Wheeling Lightningbirds Inspire All Of Us To Try Something New Lindsay Ammirante November 29, 2022 Growing up in Wheeling allows for some pretty special core memories. From your trips through the Oglebay Festival Lights to the Italian Festival “back when it was on Market Street,” to biting into slice of DiCa...
Wheeling Nailers Find Temporary Home at Wheeling Park Ice RInk Provided October 7, 2019 Because of the unexpected failure of WesBanco Arena’s ice-making system, Wheeling Park Commission officials will open Wheeling Park’s Memorial Ice Rink early to provide the Wheeling Nailers with a temporary pra...
Roughriders Bring Gripping Gridiron Glory to Wheeling Nick Musgrave May 8, 2019 Despite what your parents might have told you as a rambunctious child, you can play football inside. The West Virginia Roughriders professional football team certainly makes that case, bringing top-tier tale...
Hall of Fame Board Reveals 2019 Inductees Provided April 10, 2019 Twelve new inductees to the Wheeling Hall of Fame were announced today by Hall of Fame Board Chairman Robert DeFrancis. “We are pleased to announce this year’s honorees and to share with the public the date ...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: The Big Pieces in Place Nora Edinger April 9, 2019 Editor’s note: A national redevelopment award here, a new building there, millions of dollars of renovations still somewhere else. What’s happening in downtown Wheeling can be hard to track, whether your city c...
Mayor Elliott Delivers State of the City Address Glenn Elliott February 26, 2019 Editor's note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Glenn Elliott's State of the City Address delivered at noon, Feb. 26, at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Good afternoon. Welcome to the 10th annual S...
Wheeling Nailers Provide Fast-Paced Fun Nick Musgrave February 17, 2019 While our warehouses and factories stand in testament to our tradition of hard work, the crowd at WesBanco Arena is living, breathing (and yelling) proof that Wheeling plays hard, too. Currently in its 27th ...
Symphony on Ice — A Gift of Holiday Warmth Phyllis Sigal November 28, 2018 How can a place as cold as ice make you feel all hot-cocoa, blazing-fire, cozy-blanket, favorite-sweater warm? Maybe it’s those adorable little ones making their way out onto that big ice rink so early in th...
WSO to Welcome Music Director Candidate Roger Kalia Back to Wheeling for Symphony on Ice Phyllis Sigal November 26, 2018 Editor’s note: We are changing up our WEEasked series a few times over the next several months, asking specific questions to the candidates vying for the position of Wheeling Symphony music director. There are ...
17 Years Later, Matt’s Still Saving Lives Phyllis Sigal February 14, 2018 3 A violinist sat on The Capitol Theatre stage playing “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 9. Just two months earlier, during a symphony rehearsal, someone truly did save ...
Wheeling 2018 – Part Two Steve Novotney January 3, 2018 (Editor’s Note: This story is the second of a three-part series that will examine the potential that exists in the Wheeling area as we enter a new year.) Is it difficult to believe there are more people work...
Masciarellis’ Business Framing Their Lives Steve Novotney August 12, 2017 2 Her mother-in-law requested something very unique one year for Christmas, but when Amber Masciarelli searched and searched, she didn’t care for what she discovered, so she decided to make it herself. And tha...
Symphony On Ice Returns To Wesbanco Arena Michael Hires November 28, 2016 The Wheeling Symphony’s 2016 holiday spectacular “Symphony On Ice” is Tuesday, December 6th at 7 p.m. in WesBanco Arena. This community favorite is presented by Main Street Bank and Murray Energy Corporation. ...
Wesbanco Arena Set To Unveil Its New Look Steve Novotney June 16, 2016 2 The seats were orange, the front steps were steep, and the scoreboard was a relic from nearly 40 years ago at the time Wheeling’s City Council approved earmarking nearly $7 million worth of sales tax revenue in...
Wesbanco Project Still On Target, On Budget Steve Novotney January 26, 2016 2 Now that the framing for the new façade for Wesbanco Arena is in place, the center’s general manager believes the dream of a modernized public facility is more visual than ever before. Denny Magruder said th...
