Wheeling Island’s east shore along the Ohio is pearled with fanciful historic homes, and each has a story. In the case of Nick and Tamara Coe Ewart’s home on North Front Street, the story is as impressive as the interior. History has it that their stately Second Empire home was built in 1870 for the first governor of West Virgnia, Arthur I. Boreman, when Wheeling served as the first state capitol...
Greek Sisters Keep Cooking in the Family and Church
Sisters Stella Sfamenos and Goldie Basil can be considered the “Click and Clack” of Greek cooking. The two yia yia’s (Greek for grandmother) whipped up a Greek feast at their Short Creek home on a crisp Autumn night in October while recalling all the wonderful family and church festivities that have centered around a table full of Greek food. Both sisters learned cooking from their mother, Diamento, as well as from all their years cooking with fellow lady friends at their local church’s ladies’ auxiliary in Wheeling.
Wheeling's Diners
A visit to two of Wheeling's family run diners offers something extraordinary.
Bridge Tavern

An Unexpected Journey
From the fringes of 1960’s urban America to the rugged backwaters of West Virginia, the journey for the Krishnas at New Vrindaban in Marshall County has been anything but mundane. INWheeling explores Krishna consciousness and chronicles the conversion of the original Krishnas who arrived in West Virginia as outsiders in a foreign place to native West Virginians who have come to love their land and neighbors. Take a look at how both this once isolated commune and the local community are finding common ground.
Coming to Peace
In an INWheeling ecumenical exclusive, ten local religious leaders provide insight into bringing inner peace to your life. Although the diversity of cloak and garb will strike you in this unprecedented photo essay, the commonality of their messages may surprise you even more.
Sisters of the City
The unspoken heroes of our community are these strong, humble women who have come to the aid of the poor and underserved. They have educated our youth, tended to our ailing, and prayed for blessings on all of us. They are the true mothers of the City, without which Wheeling would be a very different place. INWheeling pays tribute to three local sisters’ communities that have made an indelible impression on the personality of Wheeling.
Home in a New Land
Far away from their East Coast brothers, the Jesuits at Wheeling have found their voice in a land at times forgotten by the rest of the nation. INWheeling chronicles the peculiar story behind the marriage of the Jesuits and West Virginia, the impact they have made on both Wheeling and the entire state, and their determined mission at both Wheeling Jesuit University and the Appalachian Institute.
“Amish Country”
Belmont and Guernsey Counties in Ohio have become home to hundreds of Amish during the last decade. INWheeling unveils the mystery behind the various Amish communities and has some frank conversations with some of the newest residents of the Wheeling area’s burgeoning “Amish Country.”
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