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Setting the Mood With Candles

If a candle is burning in a dark room, we don’t see the darkness, we see the light. Perhaps that’s why candles have become such a popular decor element over the course of the pandemic. Little lights you can place anywhere, candles can make a room feel cozy and welcoming. DECORATING ...

Viennese Winter Ball Cotillion Celebrating 40th Anniversary

Stella Boldrick, Cotillion chairwoman of the Viennese Winter Ball Committee, has announced the members of the 2021 Cotillion. Ten young women and 10 young men, all of whom are seniors at local schools, have volunteered through their high school years at Wheeling Symphony events. For the past ...

Stadium Cuisine Earns Home Field Advantage

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When it comes to preparing a menu for the biggest football game of the year, Aramark, which partners with the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs and a dozen other NFL teams for food and beverage services, knows what it takes to energize fans and keep them well-fed. While ...

Pandemic Cuisine: Odd Pairings, Old Favorites on the Menu

NEW YORK (AP) — Whether it’s kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings that goes beyond the joy of comfort eating. Nearly a year into isolation, many people are embracing foods long forgotten or rejected for taste, texture or smell. Some have ...

Oglebay Institute Gives Helinski Shelter Girls Chance to Dance

WHEELING — It’s 10 a.m. on a Friday in mid-January at the Youth Services System Helinski Shelter for girls. Three teens in sweatpants and T-shirts stand in their sock feet in the middle of a small conference room-turned-dance studio, facing a 19-inch flatscreen monitor. The long table ...

United Way Helps Provide Food, Meals to Local Residents

WHEELING -- United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley has launched a food insecurities grant in partnership with Southwestern Energy. The grant is open to organizations in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties that are providing food products and meals to local residents. “Southwestern Energy is a strong community partner and aware that food insecurity is one of the biggest issues our community members are facing,” Jessica Rine, executive director of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley, said. “This grant will fund programs addressing these concerns so that they have the ...