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October 22, 2019

One is shooting for a "dino-mite" win. Another is no chicken in this match. A third is really working it for the dough. And the fourth one is hoping for a big serving of votes with a cool side of cash. At wh...

BEFORE YOU GO: From The Variatones to The Four Lovers to The Four Seasons

Stacey Miller Sacco

October 21, 2019

Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi formed the iconic group, The Four Seasons, in 1960. The Jersey Boys, the Tony award-winning musical about the band, is coming to Wheeling, Wednesday, Oct. ...

ECHOES … Of Life Below Violet Hill

Anne Hazlett Foreman

October 19, 2019

Long before my family moved to the brown stucco house at the top of Chicken Neck Hill overlooking Elm Run, I was a resident of Birch Lynn and spent most of the summers on the gently sloping hillside below it. ...

A Natural Pair: The Public Market and Downtown Wheeling

October 18, 2019

Baskets of plump, red apples piled high. Shelves chock full of organic offerings. Carts lined up, waiting for fresh chickens, grass-finished lamb, artisanal cheeses, pickled peppers and fresh-baked bread. It...

Zieggy Tribe Delivers Smiles to El Paso School

October 17, 2019

A big Ziegenfelder smile stretched all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia, to El Paso, Texas, today, when members of the “Zieggy Tribe” shared nearly 1,000 Twin Pops with Tom Lea Elementary. Today’s cool e...

Are You in the Market for Some Fun EVENTS in the Ohio Valley?

October 17, 2019

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET! Live music, a pig roast, a 5K and much more are planned as part of the Grow Ohio Valley’s grand opening celebration for the Public Market, a non-profit local and natural foods...

PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan Richard

October 16, 2019

Editor's note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like any road trip, recovery has stretches of smooth highway as well as the occasio...

WHEELING@WORK: Delbert Striving for Council Clarity

Cassie Bendel

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting the personalities, programs and processes at work within the City ...

Betsy Bethel-McFarland

October 14, 2019

Editor's note: WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look ...

AS I SEE IT: Cat Tales and Tupperware

October 12, 2019

I pull the ancient yellow Tupperware container from the drawer. The sight of my mom’s writing that spells out “CATNIP” on the lid makes me smile. That old container is one of my favorite things remaining from ...

TIME TO GREEN UP: They’re Back! Recycling Bins to Hit The Highlands

Nora Edinger

October 11, 2019

Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series on the environment, today’s post checks out how area recycling programs are faring a year after China’s sudden pullback from a role as the global buyer of recyclable c...

A Wonderland of EVENTS Planned

October 10, 2019

DON’T BE LATE! Oglebay Institute’s Youth Ballet Company brings the timeless classic, “Alice in Wonderland,” to life through the art of dance. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19; and 3 and 7 p.m. Oc...

We Scared Up a Hauntingly Special ‘BOO’nus Edition of EVENTS

October 9, 2019

If words like macabre, terror, horror and haunted give you thrills and chills … If you love witches, zombies, goblins and ghouls … then this month is made for you. Check out this monster offering of October eve...

Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling Symphony

Ryan Norman

October 8, 2019

"Whenever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their nails.” For John Marcel Williams, this is a not too uncommon sight. Williams is the classi...

TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Famiglia Per Sempre

October 7, 2019

Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others for branding, healing or punishment. In other cultures, tattoos signified soci...

BEFORE YOU GO: ‘Beautiful’ Will Make Monday ‘One Fine Day’

Stacey Miller Sacco

October 5, 2019

The Tony and Grammy award-winning musical "Beautiful," about the life and music of Carole King has been gracing the stage of Broadway for five years. While the show will be closing this month in the Big Apple, ...

Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous Footsteps

October 4, 2019

What do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs at a young age. Now, they are millionaires. Of course, we know Zuckerberg found...

‘Tis the Season to Fall Into a Myriad of EVENTS

October 3, 2019

FALL INTO THE FEST It’s time for everybody’s favorite fall festival, Oglebayfest, set for Friday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 6, at Oglebay Park. Just some of the Oglebayfest festivities include shopping at...

PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan Hagan

October 2, 2019

Editor's note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like any road trip, recovery has stretches of smooth highway as well as the occasio...

Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’

October 1, 2019

Will we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of historic mile markers? That remains to be seen when visions of Wheeling will dance r...

WHEELING@WORK: Service, Enthusiasm Highlight Mestrovic’s Parks and Rec Role

Cassie Bendel

September 30, 2019

EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Fun at the Fair

Earl Nicodemus

September 29, 2019

Earl’s note: Here is another in a short series about things to do with kids. Today, we go to the Ohio County Country Fair. This year's fair is set for Oct. 4-6. The refreshing autumn breeze carries the aro...

From Bored to Blissful: A Thank-You Letter to Wheeling

Jessica Broverman

September 28, 2019

That first sip of coffee, more bitter than I would like, hits my mouth, and I think, that’s all right — I have catching up to do anyway. I take a seat outside of Wheeling Coffee and Spice, just across from t...

FRIDAY TRYDAY: A Trip to Hell on Earth — Wheeling’s Newest Haunted Attraction

September 27, 2019

Editor's note: Laura Jackson Roberts loves a new adventure. And in that vein, we've started our occasional "FRIDAY TRYDAY" series, where she will be trying out and sharing with readers a variety of experiences...

Eat and Drink Your Way Through Area EVENTS

September 26, 2019

CELEBRATE OKTOBER Oktoberfest fills Centre Market from noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, with live music, food vendors, and domestic and craft beer. Proceeds benefit the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valle...

Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical Offices

September 25, 2019

It’s a game of musical offices in downtown Wheeling. West Liberty University will soon be moving its Downtown Center to the former home of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley at 1310 Market St., and...

Finding Peace in a Sanctuary of Salt

September 25, 2019

Editor’s note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to share a salt sanctuary with you. It’s hard to write a story when you slept through most of the intervi...

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 returned to the community that created them. In today's story, writer Phil Gable introduces us to ...

LISTEN: Henry, Episode 6 – Legacy and Revival

Alex Weld

September 23, 2019

The final episode in our series. Among other things, Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach is remembered for his beautiful historic buildings and his entrepreneurial success. That same entrepreneurial spirit has be...

September 23, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...

Environment, Justice & Peace: WEJP Radio Offers Progressive Alternative Programming

September 21, 2019

In order to be fully informed on current issues affecting the environment, peace and justice, John M. Morgan believes that local citizens need exposure to a wide variety of information on these subjects. Mor...

Cultural Food Tour Offers Tasty View of History

Nora Edinger

September 20, 2019

The waves of immigration that fueled Wheeling’s industrial era didn’t disappear with the factory jobs. Kibbeh. Pierogi. Schnitzel. Marinara. They’re all still here. Sometimes in restaurants and at festivals,...

Theater, Music, Tours — EVENTS Are Blossoming

September 19, 2019

PLANT YOURSELF AT TOWNGATE Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 51st season of community theater with Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigol...

A Thrive Test-Run: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Try

September 18, 2019

Editor's note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to take you along with her to Thrive. Next week, she'll share a salt sanctuary with you. Unless you live under a rock, you...

River Valley Health Foundation Helps Citizens Access Better Health Care

September 17, 2019

If you have ever found yourself alone and facing a critical health diagnosis, you know firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate the maze of treatments, procedures and appointments. Such challenges are what...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left Unturned

September 16, 2019

Editor’s note: Many of the Downtown Do-Overs featured in this occasional Weelunk series have been major projects — from WesBanco Arena to The Capitol Theatre to more than 100 apartments proposed for the vacant ...

EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Picture-Perfect Project

Earl Nicodemus

September 15, 2019

Earl’s note: This is the fourth of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in the series are inexpensive and fun things that anyone can do with children. Today, we take photos. ...

AS I SEE IT: Reading — Soul Food for the Heart and Mind

September 14, 2019

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected ...

LISTEN: Henry, Episode 5 – Prohibition: An End to an Era

Alex Weld

September 13, 2019

West Virginia enacted prohibition on July 1, 1914 -- almost six years before the nation did. As you might imagine, it didn't go well. Enforcement was nearly impossible, with bootlegging, speakeasies...

WHEELING@WORK: Love and Dedication at the Heart of Humway-Warmuth’s City

Cassie Bendel

September 13, 2019

Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting the personalities, programs and processes at work within the City ...

Curtain Up! Light the Lights!

September 12, 2019

Curtain up! Light the lights! … Season 11 of Broadway at The Capitol is starting here, starting now. ... You'll be swell! You'll be great! You'll be ... “Beautiful." The musical tale of singer/songwriter Car...

EVENTS Are Rollin’ on the River

September 12, 2019

Rollin’… rollin’ … rollin’ on the river … The Sternwheel Festival kicks off at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Along with the boats docked at Wheeling Heritage Port, food vendors and crafters, entertainment will...

‘None of This Is About Me,’ Says ‘Secret Weapon’ of Valley Nonprofits

Stacey Miller Sacco

September 11, 2019

Tina Carinci Morris is the secret weapon of nonprofit agencies in the Ohio Valley. As a freelance marketing and development specialist, she has been working with the United Way and other area nonprofits to help...

The Time Is Now for Moundsville’s First Arts and Culture Committee

Kelly Strautmann

September 10, 2019

This year, the city of Moundsville is doing things a little differently — they can proudly say they have their first Arts and Culture Committee. It’s been a long time coming, but the general feeling among me...

TIME TO GREEN UP: Solar — ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Need Not Apply

Nora Edinger

September 9, 2019

Editor’s note: If going solar sounds intriguing, but you are worried it’s too pricey, too “panelly,” or just, well, too much, today’s Greening Up post shares the stories of two area residents who are living and...

Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and Potatoes

Matthew Rafa

September 8, 2019

If you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The green signs waving in the wind announce Farmers Market Open; however, in Warwood, a farmers m...

THE GRIFFITH FILES: When Wheeling Put On a Big Show to Celebrate Its Bicentennial

Gerry Griffith

September 7, 2019

Fifty years ago, I was a defender of Wheeling’s Fort Henry in the last battle of the Revolutionary War; a Union soldier guarding a prisoner of war camp during America’s Civil War; one of a dozen or so jubilant ...

LISTEN: Henry, Episode 4 – “Schmulbachism” and Politics

Alex Weld

September 6, 2019

Ever heard the term “Schmulbachism?” If not, you might of heard of “wide open Wheeling.” In the fourth episode of the podcast, we talk about some of Wheeling's urban problems, especially the saloons among other...

West Virginia’s Remarkable Bats