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Friday, November 7 - Gage Joseph, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Chuck Lucas, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Strait Shooter Band, Bellaire VFW, 7-10 p.m. - Sarah Hays Duo, Luna Bleu Lounge at Le Chateau Pier, Smithfield, 7-10 p.m. - Andy Wendgerd, Route 40 LumberJaxe, Belmont, 8 p.m. to midnight. - Doctor Smoth with Moontemple and Star Viper, Waterfront Hall, Wheeling, 9 p.m. Saturday, November 8 - Ron Retzer Trio, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - The Breakawaze, Sons of Italy, ...

Food For Thought And Bellies

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Driving into Wheeling via 16th Street on Tuesday morning, something was amiss. It was still an hour from noon, yet the line outside the Wheeling Soup Kitchen was already filling up. On 18th Street, the number of people milling about Catholic Charities’ 18th Street Center was noticeably larger. On Chapline Street, vehicles were double-parked in the parking lot of St. Mathew’s Episcopal Church. People were hurrying in and out of the food pantry at the church. Across the street at St. James Evangelical Church, people were clustered near the door of the food pantry offered at the ...

Robert Plant's Saving Grace Enraptures Fans at Capitol Theatre

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WHEELING – Robert Plant's Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian kicked off the band's first ever U.S. tour on Thursday in a seemingly improbable yet most fitting location – Wheeling, West Virginia. Tickets to the show at the historic Capitol Theatre went on sale in July and sold out ...

Live Music Roundup

Out & About

Friday, October 24 - Jason Treuman, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Brimstone Coven (Album Release Show) with OSI & The Jupiter and Nechochwen, Belmont Brewerks, Martins Ferry, 7 p.m. - Paul Milovac, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7 p.m. - Soundtech DJ, River City, Wheeling 9 p.m. * Saturday, October 25 - New Age Adenas, Grand View Park, Moundsville, 6-9 p.m. - The Muddle, Route 40 LumberJaxe, Belmont, 7-10 p.m. * - Chuck Lucas, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Brother Randall & Friends, ...

I Still Do That

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There are some things that have gone the way of “modern” living, but not so fast. I guess I am still a bit old school. Yes, I still write checks to pay bills. Recently, I was looking to buy a nice, sturdy checkbook cover and could not find one in any stores locally. A clerk at Boscov’s looked at me like I had two heads when I asked if the store carried checkbook covers. I suppose I could resort to online shopping, yet I’m not sure such items still exist. More and more things are disappearing in the retail world. What happened to the L’eggs pantyhose eggs? I realize that the ...