‘Buddy’ Bops Into WheelingProvided February 16, 2020“Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story,” the show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including “Jersey Boys,”...
CULTIVATED IN WHEELING, W.VA.: High-Flying, Sea-Sailing Duo Brings Show HomeNora Edinger February 5, 2020f the aerial acrobatics in the video and slide show below seem like something you shouldn’t try at home, that...
Live, Work, Give: Generation Wheeling Committed to ConnectingAlex Panas December 22, 2019egardless of how much you love our city, I’m sure at one time or another you’ve either heard about or...
B.E. Taylor Christmas Star Shines OnBetsy Bethel-McFarland December 18, 2019he first time I talked to B.E. Taylor, I was a young reporter at The Times Leader. I was assigned...
Surprise Symphony (and a Conundrum or Two)Ryan Norman December 15, 2019o, it’s not Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 (popularly known as the Surprise Symphony). It’s what the Wheeling Symphony is delivering...
Homegrown Players Bloom at the SymphonyRyan Norman November 18, 2019t is all very aerospace.” That’s how Robert Driscoll describes designing and creating a machine called a gouger that makes...
BEFORE YOU GO: From The Variatones to The Four Lovers to The Four SeasonsStacey Miller Sacco October 21, 2019rankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi formed the iconic group, The Four Seasons, in 1960. The Jersey...
Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling SymphonyRyan Norman October 8, 2019henever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their...
BEFORE YOU GO: ‘Beautiful’ Will Make Monday ‘One Fine Day’Stacey Miller Sacco October 5, 2019he Tony and Grammy award-winning musical “Beautiful,” about the life and music of Carole King has been gracing the stage...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens 90th Season With Tribute to Queen of SoulProvided September 14, 2019Aretha: A Tribute, featuring vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw and conducted by Music Director John Devlin, will open the...
Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music DirectorPhyllis Sigal August 30, 2019ine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to...
Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’Nora Edinger August 23, 2019he naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with...
Ezra & the Reletivs Sets Album Release EventProvided August 3, 2019The Ohio Valley’s own organic soul/R&B/pop group Ezra & The Reletivs, led by Ezra John Hamilton, is set to host...
Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree MemoriesEllen Brafford McCroskey July 20, 2019Editor’s note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In...
Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to RestPhyllis Sigal July 11, 2019oes anybody here have a match?” Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. The query had come from...
With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight ClassWheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019o use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the BrinkNora Edinger May 22, 2019Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In...
Wee Asked Hydie FriendJeremy Morris May 20, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The FlicksBill Hogan May 18, 2019 was fortunate to attend a noon talk at our library recently, about the old movie theaters in West Virginia. It...
Wheeling Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season to Welcome New Music DirectorProvided May 17, 2019The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces its 90th anniversary season with seven subscription concerts and the return of Ohio Valley’s No....
Give Your Wedding the Star TreatmentStacey Miller Sacco May 14, 2019ust like the Suspension Bridge, Oglebay Park and Centre Market, The Capitol Theatre is shorthand for home for many of us in...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: The Big Pieces in PlaceNora Edinger April 9, 2019Editor’s note: A national redevelopment award here, a new building there, millions of dollars of renovations still somewhere else. What’s...
Mayor Elliott Delivers State of the City AddressGlenn Elliott February 26, 2019Editor’s note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Glenn Elliott’s State of the City Address delivered at noon, Feb....
The Children of Wheeling and Willesden LaneRyan Norman December 1, 2018It was soggy and gray as I headed for The Capitol. I was going to see a performance that I...
Recipe for a ‘Capitol’ HolidayRyan Norman November 19, 2018Take six parts theatrical spectacle, add a dash of distinctive cuisine, fold in a trip to one of many unhidden...
An Evening of Music From the Imperial CityProvided November 10, 2018Wheeling Symphony Orchestra will present A Night in Vienna, conducted by music director finalist Andrés Franco, featuring guest artist Alexi...
Dancing With the Ohio Valley StarsProvided September 22, 2018As Dancing With the Ohio Valley Stars sashays its way into season eight, prepare for more glamour, glitz and sequins...
Do Your Bidding; Drink Some Chocolate; Check Out Some TinWeelunk Staff May 3, 2018MMM … CHOCOLATE Do you like freshly baked, cooked, grilled and melted chocolate? How about chocolate beer? If so, then...
East Meets West, Music Meets StorytellingBryan Braunlich March 12, 2018Music and storytelling — simply put — the foundation of humanities that extends beyond cultural barriers and told many different...
Linsly to Present 80th Annual ExtravaganzaProvided February 28, 2018The Linsly School presents the 80th annual Extravaganza performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the Capitol Theatre. Celebrating...
