Santa Brings Magic of Christmas to the Plaza on Market Phyllis Sigal November 21, 2019 The anticipation for Santa was palpable at the first-ever Winter on the Plaza. Hundreds were waiting. Was he stuck in traffic? Maybe he could have gotten there sooner — if there were two-way streets, joked Whee...
Bright Lights, Our City: Get Plugged In to Holiday Spirit Phyllis Sigal November 13, 2019 City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. … The Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission wants downtown businesses to dress their buildings in holiday style — in time for the city’s Winter on the ...
City of Wheeling Launches Bike Share Program Provided October 4, 2019 Residents and visitors alike will now be able to take in a beautiful fall day on Wheeling’s Heritage Trail through the city’s new bike share program that opened for business today, Oct. 4. The first of its kind...
Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’ Phyllis Sigal 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...
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 ...
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,...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: No Block Left Unturned Weelunk Staff 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 ...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019 Downtown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations, roundtable discussions and literary readings will take place F...
Weelunk Rolls Into Wheeling Heritage Weelunk Staff August 28, 2019 'THIS IS WEELUNK' "It looks like a website, but it's more than that. It represents an attitude, a desire for a new Wheeling, one that trades shrinking and decay for optimism and enthusiasm,” explained one of...
Wheeling Heritage Media Launches Podcast on Wheeling Brewer Weelunk Staff August 21, 2019 Murder (maybe). Philanthropy. Prostitution. Industrialization. Corruption. All these words are synonymous with Wheeling brewer Henry Schmulbach. And Wheeling Heritage is bringing Wheeling’s brewing history t...
Women in Labor History Is Theme of Symposium Provided August 18, 2019 The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation, through its Reuther-Wheeling Library and Labor History Archive, will offer the third Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium, themed “Women in Labor Hi...
Experience Wheeling’s Rowdy Past at the Francis Pier-Pint Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition Laura Jackson Roberts August 12, 2019 The logo was designed by Erin Rothenbuehler, programming and archives coordinator at the Ohio County Public Library. According to local historian Sean Duffy, history and beer go together naturally. Luckily ...
Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John Hickenlooper Nick Musgrave July 30, 2019 On July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are the best person to lead the country, likely harkening back to their past successes in publi...
Passionate About Public Art? Provided July 22, 2019 Are you passionate about public art? Would you like to see more artwork in Wheeling? The Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission, in partnership with Centre Market and with funding from Wheeling Heritage, ha...
Warwood Neighborhood One Step Closer to ‘Historic District’ Status Provided July 16, 2019 Part of the Warwood neighborhood is one step closer to becoming a nationally recognized historic district. Wheeling Heritage has selected Weller and Associates to complete an architecture and history survey of ...
Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to Rest Phyllis Sigal July 11, 2019 "Does anybody here have a match?" Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. Slim Lehart and Frank O'Brien put flame to paper. When The Capitol Theatre reopened, Lehart was so excited, he ...
Celebrating Juneteenth Wheeling Style Christina Fisanick June 18, 2019 Many Americans probably believe that once President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that all slaves were set free and lived happily ever after. In reality, the road to freedom for most e...
Looking to the Past and to the Future, Wheeling Heritage Celebrates 25 Years Nora Edinger June 11, 2019 Most city residents probably don’t realize that every trip to the grocery store, every school bus run and all those drive-thrus for coffee are all taking place within a national park of sorts. And, they have...
Wheeling Heritage Director Resigns, New Director Appointed Provided June 10, 2019 Wheeling Heritage today announced that Jake Dougherty is resigning as executive director of Wheeling Heritage, effective in mid-August. The board has named Arch Riley, board president, as the organization’s nex...
With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight Class Wheeling Heritage Staff May 27, 2019 To use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a tremendous number of high-quality cultural institutions and tourism attractions. Not many look like...
Hangover BBQ Fired Up Over Show of Hands Win Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2019 A sweet little voice from the crowded room asked, “What’s your favorite kind of meat to make?” That question, posed by Billy Litman’s 6-year-old niece CeCe, is what put Hangover BBQ over the top at Wednesday’s ...
DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the Brink Nora Edinger May 22, 2019 Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In today’s story, Weelunk looks at what it actually takes to restore historic structures. View...
A Gym, Salon, Roadside BBQ and Resale/Consignment Shop Up for Show of Hands Prize Phyllis Sigal May 21, 2019 Strength. ... Sustainable. ... Repurpose. ... Delicious. These are just a few of the words the Wheeling Heritage Show of Hands contenders use when talking about their business ventures. Delicious: Billy a...
Raise Your Hand, Join the Group, Plant a Seed Phyllis Sigal May 17, 2019 A seed is planted; a flower grows. A paintbrush is dipped into a bucket; a mural appears. A hand is raised; a project is born. Alex Weld, project manager for Wheeling Heritage, is hoping that her new venture...
WHEELING@WORK: Koslik Is the City’s Newest Council Representative Ellen Brafford McCroskey April 24, 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 ...
Wheeling Heritage’s Tom Griffith Collection on Display at WesBanco Provided April 17, 2019 Visitors to WesBanco’s trust department can now see a local artist’s vibrant, nostalgic paintings of Wheeling lining the walls. Wheeling Heritage has loaned more than 20 of its Tom Griffith paintings to the com...
Wheeling Heritage Accepting Show of Hands Applications Provided April 11, 2019 If you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling, you are encouraged to apply for Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands. The winner will leave the event with more ...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 2): What’s on the Drawing Board? Phyllis Sigal March 26, 2019 Editor’s note: Yesterday, it was announced that Wheeling Heritage had won the 2019 Great American Main Street Award. Today, we hear more about the organization’s goals and how it intends to reach them. On th...
Wheeling Heritage (Part 1): A Big Win Today! Phyllis Sigal March 25, 2019 J ust like on a reality television show, Jake Dougherty and Alex Weld knew how the competition ended more than seven months ago — and had to keep it hush-hush. Until today. The exciting news — that Wheeli...
Wheeling Heritage to Host Annual Celtic Celebration March 2 Alex Weld February 24, 2019 Showcasing one of the city’s largest immigrant communities, Wheeling Heritage will host its 23rd annual Wheeling Celtic Celebration from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 140...
What Does ‘Heritage’ Mean to You? Wheeling Heritage Wants to Know Phyllis Sigal February 21, 2019 The word “heritage” means different things to different people, and Wheeling Heritage wants to know how heritage plays a role in the lives of Ohio Valley residents. Now through March 15, Wheeling Heritage is...
Hip Hop: It’s a Culture — Not Just a Music Genre Adelaide Estep February 1, 2019 Our world is sometimes full of judgment and assumptions. We often forget to look deeper and open our minds to the lives and cultures of others. “I feel like we live in a snapshot kind of time in society wher...
Which Mural Will It Be? Phyllis Sigal January 29, 2019 It’s getting down to the wire with just a few days left to vote on which mural will be displayed at the gateway to Wheeling at Kossuth Park. Sixteen artists submitted ideas for the Wheeling Heritage public a...
Wheeling Heritage Hires Historic Preservation Program Manager Provided January 26, 2019 Wheeling Heritage has hired Betsy Sweeny, a preservation specialist, as its Historic Preservation Program manager to lead its historic preservation efforts. She joined the staff at the Artisan Center on Jan. 2,...
Art? BBQ? Legos? Coffee? Time to Decide the Next Show of Hands Winner Phyllis Sigal January 22, 2019 Who will take home at least $3,500 on Wednesday from Wheeling Heritage's Show of Hands competition? Will it be Will Wallace from Clientele Art Studio? Or could Kyle Phair and family smoke the competition w...
First Day on the Job for Travis Henline Provided January 14, 2019 Wheeling Heritage is exploring the creation of a Wheeling museum, and today, history specialist Travis Henline started his job as museum project manager, whose role will be to identify and develop the concept. ...
Wheeling Heritage Looking for Mural Artists Provided October 25, 2018 Wheeling Heritage is asking artists to share their vision of Wheeling for a mural project. The artist who is selected will bring that idea to life at Kossuth Park, the small greenspace at the intersection of W....
America’s First Highway in Spotlight Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018 The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from Cumberland, Md., to Wheeling, (West) Virginia, with a number of events, beginning early ne...
Attention to Detail Cleans Up at Show of Hands Phyllis Sigal September 26, 2018 Attention to Detail's Jeff Johnson Jr. and his dad Jeff Johnson Sr. walked away with $5,214 in winnings from the 15th Show of Hands sponsored by Wheeling Heritage. Close to 400 people came out to the event t...
SHOW OF HANDS: T-Shirts Up Against Detailing, Records and Pottery Phyllis Sigal September 25, 2018 Last spring, a salty baguette trumped T-shirts, coffee and a shave. On Wednesday, the T-shirts are back and hoping to win the crowd over at the 15th installment of Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands competiti...
Tom Griffith’s Wheeling: Art and Architecture Walk Provided August 28, 2018 A unique art walk celebrating the work of Tom Griffith will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, in downtown Wheeling. The fundraising event is being sponsored by the Friends of Wheeling Inc and Wheeling Heritage. ...
Wheeling Heritage Named Great American Main Street Award Semifinalist Provided August 20, 2018 Wheeling Heritage has been named a 2019 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) Semifinalist by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center recognizes exceptional Main Street co...
Show of Hands Looking for Applicants Provided August 14, 2018 Do you have an idea for a new business, a business expansion or a project that will impact Wheeling? If so, you are encouraged to apply for Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands. The winner will leave the event ...
CO.STARTERS: Small Business Program Seeks Entrepreneurs Provided August 7, 2018 Wheeling Heritage and Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) are now accepting applications for the second session of CO.STARTERS, a program for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The program equ...
Survey Asks: What Do YOU Want in Downtown Wheeling? Provided July 17, 2018 5 Would you like to see an ethnic restaurant open in downtown Wheeling? If so, what kind? And what sort of stores would you like to shop in? Do you want to open a business downtown? Would you like to live in a lo...
Kellas III Continuing Family Legacy Steve Novotney June 8, 2018 1 It depends on a person's age, really, as far as which "George Kellas" he or she remembers or knows today. And it is the family of young George Kellas that owns a legacy of working to make the Wheeling community...
And the Show of Hands Winner Is … Phyllis Sigal May 23, 2018 “AHHHHHHH! I’m so excited!” was Sarah Lydick’s ecstatic response as the Wheeling Heritage Show of Hands top vote-getter Wednesday night at the Wheeling Artisan Center. She and her husband Rod walked away aft...
Raise Your Hand for Your Favorite at Show of Hands Phyllis Sigal May 22, 2018 A cup of coffee? A loaf of bread and a bowl of soup? A T-shirt design? A shave and a haircut? Decisions, decisions. And they’re yours to make, after listening to four entrepreneurs make a short but impassion...
Dougherty Named to National Trust ’40 Under 40′ Provided April 18, 2018 1 Jake Dougherty, the executive director of Wheeling Heritage, has been named to a national list of honorees by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A new initiative from the National Trust, “40 Under...
A Divided Peninsula of Souls Steve Novotney March 3, 2018 4 It is one of the silent cities of the dead in Wheeling, but this one was split, and one half has been forgotten. The Peninsula Cemetery, once the third largest in the state of West Virginia with more than 1,...
