Wheeling

QUIZ: Which Famous Wheeling Woman are You?

Wheeling Heritage Media March 7, 2023

March is women’s history month, and Wheeling is home to no shortage of amazing women. Answer a few short questions and we’ll tell you which famous Wheeling woman you are most like!

Alex Weld to Step Down at Wheeling Heritage; Search Initiated for New Executive Director

Provided August 3, 2021

WHEELING, W.Va. – August 3, 2021 – Wheeling Heritage’s Board of Directors announced today that Executive Director Alex Weld will...

Blackout Tuesday

Weelunk Staff June 2, 2020

Weelunk was formed around a central tenet: “Do Something.” Right now, what we are doing is standing in solidarity with...

Community Gardens: Green and Growing in Wheeling

Laura Jackson Roberts May 26, 2020

With Victory Gardens springing up all over the Ohio Valley and residents reconnecting with the land and the time-honored tradition...

AS I SEE IT: Things to Remember — COVID-19 Edition

Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 16, 2020

Back in 1970-71 in Miss Sharon Miller’s third-grade classroom at Valley Grove School, we budding writers were asked to hone...

Polio Survivor Recalls Earlier Pandemic Era

Nora Edinger May 11, 2020

Today, it’s easy enough for Wheeling residents to check the day’s infection and death tallies for COVID-19, the pandemic of...

WOMEN IN HISTORY: These Wheeling Women Made Music History

Stacey Miller Sacco March 31, 2020

Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and women who...

QUIZ: Which Wheeling Neighborhood Shares Your Personality?

Wheeling Heritage Media March 27, 2020

Take our quiz to learn more about Wheeling neighborhoods and find out which one best fits your personality! Which neighborhood are you?

WATCH: Wheeling’s HGTV Hometown Takeover Submission

Wheeling Heritage Media February 25, 2020

Taking one small step forward can be all it takes to spark a change. Between the people, the architecture, and...

June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Created

Jeremy Morris June 21, 2018

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel...

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...

WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey Eager To Serve

Steve Novotney June 3, 2017

In his position as student body president at West Virginia University, Blake Humphrey represents more students than there are people...

Preserving History Important to Kalkreuth

Steve Novotney May 24, 2017

Johnny Cash and Billy Joel and Willie Nelson and thousands of local residents all have graced the stage of the...

Kellas Owns Ideas About Wheeling Retention

Steve Novotney May 20, 2017

Retention. It’s a term most people hear often during conversations about the future of the Upper Ohio Valley. Retention. How...

Carney’s Cat’s Paw a ‘Show’ Success Story

Steve Novotney May 18, 2017

It was in late 2015 when she first presented during a “Show of Hands” event, and she pitched to the...

Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 3

Steve Novotney May 13, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This chapter is the fourth entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of...

The Tunnel Mysteries – Top Mill & Mount Wood

Steve Novotney April 28, 2017

It gets darker, cooler, and the air thins with each step toward the section of Mount Wood Tunnel that has...

Mayor Eyes Compassion for Wheeling

Steve Novotney April 26, 2017

It is about a change in the mindset of local government that alters the citizen experience because people are treated...

Historic Footbridge Alive With Memories

Steve Novotney April 22, 2017

Once upon a long time ago the Buch & Donavan Drug Store, the Rose Bowl, the Minute Market, and Ye...

Wheeling Art Lovers’ Palettes To Get Real Treat

Steve Novotney April 19, 2017

It is an event that represents a chance for enthusiasts of the local arts scene to gain an insider perspective...

Wheeling Hill’s Windmill Will Churn Again

Steve Novotney April 16, 2017

It was The Windmill, and it will be The Windmill once again. That means its four unfurled sails will rotate...

“Living” Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent de Paul

Bryan Minor April 6, 2017

As Christians on a 40 day journey through Lent, we often find ourselves “giving up” something that becomes a challenge...

Greyhounds Vital To Wheeling’s Renaissance

Steve Novotney April 4, 2017

The Senate voted 19-15. The House of Delegates voted 56-44. And now Senate Bill 437, legislation that would eliminate the...

Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 1

Steve Novotney March 31, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the first chapter of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the...

‘Goosetown’ Home Hidden Away in Wheeling

Steve Novotney March 24, 2017

There was that hum of about 65,000 cars and trucks zipping east and west every day, but Jim Hangler doesn’t...

Streetscaping Project Set for Wheeling’s Downtown

Steve Novotney March 22, 2017

“Walkability.” By now the term is widely known, and the definition is simply, “a better environment in which to walk.”...

Design Plan Vital For Wheeling Renaissance

Steve Novotney March 9, 2017

It is true that the Health Plan project within the 1100 block of downtown Wheeling is the first privately funded...

W.A.T.C.H. Benefitting from ‘Show of Hands’ Win

Steve Novotney February 22, 2017

What they knew for sure was that W.A.T.C.H. wanted to build a greenhouse to expand upon skill development opportunities for...

Colaianni Reshaping Wheeling’s Downtown

Steve Novotney February 19, 2017

He was an unusual student at The Linsly School and not just because he had a hard hat and construction...

Wharf Demolition Was Necessary for Wheeling Progress

Steve Novotney February 17, 2017

The catfish were hugely scary when hooked near one of the pier supports of Wheeling’s Wharf Parking Garage, and that...

Artworks Around Town A Centre Market Attraction

Steve Novotney February 16, 2017

Not many of the visitors entering the north market house from the 22nd Street entrance walk to the Soup Shack...

Forgotten Wheeling – The Manchester Area

Steve Novotney February 11, 2017

It rests in plain sight but most Wheeling area residents are not aware the Manchester neighborhood still sits secluded on...

Ihlenfeld Managing New Firm in Wheeling

Steve Novotney February 10, 2017

Following his six years serving as United States Attorney for West Virginia’s Northern District, Bill Ihlenfeld has opted to continue...

Main Street Structures Eyed for Redevelopment

Steve Novotney February 8, 2017

There were a bar, a small apartment on the second level, and a beauty salon on the third floor inside...

The Life And Death Of ‘Suicide Hill’

Steve Novotney January 27, 2017

It was cut into the hillside to link the village of Bethlehem to the city of Wheeling and the bridge...

Nelson Nailed Her Niche In Wheeling

Steve Novotney January 24, 2017

What she did know was that she wanted to return to Wheeling following her college career. What Susie Nelson didn’t...

Wheeling’s Playgrounds Focus for Mestrovic

Steve Novotney January 20, 2017

It’s a piece of the most important puzzle, Jesse Mestrovic realizes, and that is why this driven young man is...

Journalist Finds Home, Happiness In East Wheeling

Steve Novotney January 15, 2017

She loves, and not only her husband and their children and not just her folks and his folks and all...

Wheeling Park Ice Rink Holds Warm Memories

Steve Novotney January 14, 2017

There were those cruises from Rax to DiCarlo’s or from Hardee’s to McDonald’s and the rides to Wilson Lodge’s arcade...

The History of Wheeling’s Vineyard Hills

Steve Novotney January 12, 2017

Hallucinations. Ultimately, they are what spelled the end of the vineyard atop Wheeling Hill, a 31-acre patch of Concord and...

Waller’s Floats Through Winter

Steve Novotney January 6, 2017

It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open...

‘Those People’ Have Christmas, Too

Steve Novotney December 24, 2016

THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue...

Linsly’s Goodwin Living Dream with NFL’s Falcons

Steve Novotney December 23, 2016

C.J. Goodwin doesn’t believe he ever asked Santa Claus for a football. Never ever. In fact, this 26-year-old graduate of...

Couple Awaits Vote on Non-Discrimination Ordinance

Steve Novotney December 18, 2016

Peter Junkersfeld grew up in New York City, one of America’s largest melting pots of people with a plethora of...

Weelunk TV Show on ‘My OV’ Set For Sunday

Steve Novotney December 16, 2016

Co-Authored by Diana Winzenreid We are absolutely elated to officially “let the cat out of the bag” that WTRF will...

Expats: ‘We’ll Be Home for Christmas’

Steve Novotney December 10, 2016

There’s something here in Wheeling that isn’t there, a draw of sorts that lures hundreds of homecomings each December and...

City of Wheeling Lives Up To Its Nickname

Steve Novotney December 7, 2016

Friendly? The people of Wheeling? Although no one seems to know for sure when or why the city of Wheeling...

A Priceless Piece of Wheeling History Has Never Been Found

Steve Novotney November 27, 2016

This lead plate is said to be about 11 inches long and 7-and-a-half inches wide, and according to preserved records...

Delbrugge Reflects on Years of Council Service

Steve Novotney November 20, 2016

She listened; that’s for sure, although most of the time the conversations concerned complaints. Speeding, road conditions, vacated land, rental...

Grow OV’s Goal – Feeding Friendly City Citizens

Steve Novotney November 16, 2016

It was February when a pair of representatives from Grow Ohio Valley pitched an idea during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of...