retail outlet location in Elm Grove on National Road Saturday 10/28. When most people think of Cannabis, they think of a plant that you smoke having ...
A Wheeling Company Rises to Meet the Masses J.E. York August 18, 2017 As I waited at the Wheeling Coffee shop on Washington Avenue, the creator and owner of Eat In Now, Joshua Broverman, confidently strolled up. He ordered his coffee with exact instructions and joked that he ...
Carney’s Life Path Takes Him Home Steve Novotney July 1, 2017 1 Literally, it is down on Main Street past the Eckhart House and Uncle Pete’s and Happy Goat Yoga and the Wilson Playground, and the legendary tavern has re-opened after a brief closure with new ownership in pla...
Hughes Design Gallery Reopening After “Forced Remodeling” Weelunk Staff April 24, 2017 2 A Woman and her Calling If you’ve driven by the Hughes Design and Gift Gallery on National Rd. in Fulton, you’ve probably found yourself wondering about that fashionable, high-end “gift shop” tucked in among...
Ponzani’s Makes Landscaping Dreams Come True Steve Novotney April 2, 2017 George Strager was the man’s name, and he was a football mastermind who is considered an Upper Ohio Valley legend, but during the 1987 football season at St. Clairsville High he couldn’t recall his quarterback’...
Woman Artist Finds Her Passion In Documentary Photography Maria Kimble February 23, 2017 Rebecca Kiger wanted to be an artist. She attended Shepherd College and set out to find her means of expression. She didn’t draw or paint. Her second semester, she decided to take one more art class: Photogra...
Growth Attracts Development Firms to Wheeling Steve Novotney February 1, 2017 Recognizing the growth potential of the Wheeling housing market, two new companies have decided to expand their business in the Friendly City. The owners of Real Property Solutions and 1st Management Group h...
Craft Beer: Wheeling Gets a Taste of the West Coast Morgan McCormick January 31, 2017 Carenbauers is proud to announce several new craft beers coming to the Friendly City and beyond (all of Ohio and Marshall counties, to be exact). These beers offer unique takes on the West Coast IPA style, whic...
Waller’s Floats Through Winter Steve Novotney January 6, 2017 1 It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open as it is each day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., but not for a clearance sale on artificial Chris...
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Ohio County Catherine Zacchi December 19, 2016 A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon,Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Ohio County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and busin...
After 100 Years Generations Still Swinging Along Steve Novotney December 1, 2016 2 Not much remains today that once was in place inside those walls, but many of the displayed photographs reveal a century’s worth of a family history along National Road in Fulton. Generations Restaurant and ...
‘Show Of Hands’ Returns This Evening Steve Novotney November 30, 2016 The summer break for “Show of Hands” may have been extended by a month, but officials with ReInvent Wheeling are prepared for the event’s return this evening at the Wheeling Artisan Center in the downtown distr...
Centre Market Poised for Small Business Saturday Steve Novotney November 25, 2016 Shop locally? In Wheeling? Where? Didn’t that all go away when the Ohio Valley Mall opened? Like, back in the 1980s? It is true economic decline took place in the Friendly City and throughout the Up...
Bank on These Guys Jeremy Morris November 21, 2016 “It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal than business or one’s money. Business is built on strong personal relationships. ...
Bank on These Guys Jeremy Morris November 21, 2016 “It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal than business or one’s money. Business is built on strong personal relationships. ...
Bank on These Guys Jeremy Morris November 21, 2016 “It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal than business or one’s money. Business is built on strong personal relationships. ...
Bank on These Guys Jeremy Morris November 21, 2016 “It’s not personal, it’s just business” is an unfortunate cliché in the American lexicon. Few things in life are more personal than business or one’s money. Business is built on strong personal relationships. ...
Zeakes Inc. Tom Rinkes November 13, 2016 The woman stood in line with the rest of the mothers and daughters on the second floor of the Dillonvale, Ohio, American Legion, patiently waiting to pay the fare for her daughter’s dance lessons. Wea...
Innovative Coal Technology Company Goes Public Glynis Board October 27, 2016 Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen A research lab in the Northern Panhandle has produced two new companies. One compresses coal i...
Young Leaders Make Impact on Valley Jess Puglisi-Sanders August 26, 2016 Twenty college students spent seven weeks of their summer learning, working, earning a paycheck and developing a new view of themselves and the opportunities in the Ohio Valley. Not a bad deal, but why did it ...
New Business Fuses Great Tastes With Nutrition Steve Novotney August 18, 2016 Like it or not, you can thank the game of football for introducing Tyler Eyerman to a healthy diet and also to the Wheeling area. Eyerman was a freshman at Ohio University in Athens when his brother offered ...
Deserted Pizza Shop Gets New Slice Of Life Steve Novotney April 16, 2016 3 Tom’s Pizza was a little different from DiCarlo’s and Tony’s in South Wheeling because that guy would bake the raw cheese a bit before serving, and the owner had more toppings than the others, too. It was go...
Alpine Shop Offers An Avalanche Of Ski Gear Steve Novotney January 5, 2016 Paul Exley enjoys offering beginning skiers a little lesson, and there is no snow required. “We do it right on the shop, and it can be 80 degrees outside. It doesn’t matter,” said the owner of the Alpine Ski...
TOYS! Steve Novotney December 20, 2015 That’s right. TOYS! The red wagon, the Rubik’s Cube, the baby doll, and the Jack in the Box, and there were the Evil Knievel and G.I. Joe action figures, not to mention the board games, Atari and Nintendo an...
In Video: Empress Emporium George December 14, 2015 The Empress Emporium is a delightful Tea and Parfumerie shop in downtown Wheeling, located on 1908 Market St. They specialize in decadence, and hand craft the experience for visitors. As you walk in the doo...
The Ex-Pat’s Guide to New Wheeling LeeRoy November 25, 2015 3 The Wheeling Ex-Patriot Do you call Wheeling, WV home, but currently live somewhere else? If yes, we here at Weelunk.com consider you an "Ex-Pat". Are you home now, visiting for Thanksgiving Break? If ye...
Holiday Spirits Available At Good Mansion Wines Steve Novotney November 25, 2015 Turkey and stuffing with yams, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, cream peas, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie? But which wines would go best with such a feast? And what about the same ...
Frederick’s Evolution an Example for Wheeling Steve Novotney October 30, 2015 1 I’ve never been a spa guy. Ball cap, old jeans, long johns, flannel shirts, wool socks, and in pajamas for as long as possible; tools and power tools, improvement projects, and constantly cooking in the kitc...
Duvall’s Has Kept Me Watching For 49 Years Bill Hanna September 7, 2015 2 One of the mainstay, small, family owned businesses in Wheeling is Duvall TV and Appliance located at 1125 National Road. The place has been here (not always at its current location) since Harry Duvall founded ...
DC Ventures Has A Vision For Wheeling Steve Novotney June 26, 2015 3 They have a vision, and they believe it’s a dream that can come true. Vince DeCrease is one of three partners of DC Ventures, LLC, a development company found a dozen years ago. He along with Charlie Savage ...
Mmm . . . Popcorn Opens at Market Plaza Christina Fisanick June 3, 2015 7 My son insisted he could smell the popcorn by the time we hit the former Kaufman’s storefront. He held fast to his dad’s hand as he skipped down the alley and into Market Plaza. We were heading out to our first...
Snip After Snip, Scenna Still Cuts It Steve Novotney April 24, 2015 8 One after another. Snip by snip and cut after cut. Long hair. Short hair. Flattops. Hipster flips. He’s seen it, he’s cut it, and he’s swept up our hair. Children and adults. First cuts and final cuts ...
Shalvey Carves A Second Life in Friendly City Steve Novotney April 10, 2015 3 Wheeling was the last place D.J. Shalvey expected to find himself. He graduated from Wheeling Park High School in 2003 and from West Liberty University in 2008. Just two days following his college commenceme...
Carenbauers Have Poured Their Lives Into Business Steve Novotney February 12, 2015 By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com As the story often goes, the first generation of a business builds the business, and the second generation makes it grow. It’s that third generation that’s in question. “A...
Local Marketing Firm Brings California Ideas Home Derrick McKee February 11, 2015 By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor The clock was inching ever so slowly toward quitting time on a beautiful Friday in July as my very-British co-worker and I heard the first band at the Upper Ohio Valle...
Dream Realized With A Twist Marilyn Mull November 11, 2014 1 By Marilyn Mull Weelunk Contributor Dorothy’s mantra in the The Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home,” resonates in Stacey Nau Taylor’s philosophy as one of Wheeling’s newest female entrepreneurs. Tayl...
