WHEELING — The Jeweled Bird shop in Woodsdale may have a wood cage of scaffolding and support around it these days, but that hasn’t stopped business from continuing to take flight there. The Jeweled Bird has a permanent location inside a former church at 136 Edgwood St., though it has ...
WHEELING — Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling knows that his position is a special one. Very few rabbis get to serve at the synagogue where they grew up. Yet Lief is one of the lucky ones, leading worship in the same synagogue where he was confirmed. That fact is something Lief ...
WHEELING – Wheeling native Jay Frey started off playing clarinet and getting a degree in music education, but his career led him to play a different tune that led him to the top of his profession as a fundraiser. There were stops in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Chicago before he ...
BENWOOD — The Rev. Shannon Blosser, pastor of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church and Benwood-McMechen UMC, has been working on making the houses of worship more inclusive, and he believes it is working. “I started advocating at the start of the pandemic, primarily through the use of ...
WHEELING — When it comes to caring about the community and making things happen in her community, Amy Jo Hutchison says the apples didn’t fall far from the tree. Today, as organizer for “Mom’s Rising,” it is her role to make sure the apples are picked up and most efficiently ...
WHEELING – Joyce Wolen has always called the Ohio Valley home, and for nearly three decades, she's been part of a team that has helped countless families in the community find a place they can call home, too. Wolen is the executive director of the Wheeling Housing Authority, where she has ...
