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Want Kids To Love Gardening? Give Them A Job, Seeds, A Pass

Gardeners are made, not born. If you want your children to become enthusiastic gardeners, take steps early to get them going down the proverbial path. It isn’t difficult, but it might require an adjustment to your attitude about children in the garden. The first step is to pique your ...

If The Shoe Fits …

WHEELING — When a rapper friend had a gig at the McLure Hotel, it felt sneaker worthy. Sneaker worthy in a dent-the-piggy-bank kind of way. Tylan Mayo pulled out a pair of Air Jordan Retro Royalty 12s from his investment collection of unworn shoes for the occasion. And — unlike some of ...

Planting Seeds Of Kindness

Sometimes the gloomiest of days are made brighter by someone else’s unexpected kindness. I found this out several times in recent days. I’m not an enthusiastic shopper, although I miss the Stone and Thomas store’s fabulous night sales. The Market Plaza would be crowded with anxious ...

It’s Ball Time for the Symphony

WHEELING — The Viennese Ball takes place on its new, rescheduled date of Saturday, April 16, at Oglebay’s Glessner Auditorium. Sandra Chapman, co-chair of the Viennese Winter Ball committee, said, “Although the events had to be postponed due to safely concerns and issues related to the ...

Refresh: Local Experts Share Spring Cleaning Tips

WHEELING — If all that springlike sun shining through the house is revealing streaky windows, dusty corners and the occasional cobweb, you probably already have a plan as to how to deal with it. But, in addition to whatever spring cleaning means in your home, a panel of area experts ...

Thursday Music Club Welcomes 69th Annual Young Musicians Auditions

WHEELING — The 69th Annual Young Musicians Auditions for 2022, sponsored by the Thursday Music Club of Wheeling, will be held on Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26, at Vance Memorial Church, 905 National Road, Wheeling. Piano auditions will be held on Friday evening, and piano and ...