AS I SEE IT: Cat Tales and TupperwareEllen Brafford McCroskey October 12, 2019pull the ancient yellow Tupperware container from the drawer. The sight of my mom’s writing that spells out “CATNIP” on...
TIME TO GREEN UP: They’re Back! Recycling Bins to Hit The HighlandsNora Edinger October 11, 2019Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series on the environment, today’s post checks out how area recycling programs are faring...
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...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: Famiglia Per SempreEllen Brafford McCroskey October 7, 2019Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others...
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...
Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous FootstepsPhyllis Sigal October 4, 2019hat do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Susan HaganEllen Brafford McCroskey October 2, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’Phyllis Sigal October 1, 2019ill we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of...
WHEELING@WORK: Service, Enthusiasm Highlight Mestrovic’s Parks and Rec Role Cassie Bendel September 30, 2019
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Fun at the FairEarl Nicodemus September 29, 2019Earl’s note: Here is another in a short series about things to do with kids. Today, we go to the...
From Bored to Blissful: A Thank-You Letter to WheelingJessica Broverman September 28, 2019hat first sip of coffee, more bitter than I would like, hits my mouth, and I think, that’s all right...
FRIDAY TRYDAY: A Trip to Hell on Earth — Wheeling’s Newest Haunted AttractionLaura Jackson Roberts September 27, 2019Editor’s note: Laura Jackson Roberts loves a new adventure. And in that vein, we’ve started our occasional “FRIDAY TRYDAY” series,...
Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical OfficesPhyllis Sigal September 25, 2019t’s a game of musical offices in downtown Wheeling. West Liberty University will soon be moving its Downtown Center to...
Finding Peace in a Sanctuary of SaltLaura Jackson Roberts September 25, 2019Editor’s note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to share a salt sanctuary with...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Ellen Gano and the Clarifying ObjectivePhil Gable September 24, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, will profile Ohio Valley natives who have left town but...
Wee Asked Molly Check from the Oglebay Environmental Education CenterLaura Jackson Roberts September 23, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Environment, Justice & Peace: WEJP Radio Offers Progressive Alternative ProgrammingEllen Brafford McCroskey September 21, 2019n order to be fully informed on current issues affecting the environment, peace and justice, John M. Morgan believes that...
Cultural Food Tour Offers Tasty View of HistoryNora Edinger September 20, 2019he waves of immigration that fueled Wheeling’s industrial era didn’t disappear with the factory jobs. Kibbeh. Pierogi. Schnitzel. Marinara. They’re...
A Thrive Test-Run: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to TryLaura Jackson Roberts September 18, 2019Editor’s note: Wellness — we all need it. Today, allow writer Laura Jackson Roberts to take you along with her...
River Valley Health Foundation Helps Citizens Access Better Health CareEllen Brafford McCroskey September 17, 2019f you have ever found yourself alone and facing a critical health diagnosis, you know firsthand how difficult it can...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left UnturnedWeelunk Staff September 16, 2019Editor’s note: Many of the Downtown Do-Overs featured in this occasional Weelunk series have been major projects — from WesBanco...
EARL’S CAPERS WITH KIDS: Picture-Perfect ProjectEarl Nicodemus September 15, 2019Earl’s note: This is the fourth of a short series about things to do with kids. The activities described in...
AS I SEE IT: Reading — Soul Food for the Heart and MindEllen Brafford McCroskey September 14, 2019“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It...
WHEELING@WORK: Love and Dedication at the Heart of Humway-Warmuth’s CityCassie Bendel September 13, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, “Wheeling@Work,” is an effort to provide readers with insight and information into our city government, highlighting...
‘None of This Is About Me,’ Says ‘Secret Weapon’ of Valley NonprofitsStacey Miller Sacco September 11, 2019ina Carinci Morris is the secret weapon of nonprofit agencies in the Ohio Valley. As a freelance marketing and development...
The Time Is Now for Moundsville’s First Arts and Culture CommitteeKelly Strautmann September 10, 2019his year, the city of Moundsville is doing things a little differently — they can proudly say they have their...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Solar — ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Need Not ApplyNora Edinger September 9, 2019Editor’s note: If going solar sounds intriguing, but you are worried it’s too pricey, too “panelly,” or just, well, too...
Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and PotatoesMatthew Rafa September 8, 2019f you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The...
THE GRIFFITH FILES: When Wheeling Put On a Big Show to Celebrate Its BicentennialGerry Griffith September 7, 2019ifty years ago, I was a defender of Wheeling’s Fort Henry in the last battle of the Revolutionary War; a...
West Virginia’s Remarkable BatsLaura Jackson Roberts September 6, 2019’ve got a history with bats. For 40 years, they’ve been invading my summers and my homes. A bat slammed...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern AppalachiaChristina Fisanick September 4, 2019owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’Nora Edinger September 3, 2019Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Karen Laska’s ‘Plan A’Ryan Norman September 2, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
ECHOES … Of That First Day at the Mount — and BeyondAnne Hazlett Foreman August 31, 2019t is said that moments of trauma or great joy are etched in our minds forever and, like Post Traumatic...
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...
Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling HeritageWeelunk 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’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Morgan Harris Found Refuge in AcademicsRyan Norman August 27, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel DickensSeán Duffy August 26, 2019he Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Jordan Miller’s Love of LanguageRyan Norman August 25, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Poppa’s One, Two, ThreeBill Hogan August 24, 2019riving through Wheeling Park, I noticed a sign — “Bandstand” — and followed it to the top of the hill....
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...
Wheeling Heritage Media Launches Podcast on Wheeling BrewerWeelunk Staff August 21, 2019urder (maybe). Philanthropy. Prostitution. Industrialization. Corruption. All these words are synonymous with Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach. And Wheeling Heritage is...
PROFILES IN PERSEVERANCE: Meet Mary HessEllen Brafford McCroskey August 20, 2019Editor’s note: In this series, Weelunk readers will meet their neighbors who are successfully navigating the road of recovery. Like...
Families Find Adventures in ScoutingStacey Miller Sacco August 19, 2019ccording to a recent survey, American families spend just 37 minutes of quality time together each day. Between work, school,...
Building a Stronger Community — One Gnome at a TimeKelly Strautmann August 17, 2019here is a place in Wheeling where you can meet new friends and be creative. Where a beautiful resident tortoiseshell...
A Spotlight on Helping Hands: Assisting Marginalized CitizensJessica Broverman August 16, 2019ervices provided in the Ohio Valley to assist its most vulnerable citizens are everywhere. Though you may see programs advertised,...
Lots of Fun Brewing at EVENTS Around TownWeelunk Staff August 15, 2019BREW-OFF The Francis Pier-Pint Historic Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition puts history and hops in the limelight. The event, set for 5:30-8:30...
Javersak: Job Sea Change the Historic Rule for WheelingNora Edinger August 14, 2019Editor’s note: In continuing coverage of Wheeling employment and business, Weelunk asked local historian David Javersak to put recent job...
Exley Remembers (sort of) Three Days of Craziness on Max Yasgur’s FarmFred Connors August 13, 2019heeling resident R. Banford Exley has sporadic memories of a raucous music festival he attended 50 years ago on a...
Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition EditionLaura Jackson Roberts August 12, 2019ccording to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily for lovers of Wheeling and ale, it’s...
