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Women’s Giving Circle Inspires Giving Year-Round

Laurie Conway November 26, 2019

s we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, being grateful and giving back to the community are at the forefront of many...

Santa Brings Magic of Christmas to the Plaza on Market

Phyllis Sigal November 21, 2019

The anticipation for Santa was palpable at the first-ever Winter on the Plaza. Hundreds were waiting. Was he stuck in...

Bright Lights, Our City: Get Plugged In to Holiday Spirit

Phyllis Sigal November 13, 2019

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. … he Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission wants downtown businesses to dress...

City of Wheeling Launches Bike Share Program

Provided October 4, 2019

Residents and visitors alike will now be able to take in a beautiful fall day on Wheeling’s Heritage Trail through...

Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’

Phyllis Sigal October 1, 2019

ill we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of...

WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Ellen Gano and the Clarifying Objective

Phil Gable September 24, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but...

Cultural Food Tour Offers Tasty View of History

Nora Edinger September 20, 2019

he waves of immigration that fueled Wheeling’s industrial era didn’t disappear with the factory jobs. Kibbeh. Pierogi. Schnitzel. Marinara. They’re...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left Unturned

Weelunk Staff September 16, 2019

Editor’s note: Many of the Downtown Do-Overs featured in this occasional Weelunk series have been major projects — from WesBanco...

Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia

Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019

owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...

Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling Heritage

Weelunk Staff August 28, 2019

‘THIS IS WEELUNK’ t looks like a website, but it’s more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for...

Wheeling Heritage Media Launches Podcast on Wheeling Brewer

Weelunk Staff August 21, 2019

urder (maybe). Philanthropy. Prostitution. Industrialization. Corruption. All these words are synonymous with Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach. And Wheeling Heritage is...

Women in Labor History Is Theme of Symposium

Provided August 18, 2019

The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, through its Reuther-Wheeling Library and Labor History Archive, will offer the...

Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition

Laura Jackson Roberts August 12, 2019

ccording to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily for lovers of Wheeling and ale, it’s...

Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John Hickenlooper

Nick Musgrave July 30, 2019

n July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are...

Passionate About Public Art?

Provided July 22, 2019

Are you passionate about public art? Would you like to see more artwork in Wheeling? The Wheeling Arts & Cultural...

Warwood Neighborhood One Step Closer to ‘Historic District’ Status

Provided July 16, 2019

Part of the Warwood neighborhood is one step closer to becoming a nationally recognized historic district. Wheeling Heritage has selected...

Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to Rest

Phyllis Sigal July 11, 2019

oes anybody here have a match?” Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. The query had come from...

Celebrating Juneteenth in Wheeling

Christina Fisanick June 18, 2019

any Americans probably believe that once President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that all slaves were set free...

Looking to the Past and to the Future, Wheeling Heritage Celebrates 25 Years

Nora Edinger June 11, 2019

ost city residents probably don’t realize that every trip to the grocery store, every school bus run and all those...

Wheeling Heritage Director Resigns, New Director Appointed

Provided June 10, 2019

Wheeling Heritage today announced that Jake Dougherty is resigning as executive director of Wheeling Heritage, effective in mid-August. The board...

With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight Class

Wheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019

o use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a...

Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands Win

Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2019

sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the Brink

Nora Edinger May 22, 2019

Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In...

A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands Prize

Phyllis Sigal May 21, 2019

trength. … Sustainable. … Repurpose. … Delicious. These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of...

Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a Seed

Phyllis Sigal May 17, 2019

seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised;...

WHEELING@WORK: Koslik Is the City’s Newest Council Representative

Ellen Brafford McCroskey April 24, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...

Wheeling Heritage’s Tom Griffith Collection on Display at WesBanco

Provided April 17, 2019

Visitors to WesBanco’s trust department can now see a local artist’s vibrant, nostalgic paintings of Wheeling lining the walls. Wheeling...

Wheeling Heritage Accepting Show of Hands Applications

Provided April 11, 2019

If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling, you...

Wheeling Heritage (Part 2): What’s on the Drawing Board?

Phyllis Sigal March 26, 2019

Editor’s note: Yesterday, it was announced that Wheeling Heritage had won the 2019 Great American Main Street Award. Today, we...

Wheeling Heritage (Part 1): A Big Win Today!

Phyllis Sigal March 25, 2019

ust like on a reality television show, Jake Dougherty and Alex Weld knew how the competition ended more than seven...

Wheeling Heritage to Host Annual Celtic Celebration March 2

Alex Weld February 24, 2019

Showcasing one of the city’s largest immigrant communities, Wheeling Heritage will host its 23rd annual Wheeling Celtic Celebration from 11...

What Does ‘Heritage’ Mean to You? Wheeling Heritage Wants to Know

Phyllis Sigal February 21, 2019

The word “heritage” means different things to different people, and Wheeling Heritage wants to know how heritage plays a role...

Hip Hop: It’s a Culture — Not Just a Music Genre

Adelaide Estep February 1, 2019

Our world is sometimes full of judgment and assumptions. We often forget to look deeper and open our minds to...

Which Mural Will It Be?

Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2019

It’s getting down to the wire with just a few days left to vote on which mural will be displayed...

Wheeling Heritage Hires Historic Preservation Program Manager

Provided January 26, 2019

Wheeling Heritage has hired Betsy Sweeny, a preservation specialist, as its Historic Preservation Program manager to lead its historic preservation...

Art? BBQ? Legos? Coffee? Time to Decide the Next Show of Hands Winner

Phyllis Sigal January 22, 2019

Who will take home at least $3,500 on Wednesday from Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands competition? Will it be Will...

First Day on the Job for Travis Henline

Provided January 14, 2019

Wheeling Heritage is exploring the creation of a Wheeling museum, and today, history specialist Travis Henline started his job as...

Wheeling Heritage Looking for Mural Artists

Provided October 25, 2018

Wheeling Heritage is asking artists to share their vision of Wheeling for a mural project. The artist who is selected...

America’s First Highway in Spotlight

Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018

The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from...

Attention to Detail Cleans Up at Show of Hands

Phyllis Sigal September 26, 2018

Attention to Detail’s Jeff Johnson Jr. and his dad Jeff Johnson Sr. walked away with $5,214 in winnings from the...

SHOW OF HANDS: T-Shirts Up Against Detailing, Records and Pottery

Phyllis Sigal September 25, 2018

Last spring, a salty baguette trumped T-shirts, coffee and a shave. On Wednesday, the T-shirts are back and hoping to...

Tom Griffith’s Wheeling: Art and Architecture Walk

Provided August 28, 2018

A unique art walk celebrating the work of Tom Griffith will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, in downtown Wheeling. The fundraising...

Wheeling Heritage Named Great American Main Street Award Semifinalist

Provided August 20, 2018

Wheeling Heritage has been named a 2019 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) Semifinalist by the National Main Street Center....

Show of Hands Looking for Applicants

Provided August 14, 2018

Do you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling? If...

CO.STARTERS: Small Business Program Seeks Entrepreneurs

Provided August 7, 2018

Wheeling Heritage and Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) are now accepting applications for the second session of CO.STARTERS, a program...