“Anything’s A Blessing.” Or Is It?Steve Novotney June 19, 2015I want to believe him. I want to believe my $5 will go toward food and water and better clothing....
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 18, 2015It has been a very wet week in Wheeling. However, the humidity and storms can’t keep weelunkers from DOING SOMETHING...
Community Murals To Better WheelingBianca Benson June 17, 2015Architects of Change, a community mural project, is promoting positive change for adults with mental illness who attend the Marian...
New Documentary Celebrates Italian Dance CultureSteve Novotney June 17, 2015It’s about saving a small sliver of a culture that is vanishing, and it’s about a passion for the past...
Ohio County Schools Offer Summer MealsGabriel Wells June 16, 2015 Although school is out for the summer, Ohio County Schools cafeterias will be busy. Healthy meals will be prepared,...
People Provide the Pieces of Wheeling’s PuzzleSteve Novotney June 16, 2015Sometimes, we have to make our opportunities instead of waiting for them to reveal themselves. Ask Lesley Antonik. Ask Ezra...
Local Student Invited To Global SummitWeelunk Staff June 15, 2015Amber Parsons, a 17-year-old senior at Wheeling Park High School was recently selected from more than 2,500 other students to...
“The Mabel Files” Part 15: Japan “Casts the Die”Gerry Griffith June 15, 2015Wheeling’s Centre Market, and the shops nearby like Tom and Lizzie Minns’ Confectionary on Market Street, were at rest on...
Q & A: Kathy Shapell – “What We Do Works.”Steve Novotney June 14, 2015She was this little, old lady. White hair. Hunched over. She was getting off the public bus at a grocery...
The Wallaston Kimberly Tragedy At Wheeling’s WharfRich Knoblich June 13, 2015Note: This is a fictional tale. Rich Knoblich, WV storyteller and a regular winner of the Liar Contest at the...
Johnson Finding His Seam after Lost SeasonSteve Novotney June 13, 2015They are like tunnels with lights at the end of them, and those pathways guide Savion Johnson to more yardage,...
Area Business Naturally Rubs People The Right WaySteve Novotney June 12, 2015“Nature Itself is the Best Physician.” That’s what the chalkboard sign outside Under the Elder Tree reads. It quotes Hippocrates,...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 11, 2015Welcome to another classic Wheeling summer weekend. This weekend is full of great music, food and entertainment. There’s nothing to...
C3 Camp Is For Every KidChad Adams June 11, 2015For one week each year, people in Wheeling gather together to do something great. The mission is simple: serve the...
‘Challenge Wheeling’ Explores City’s HistorySteve Novotney June 10, 2015It’s a 5K jaunt and a scavenger hunt that is part race and part urban exploration in downtown Wheeling. But...
The “Father of West Virginia” ReturnsJackie McDermott June 10, 2015The installation of the statue of Francis H. Pierpont, the “Father of West Virginia,” will begin on Wednesday, June 10,...
A Wheeling Steak Fry Is Not Rare, But Well DoneSteve Novotney June 9, 2015You get a baked potato, a salad, draft beer, and a raw steak. And you have to cook it. All...
Only in Wheeling: Chuckling at CrimeSteve Criniti June 8, 2015Crime is no laughing matter. One human perpetrates a transgression against another human, and both parties are irrevocably changed. That’s...
Inside Greenwood CemeteryKim Adams June 7, 2015When I first decided to write about Greenwood, I figured it would be an article on the grand monuments and...
McCardle Q & A: “Miracles Are Happening For Everyone.”Steve Novotney June 7, 2015It all started with one child’s wish, and seven years later it has grown into a community that’s never existed...
The Wheeling Mob: Part 7Steve Novotney June 6, 2015WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of...
A Health Transformation in WheelingSarah Barickman June 5, 2015Could one conversation really change a person’s life? Well, it absolutely did for me! Little did I know that one...
Nothing’s Cheesy About Gilson’s Cheese MeltSteve Novotney June 5, 2015He’s been a juvenile probation officer and a private investigator. He’s sold insurance, worked in the gas and oil fields,...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy June 4, 2015Although some of you are reading us from vacation spots like Myrtle, Ocean City, or Blackwater Falls, those of you...
Mmm . . . Popcorn Opens at Market PlazaChristina Fisanick June 3, 2015My son insisted he could smell the popcorn by the time we hit the former Kaufman’s storefront. He held fast...
The Blue Church Concert Series to Feature Nashville ArtistJackie McDermott June 3, 2015 The Blue Church First Friday Concert Series will feature Jacob Thomas, Jr. this Friday at 8 p.m. at Wheeling’s newest performing arts venue...
Romanian Journalist Tours Friendly CitySteve Novotney June 2, 2015The first I had heard of the country was when Nadia Comaneci captured the world’s attention in 1976. I was...
W.Va. Executive Aims to Ignite the Mountain StateAmy Arnett June 1, 2015From financial bumps in the road to the worlds of marketing and social media, getting a business started is no...
Wood Family Q&A: “Food Is Culture Too.”Steve Novotney May 31, 2015Blame the painting. It’s not an excuse, but when Chuck Wood and his family first saw a painting by Janet...
No Asylum Now Offered By Roney’s Point AsylumSteve Novotney May 30, 2015It closed 43 years ago, and it has sat here empty ever since. It was a popular dare back in...
A Graduate’s Guide To Furthering The Weelunk MissionRochambeau May 30, 2015With graduation season upon us, it’s a great time to discuss a subject which doesn’t often get discussed. We all...
Interesting Flora of Ohio CountyBearcub May 29, 2015Creek-Side Flora This time of year is the perfect time to go out looking for interesting plants. There are so...
Wheeling Hall Of Fame Induction Set For SaturdaySteve Novotney May 28, 2015Nine Friendly City residents will be inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame this Saturday at Wesbanco Arena for the...
Weelunk WeekenderRochambeau May 28, 2015After a busy Memorial Day weekend, the city is taking a bit of a breather. No huge events this weekend,...
Soup Shack Serves It ‘Souper’ the Old-Fashioned WaySteve Novotney May 27, 2015One person after another, Frank Warren tells those strolling the northern market house at Centre Market to have, “A souper...
Appreciate Your Older Neighbors This And Every MonthMarilyn Mull May 26, 2015May is Older Americans’ Month. Older Americans Month. Hmm. Who qualifies as an “older” American? Does the AARP proclaim you...
The Day David Came HomeSteve Novotney May 25, 2015Two of his battle buddies came to Wheeling for the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival in 2011 because they...
“Young Blood” At Helm of Historic Wheeling Tool BusinessGlynis Board May 24, 2015In an age of globalization and a shrinking manufacturing sector, two young men in Wheeling are hedging their bets and...
Riley Q&A: “We Get Folks Off to a Good Start”Steve Novotney May 24, 2015The mission is her mission. Dr. Vicki Riley became the new president of West Virginia Northern Community College on Jan....
The Wheeling Mob: Part 6Steve Novotney May 23, 2015WARNING: This article contains explicit language and subject matter that is not suitable for children. It is the equivalent of...
Wheeling United U-13 Girls Win State CupDavid Delk May 22, 2015It has been 10 years since a Wheeling team has won a West Virginia Soccer Association State Cup Championship, but...
Weelunk WeekenderLeeRoy May 21, 2015There’s nothing like Memorial Day weekend in Wheeling, W.Va., to kick off your summer season. Here is your weekly guide...
Grow Ohio Valley Benefit Set For TonightSteve Novotney May 21, 2015Seven different bands will perform this evening for just $7 at Generations Restaurant & Pub in support of Grow Ohio...
One Month Remains Until 5th Annual Arts FestSteve Novotney May 20, 2015Childhood experiences led the chairperson of the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission to become involved with the local arts community,...
Council Candidates Provoke One-Year ConversationSteve Novotney May 19, 2015What they have done for Wheeling residents is a favor. Chad Thalman, Charlie Ballouz, Wendy Scatterday, Frank Callabrese, Jeremy Morris,...
The Runway Was RockedRochambeau May 18, 2015A bevy of amateur fashion models descended upon Wheeling Park’s White Palace on Saturday night for the Rock The Runway YWCA...
The Mabel Files: Tale of the Sweeney PunchbowlsGerry Griffith May 18, 2015“Young lady,” whispered the old man to Mabel Minns as he moved slowly and quietly between weathered gravestones and pointed...
Q and A: Ryan FernsSarah Cuff Koegler May 17, 2015In April 2015, OV Connect hosted a panel of local legislators to reflect on the recent session. Delegates Erikka Storch...
“The Stag,” the Myth, the LegendChristina Fisanick May 16, 2015Every time I visit “The Stag” at Oglebay Park, I wonder how many Ohio Valley children have perched themselves on...
Summertime BeerErin Carenbauer Ball May 16, 2015In the words of Will Smith, “Summer, Summer, Summertime…time to sit back and unwind.” That’s exactly what we plan to...
