O’Brien, CVB Playing Key Role in WheelingSteve Novotney March 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For a little more than 20 years Frank O’Brien lived every day as a well-known television...
Only in Wheeling: “Home Invasion”Steve Criniti March 1, 2015By Steve Criniti Ed. Note: This is the second installment of an occasional column titled “Only in Wheeling.” The stories...
Historic Steel Building Awaiting New EraSteve Novotney February 28, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s always been there during my lifetime, and I’ve passed by it, on foot or in...
26003 Is IN Again, With Help From MagazineSteve Novotney February 27, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com It’s Wheeling, a city with, surprisingly, only one zip code. 26003. That’s it, and these days,...
Junior League of Wheeling Celebrates 75 YearsJanet Hart February 27, 2015A very young woman walked along the wealthy avenues of New York City in 1901 with troubling things on her...
Bailey Does Business As He Likes ItSteve Novotney February 26, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He’s been here. Bob Bailey was born in Wheeling, and he was educated in Wheeling. Except...
‘We’re Not Looking Backward Anymore’Steve Novotney February 25, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He reported progress, and he reviewed the many moves made by city government along with celebrating...
McKenzie: The State of WheelingSteve Novotney February 24, 2015Welcome to Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and good afternoon. Thank you for being here today. It is my honor to continue...
Protect our WaterBishop Ralph Dunkin February 24, 2015Bishop Ralph W. Dunkin Weelunk Contributor Water has always been at the heart of the Christian faith and heritage. ...
State of City Address Set for TuesdaySteve Novotney February 23, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com For the sixth consecutive year Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will present his “State of the City...
Black History Month: Wheeling Honors MLKMargaret Brennan February 23, 2015By Margaret Brennan Weelunk Contributor The Community Worship Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held on Sunday,...
Curtain Ready To Rise On 77th ExtravaganzaBill Hanna February 22, 2015 By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor For the past 76 years The Linsly School has provided Wheeling residents with a night...
Turani Q & A: ‘People Drive Everything’Steve Novotney February 22, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He loves a lot of things, this kid from Weirton does. He loves his office building;...
The Arts and The Crofts in WheelingSteve Novotney February 21, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He will take a photo of anything, from spinning steel wool inside abandoned tunnels to the...
The “Mabel Files”: Wheeling’s Underworld and Big BillGerry Griffith February 21, 2015By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contributor Keeping out of Harm’s Way in a Dangerous Time “Man, don’t you know...
Maroon Knight Pride Preps for FutureSteve Novotney February 20, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com On the inside, the hallway walls remain green, and the doors are still thick, the windows...
Carenbauer’s Introduces Mountain State BrewsErin Carenbauer Ball February 20, 2015Editor’s Note: Weelunk is pleased to announce a partnership with Carenbauer Distributing. As you already know from this article, Carenbauer’s...
Coffield Optimistic About WALS FoundationSteve Novotney February 19, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com She’s a scientist. She is data-driven. But Hope Coffield also is a wife, a mother of...
Defy The Cold; Fish For Trout!Jesse Mestrovic February 18, 2015by Jesse Mestrovic West Virginia trout-stocking is getting into full swing. It may be cold, snowing, and threatening hypothermia outside,...
Recycling Issue Comes Back AnewSteve Novotney February 17, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Paper. Plastics. Metals. Textiles. Electronics. Composting. And glass – clear, brown, green, whatever. Almost everything can...
O’Brien Feels Rising City PulseSteve Novotney February 16, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com At the time Mollie O’Brien graduated from Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in 1970, her options...
Miklas: More than Just MeatSarah Cuff Koegler February 15, 2015By Sarah Koegler Weelunk Contributor My Weekly Stop I tie the dog’s leash to the railing on the stoop, help...
Morris Q&A – ‘People Love This Place’Steve Novotney February 15, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He walks from his North Wheeling house to his office on 14th and Main streets most...
An Echo Point RomanceBill Hogan February 14, 2015By Bill Hogan Weelunk Contributor Doodad and Bebe I met Mary Ann’s grandparents when I first dated her. She lived...
Avenue Eats Celebrates Second AnniversarySteve Novotney February 14, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They had no idea if it would work. The “build-it-and-they-will-come” phrase was truly a question for...
New Generation Of Italians Call Wheeling HomeKatrina Mosman February 13, 2015As they boarded the flight, originally from Rome now departing New York for Pittsburgh, she asked her father why the...
WPHS Celebrates Black History MonthGabriel Wells February 13, 2015Wheeling Park High School is celebrating Black History Month in “Signature” fashion. Anne Thomas, Wheeling High School’s first African American...
Carenbauers Have Poured Their Lives Into BusinessSteve Novotney February 12, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com As the story often goes, the first generation of a business builds the business, and the...
Festival And Playground Set for the ‘Show’Steve Novotney February 11, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories profiling the participants scheduled for this week’s...
Local Marketing Firm Brings California Ideas HomeDerrick McKee February 11, 2015By Derrick McKee Weelunk Contributor The clock was inching ever so slowly toward quitting time on a beautiful Friday in...
Recycling And Brewing Set For ‘Show Of Hands’Steve Novotney February 10, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the first of two stories profiling the participants scheduled for this week’s...
McKees Find Harmony In WheelingSteve Novotney February 9, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com They turned to science. Algorithms and crap like that. The stuff that originated with the real-life matchmakers...
Missy Ashmore: It’s Big Picture TimeSteve Novotney February 8, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com She doesn’t recall a conversation with her parents about a life in Wheeling following her education,...
The “Mabel Files”: The Loss of a Jazz Giant – Wheeling’s Chu BerryGerry Griffith February 8, 2015By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contributor The Minns Confectionary Feels the Loss of a Jazz Giant – Wheeling’s Chu Berry Chris...
Neighborhood Memories Alive In WoodsdaleSteve Novotney February 7, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that will include profiles on...
Only in Wheeling: “Take My Truck”Steve Criniti February 7, 2015By Steve Criniti Weelunk Contributor (Note: This is the first installment of an occasional column titled “Only in Wheeling.” The...
A 1992 MixtapeLeeRoy February 6, 2015By LeeRoy Weelunk Contributor Join me on a journey in time back to a Friday night in Wheeling, W.Va., 1992....
Wheeling: Show Your City Some LoveJon-Erik Gilot February 6, 2015By Jon-Erik Gilot Weelunk Contributor Wheeling is a beautiful city. I said it – deal with it. In spite of...
Oliver’s Life-Changing Decision Easy As PieSteve Novotney February 5, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Adam Oliver was nearly 16 years old when he won a national Taekwondo tournament and qualified...
From Weirton to Welch, We’re All MountaineersJoelle Connors February 5, 2015By Joelle Connors Weelunk Contributor Dr. E. Gordon Gee carried this sentiment throughout the 20 minutes he spent speaking to...
Come to the Blue Church This, ‘First Friday’Liz Paulhus February 4, 2015“There may be a body buried under the front steps.” If that true statement does not pique your interest (or...
Pete Holloway Discusses City’s New MomentumSteve Novotney February 4, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He’s heard it before. He’s seen efforts begin only to see them fizzle. He’s listened to...
Four Community Pillars in the ‘Show’Steve Novotney February 3, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com The four presenters have been chosen by ReInvent Wheeling officials for the “Show of Hands” event...
The “Mabel Files”: Part 5Gerry Griffith February 2, 2015By Gerry Griffith Weelunk Contributor The Mabel Files Part 5: Stogies, Sandwiches, and Crocheted Lace The 1920s and 1930s...
Schwertfeger Q&A – ‘It’s a Safe City’Steve Novotney February 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com City Chicken. His mother’s City Chicken, that is. And her noodles. Shawn Schwertfeger admits Mom’s delicious...
Wheeling Youth Movement Attracts AttentionSteve Novotney February 1, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com Catherine Moore came to Wheeling on a professional mission, but her venture also was a part...
Coleman’s Still Fresh After 100 YearsSteve Novotney January 31, 2015By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He still blushes when his customers offer him the usual rave reviews. His face literally turns...
Top 10 Super Bowl CommercialsWheelhouse Carrie January 31, 2015By Wheelhouse Carrie Weelunk Contributor With Wheeling looking in the face of another snow event, and its peak coming during...
A Fond Reminiscence of a Life at LinslyBill Hanna January 30, 2015By Bill Hanna Weelunk Contributor I am a 1959 graduate of Linsly Military Institute (now The Linsly School), and during...
Wheelhouse ‘Craziness’ Producing ResultsLeeRoy January 30, 2015By LeeRoy Weelunk.com Inside this office, three generations of crazy somehow makes sense. They laugh with – and at –...
