Area EVENTS Will Keep You Hoppin’
TREASURE HUNT
The Easter Bunny will be hopping over to the Oglebay Good Zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, for the annual Good Zoo Treasure Hunt! Each participating child wi...
What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit University
Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive into my personal experience. I believe the courses of study left at WJU for the upcoming year are no less import...
Film Society Offers Free Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ at Towngate
“Rear Window,” Alfred Hitchcock's iconic 1954 suspenseful thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, will be shown on the big screen Friday, April 12, at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre in Wheeling.
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Dona’e Albert Is Spreading the Love
It’s a wonderful feeling when life is on track, and everything seems to be going your way. However, we sometimes forget that our lives can change in a matter of minutes.
Life did tragically change for Dona’e...
It’s Easy Being Green With These Irish EVENTS
Wheeling’s turning green this weekend and beyond with a slew of St. Patrick’s Day happenings all over town! Here are a few places to get your Irish on:
• Sing along and listen to old and new Irish folk songs...
EVENTS to Keep You Busy Day and ‘Knight’
A LITTLE 'KNIGHT' MUSIC
The British music invasion hits the Capitol Theatre tonight with the “Music of the Knights: The Music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney” at 7:30 p.m. F...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Sledding in the Ohio Valley — A Family Tradition
It was the first snow of 2019. Two inches or so covered the lawns and sidewalks throughout Wheeling with a bit more on the outlying hills. Like most kids, my 7-year-old son sprang out of bed that frosty morning...
WJU to Host Volleyball Clinics for Kids
The volleyball team at Wheeling Jesuit University will host a series of youth clinics during February.
There will be three separate clinics for youths of all ages.
"Cardinal Kids," for children ages 4-9...
Cogan, Gross To Be Honored for Social Justice Work
Editor’s note: Among the events in this weekend’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wheeling residents Tim Cogan and Elissa Gross will be honored for decades of commitment to social justice. Here is the...
The Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J. Dead at 88
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) mourns the passing of the Rev. Charles L. Currie S.J., who died on Jan. 4 after a recent illness. He was 88 years old.
Acc...
Soccer Team Getting a Kick Out of Culture
“At the end of the day, we’re all the same — humans.” — Diego Gattesco
That’s exactly why Diego Gattesco wants to take his son’s soccer team to his hometown of Cordoba, Argentina, in the spring. It’s not just ...
WJU Lacrosse Team Spreads Christmas Cheer
The Wheeling Jesuit University men's lacrosse team held their sixth annual Christmas gift drive this past weekend, donating all gifts collected to Catholic Charities in downtown Wheeling.
The team began the gi...
Iafrate Fighting for a Better Church
Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Ohio Valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk recently visited with a Wheeling man whose spiritual/social-justice calling includes bringing even ...
Angela Was ‘More Than Her Addiction’
There's a line in the song “Wait for It” from the musical “Hamilton” — “Love doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints. It takes and it takes and it takes.” The same can be said for addiction.
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Community Invited to Celebrate Mass of the Holy Spirit at WJU
Wheeling Jesuit University will celebrate its annual Mass of the Holy Spirit at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the performance gym of the Alma Grace McDonough Center. The Mass is open to everyone — students, em...
Largest Freshman Class in WJU’s History Welcomed to Campus
Wheeling Jesuit University’s new president, Dr. Michael P. Mihalyo Jr., joined the campus community in welcoming the largest freshman class in the university’s history to campus on Friday.
“Today is a most e...
Scientist’s Award Is Out of This World
While many industries award top leaders in their fields with lifetime achievement awards, these awards are almost always terrestrial. But for Wheeling scientist and author Dr. Chuck Wood, the legacy of his care...
WJU Names New President
Msgr. Kevin M. Quirk, chair of the Wheeling Jesuit University Board of Trustees, has announced that Dr. Michael P. Mihalyo Jr. has been elected as the 12th president of WJU by its Board of Trustees, effective A...
EVENTS: Ribs, Chicken, Brews, Blues
RIBS & CHICKEN
The ninth annual Ohio Valley Rib & Chicken Cook-Off will be held at Wheeling’s Heritage Port from noon to 11 p.m. Friday, June 22, and Saturday, June 23. Rib and chicken burners will b...
Wheeling Jesuit University Announces Presidential Search
Wheeling Jesuit University’s Board of Trustees announced today, June 4, that they have begun the search for WJU’s next President.
The Board of Trustees recruited Dr. Debra Townsley to serve as interim Presid...
Creating the Wheeling Feeling: How Design Helped a Mount Alumna Embrace Her Hometown
If we were ever to learn anything from the story of the phoenix, it’s that we sometimes have to use the dust of what were to create what we’ll become.
On a chilly morning last September, Vanessa Govindan sta...
WJU Speaker: ‘Give Away Your Sneakers’
Chris Lowney offered graduates of Wheeling Jesuit University three lessons to success and happiness during his commencement talk — give away your sneakers, seize your leadership opportunity and use the wisdom ...
‘Aaron the Animal’ Wins Manning Award for Academic Excellence
Wheeling Jesuit graduate Aaron Fajerski did not allow his visible and invisible disabilities prevent him from earning a bachelor of arts degree in literary philosophy from the university. For achieving academic...
Kate Hennessey, Granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to Speak at WJU April 25
Wheeling Jesuit University will welcome Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, to campus on Wednesday, April 25, when she will talk about her grandmother’s legacy.
Hennessy will speak about her grandmo...
Bestselling Author to Speak at Wheeling Jesuit’s Commencement
Chris Lowney, one-time Jesuit seminarian, the author of the bestselling book, Heroic Leadership, will give the Commencement address on Saturday, May 5, at Wheeling Jesuit University
The university will hold ...
WJU Students To Be Recognized at Bishop’s Dinner
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will recognize three Wheeling Jesuit University seniors during the 24th Annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools set for Saturday, April 22.
During the event, the Most R...
Country, Classical, Blues and Jazz Around Town
Classical? Blues? Swinging jazz? Country? What kind of music is your cup of tea? Whatever it is, it's here for you. Oh, and you can have a cup of tea, too.
SO MUCH MUSIC!
• It’s a homecoming for composer/...
WJU Students to Perform ‘Pippin’
An ensemble cast of Wheeling Jesuit students will take to the stage inside the university’s Troy Theater this April to perform the musical “Pippin.”
Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in...
WJU Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship
A member of Wheeling Jesuit University’s history department is one of 500 U.S. teachers – and the first WJU faculty member – to receive funding from the Fulbright Scholars Program.
Jeff Rutherford, WJU assoc...
Wine, Women & Song This Weekend
Take a wine tour of the Mosel Valley before heading off to see "Vertigo," where Towngate Theatre is going to dizzying heights to please Ohio Valley audiences! Or be one of the first to hear the lineup of Herita...
Commuter Tuition Rate Makes WJU More Affordable
Attending college is no longer an uphill battle thanks to Wheeling Jesuit University’s new, affordable commuter tuition rate.
The University launched the Fr. Clifford Lewis S.J. Scholars Program, which offer...
Wheeling Jesuit’s Culture Fest Set for March 10
Wheeling Jesuit University’s Culture Fest 2018 will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, in WJU’s Benedum Room inside Swint Hall. This year’s event will feature entertainment, native dishes and cultural heri...
Journalist, Author to Speak at WJU about Polish Complicity in the Holocaust
Noted Polish newspaper journalist and author, Anna Bikont, will discuss “The Jews, The Poles and The Holocaust: How My Country Struggles with Her Difficult Past” at Wheeling Jesuit University, Thursday, March 1...
Wheeling Jesuit to Hold Discussion on Combating Opioid Crisis
Panelists from Wheeling Jesuit University and the community will address how to help those suffering from drug addiction during a panel discussion, hosted at the university, this month.
Alumni, faculty and a...
Stahl Enjoys Working for Wheeling
He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought.
Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine he’d made a good career move, and then his second day arrived.
“We had a bomb threat in ...
WJU Graduate Presented With Manning Award
Overcoming Obstacles is Second Nature for WJU Graduate
A Hillard, Ohio native overcame learning obstacles to not only earn a degree from Wheeling Jesuit, but achieve much success during her four years at the...
Toriseva Tees Off on Watchdog Network
By day she is one of West Virginia’s most respected trial attorneys, and now, in the early evening during the workweek, Teresa Toriseva is hosting a two-hour, all-topics talk show on Wheeling’s WatchDog Radio N...