QUIZ: Which Famous Wheeling Woman are You? Wheeling Heritage Media March 7, 2023 March is women’s history month, and Wheeling is home to no shortage of amazing women. Answer a few short questions and we’ll tell you which famous Wheeling woman you are most like!
Alex Weld to Step Down at Wheeling Heritage; Search Initiated for New Executive Director Provided August 3, 2021 WHEELING, W.Va. – August 3, 2021 – Wheeling Heritage’s Board of Directors announced today that Executive Director Alex Weld will be leaving the organization. Weld, who has been with Wheeling Heritage since 2017...
Blackout Tuesday Weelunk Staff June 2, 2020 Weelunk was formed around a central tenet: “Do Something.” Right now, what we are doing is standing in solidarity with those working to combat inequality and institutionalized racism, and unequivocally condemni...
Community Gardens: Green and Growing in Wheeling Laura Jackson Roberts May 26, 2020 With Victory Gardens springing up all over the Ohio Valley and residents reconnecting with the land and the time-honored tradition of working it, it’s a good time to take a look at community gardens. THE...
AS I SEE IT: Things to Remember — COVID-19 Edition Ellen Brafford McCroskey May 16, 2020 Back in 1970-71 in Miss Sharon Miller’s third-grade classroom at Valley Grove School, we budding writers were asked to hone our skills by completing a weekly journal of sorts that Miss Miller dubbed “Things to ...
Polio Survivor Recalls Earlier Pandemic Era Nora Edinger May 11, 2020 Today, it’s easy enough for Wheeling residents to check the day’s infection and death tallies for COVID-19, the pandemic of the day. The counts are in the local newspaper. They can be found on the internet. Sho...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: These Wheeling Women Made Music History Stacey Miller Sacco March 31, 2020 Throughout March — Women’s History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and women who are making history. Read our other Women in History features. Music lovers in Wheeling ...
QUIZ: Which Wheeling Neighborhood Shares Your Personality? Wheeling Heritage Media March 27, 2020 Take our quiz to learn more about Wheeling neighborhoods and find out which one best fits your personality! Which neighborhood are you?
WATCH: Wheeling’s HGTV Hometown Takeover Submission Wheeling Heritage Media February 25, 2020 Taking one small step forward can be all it takes to spark a change. Between the people, the architecture, and the desire for a brighter future, Wheeling, WV is truly a place with unlimited potential....
June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Created Jeremy Morris June 21, 2018 Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corpo...
A Wheeling Company Rises to Meet the Masses J.E. York August 18, 2017 As I waited at the Wheeling Coffee shop on Washington Avenue, the creator and owner of Eat In Now, Joshua Broverman, confidently strolled up. He ordered his coffee with exact instructions and joked that he ...
WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey Eager To Serve Steve Novotney June 3, 2017 In his position as student body president at West Virginia University, Blake Humphrey represents more students than there are people who live in this Friendly City. That’s right. Place that fact into mind...
Preserving History Important to Kalkreuth Steve Novotney May 24, 2017 2 Johnny Cash and Billy Joel and Willie Nelson and thousands of local residents all have graced the stage of the Capitol Theatre, and that is one of the reasons why the employees of Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Me...
Kellas Owns Ideas About Wheeling Retention Steve Novotney May 20, 2017 Retention. It’s a term most people hear often during conversations about the future of the Upper Ohio Valley. Retention. How do we create a better economic atmosphere so younger citizens will not be fo...
Carney’s Cat’s Paw a ‘Show’ Success Story Steve Novotney May 18, 2017 It was in late 2015 when she first presented during a “Show of Hands” event, and she pitched to the crowd the need for a glass-cutter do-thingy that would allow Cat’s Paw Arts Studio to better streamline the sh...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 3 Steve Novotney May 13, 2017 (Editor’s Note: This chapter is the fourth entry of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the game of baseball in the Wheeling area.) “It’s Because He Smiled A Lot” It really didn’t m...
The Tunnel Mysteries – Top Mill & Mount Wood Steve Novotney April 28, 2017 4 It gets darker, cooler, and the air thins with each step toward the section of Mount Wood Tunnel that has collapsed, and when you reach it, the darkness is so dense that you can’t see your hand can’t in front o...
Mayor Eyes Compassion for Wheeling Steve Novotney April 26, 2017 It is about a change in the mindset of local government that alters the citizen experience because people are treated more like people. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott joined a number of Wheeling area residents...
Historic Footbridge Alive With Memories Steve Novotney April 22, 2017 7 Once upon a long time ago the Buch & Donavan Drug Store, the Rose Bowl, the Minute Market, and Ye Olde Alpha were on one side of it, and on one the other side Wheeling College, the Pleasanton ball field and...
Wheeling Art Lovers’ Palettes To Get Real Treat Steve Novotney April 19, 2017 It is an event that represents a chance for enthusiasts of the local arts scene to gain an insider perspective of a dozen Wheeling area artists. On April 29, 12 different painters, writers, jewelry crafters,...
Wheeling Hill’s Windmill Will Churn Again Steve Novotney April 16, 2017 7 It was The Windmill, and it will be The Windmill once again. That means its four unfurled sails will rotate once again if Dan Millhouse has anything to say about it. “So far, we’ve managed to get the lightin...
“Living” Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent de Paul Bryan Minor April 6, 2017 As Christians on a 40 day journey through Lent, we often find ourselves “giving up” something that becomes a challenge to live without. For some, it means giving up sweets, pop or snacking between meals. Othe...
Greyhounds Vital To Wheeling’s Renaissance Steve Novotney April 4, 2017 2 The Senate voted 19-15. The House of Delegates voted 56-44. And now Senate Bill 437, legislation that would eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeders Fund, rests on the desk of Gov. Jim Justice, and ...
Baseball in Wheeling – Chapter 1 Steve Novotney March 31, 2017 5 Editor’s Note: This is the first chapter of a series of stories that will focus on the history of the game of baseball in the Wheeling area. A Man and His Game The pitcher’s mound moved depending on the ...
‘Goosetown’ Home Hidden Away in Wheeling Steve Novotney March 24, 2017 7 There was that hum of about 65,000 cars and trucks zipping east and west every day, but Jim Hangler doesn’t hear that any longer. This American veteran, a Purple Heart recipient for his duty in Vietnam, love...
Streetscaping Project Set for Wheeling’s Downtown Steve Novotney March 22, 2017 2 “Walkability.” By now the term is widely known, and the definition is simply, “a better environment in which to walk.” Yup, that’s it, and Wheeling officials continue to work in partnership with represent...
Design Plan Vital For Wheeling Renaissance Steve Novotney March 9, 2017 3 It is true that the Health Plan project within the 1100 block of downtown Wheeling is the first privately funded new building project since the mid-1980s, so the members of Wheeling Council and Mayor Glenn Elli...
W.A.T.C.H. Benefitting from ‘Show of Hands’ Win Steve Novotney February 22, 2017 What they knew for sure was that W.A.T.C.H. wanted to build a greenhouse to expand upon skill development opportunities for the local residents who depend on the organization. What they knew about “Show of H...
Colaianni Reshaping Wheeling’s Downtown Steve Novotney February 19, 2017 1 He was an unusual student at The Linsly School and not just because he had a hard hat and construction boots in the car he drove to commute from Dillonvale, Ohio, Monday through Friday during the academic year....
Wharf Demolition Was Necessary for Wheeling Progress Steve Novotney February 17, 2017 1 The catfish were hugely scary when hooked near one of the pier supports of Wheeling’s Wharf Parking Garage, and that was likely because the bottom feeders grew accustomed to consuming the small fish, algae, and...
Artworks Around Town A Centre Market Attraction Steve Novotney February 16, 2017 1 Not many of the visitors entering the north market house from the 22nd Street entrance walk to the Soup Shack or Oliver’s Pies without first admiring the artwork along the way. They can’t help it, and that’s...
Forgotten Wheeling – The Manchester Area Steve Novotney February 11, 2017 6 It rests in plain sight but most Wheeling area residents are not aware the Manchester neighborhood still sits secluded on land across Big Wheeling Creek and at the base of the hill where a portion of the villag...
Ihlenfeld Managing New Firm in Wheeling Steve Novotney February 10, 2017 Following his six years serving as United States Attorney for West Virginia’s Northern District, Bill Ihlenfeld has opted to continue his legal career in Wheeling as a member of Bailey & Glasser LLP. Fou...
Main Street Structures Eyed for Redevelopment Steve Novotney February 8, 2017 There were a bar, a small apartment on the second level, and a beauty salon on the third floor inside 1107 Main St., and a print shop and a two-story residence within the walls of the neighboring property, but ...
The Life And Death Of ‘Suicide Hill’ Steve Novotney January 27, 2017 30 It was cut into the hillside to link the village of Bethlehem to the city of Wheeling and the bridge at the bottom just might be the only span in the state of West Virginia without a pothole in its path. The...
Nelson Nailed Her Niche In Wheeling Steve Novotney January 24, 2017 What she did know was that she wanted to return to Wheeling following her college career. What Susie Nelson didn’t know was how. When she was graduated from Wheeling Park High in 1989, her beloved city ha...
Wheeling’s Playgrounds Focus for Mestrovic Steve Novotney January 20, 2017 1 It’s a piece of the most important puzzle, Jesse Mestrovic realizes, and that is why this driven young man is more than willing to devote far more than 40 hours per week to reinvent more than 30 recreational fa...
Journalist Finds Home, Happiness In East Wheeling Steve Novotney January 15, 2017 2 She loves, and not only her husband and their children and not just her folks and his folks and all of their friends they’ve made along a daunting path back to the city of Wheeling. Glynis Board, without fai...
Wheeling Park Ice Rink Holds Warm Memories Steve Novotney January 14, 2017 6 There were those cruises from Rax to DiCarlo’s or from Hardee’s to McDonald’s and the rides to Wilson Lodge’s arcade or through the Festival of Lights during the winter months, but that’s when transportation ot...
The History of Wheeling’s Vineyard Hills Steve Novotney January 12, 2017 6 Hallucinations. Ultimately, they are what spelled the end of the vineyard atop Wheeling Hill, a 31-acre patch of Concord and Catawba grapes that were harvested for 25 years to produce pure, unadulterated alt...
Waller’s Floats Through Winter Steve Novotney January 6, 2017 1 It’s January, and it’s 18 degrees outside the Waller Pools and Spas building on Eoff Street. And Waller’s was open as it is each day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., but not for a clearance sale on artificial Chris...
‘Those People’ Have Christmas, Too Steve Novotney December 24, 2016 1 THEM. Those people. Most don’t want to see them and don’t want to know about them so they can continue denying they exist. Even on Christmas. But those “them” people are present here in the Wheeling ar...
Linsly’s Goodwin Living Dream with NFL’s Falcons Steve Novotney December 23, 2016 3 C.J. Goodwin doesn’t believe he ever asked Santa Claus for a football. Never ever. In fact, this 26-year-old graduate of The Linsly School believes that if he requested anything sports-related from ol’ St...
Couple Awaits Vote on Non-Discrimination Ordinance Steve Novotney December 18, 2016 2 Peter Junkersfeld grew up in New York City, one of America’s largest melting pots of people with a plethora of persuasions, nationalities, religions, races, and sexual orientations. David Miller, a man born ...
Weelunk TV Show on ‘My OV’ Set For Sunday Steve Novotney December 16, 2016 3 Co-Authored by Diana Winzenreid We are absolutely elated to officially “let the cat out of the bag” that WTRF will be airing the first-ever Weelunk Show this Sunday at 11a.m. on Comcast Channel 3 (My Ohio Va...
Expats: ‘We’ll Be Home for Christmas’ Steve Novotney December 10, 2016 8 There’s something here in Wheeling that isn’t there, a draw of sorts that lures hundreds of homecomings each December and only a small part of the rationale apparently pertains to squared pizza slices or fish s...
City of Wheeling Lives Up To Its Nickname Steve Novotney December 7, 2016 1 Friendly? The people of Wheeling? Although no one seems to know for sure when or why the city of Wheeling initially was referred to as the “Friendly City,” it has been the case for as long as most can rem...
A Priceless Piece of Wheeling History Has Never Been Found Steve Novotney November 27, 2016 8 This lead plate is said to be about 11 inches long and 7-and-a-half inches wide, and according to preserved records one of the six claim markers Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville placed along the Ohio River d...
Delbrugge Reflects on Years of Council Service Steve Novotney November 20, 2016 She listened; that’s for sure, although most of the time the conversations concerned complaints. Speeding, road conditions, vacated land, rental properties, and the need for Garden Park improvements are a me...
Grow OV’s Goal – Feeding Friendly City Citizens Steve Novotney November 16, 2016 It was February when a pair of representatives from Grow Ohio Valley pitched an idea during ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of Hands” event about a fresh foods grocer in East Wheeling, but now the focus of the projec...
