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Enjoy What We Have Been Given

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Eight years. That’s how long I have held onto a cactus plant that came from my mother’s house. I’m still not sure if it is a Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus or something else. All I know is that for eight years I had watered and tended the plant that remained green but never produced any blooms. It has been exasperating, especially since a larger cactus plant sitting next to it would produce gorgeous red flowers several times each year. The two plants were sitting side by side in the same window area. They were watered at the same time and left in the dark for the ...

Oglebay’s Backyard BBQ Festival Is Back ... and It’s Free!

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WHEELING — Oglebay’s highly anticipated fourth annual Backyard BBQ Festival, presented by The Glessner Group, is set to ignite summer with a sizzling celebration today, Friday, May 23, through Sunday, May 25. This year’s festival promises a weekend packed with free live music, ...

Live Music Roundup

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Friday, May 23 - Jukebox, Wheeling Park Amphitheatre, 7 p.m. - The Muddle, Prima Marina, Moundsville, 7 p.m. - Tim & Jered with special guest TBA, Outdoor Inn, Valley Grove, 8 p.m. to midnight. - Tongue N Cheek, Route 40 LumberJaxe, Belmont, 8 p.m. to midnight. Saturday, May 24 - New Age Adenas (duo), Centre Market, Wheeling, noon to 2 p.m. - Twice as Nice, Luna Bleu Lounge at Le Chateau Pier, Smithfield, 7-10 p.m. - MSM — Miller Smith & Mazure, The Prima Marina, Moundsville, 7 p.m. - Bill Gorby, Bill Hinson and Scott Whitacre, Black Sheep Vineyard, Adena, 7:30 ...

City of Wheeling’s Free Summer Entertainment Ready to Get Underway

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WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is excited to launch another season of free summer entertainment this week with Toe Tappin’ Tuesdays at Warwood’s Garden Park and Waterfront Wednesdays at Heritage Port in downtown Wheeling. Saturdays at the Market will kick off on May 24 with a noon performance by The New Age Adenas at Centre Market, offering live music for shoppers. Toe Tappin’ Tuesdays will begin this Tuesday, May 27, with dance tunes performed live by Twice as Nice. The original launch of Waterfront Wednesdays with a performance featuring Hoard & Jones was canceled because ...

WesBanco Arena to Host Monthly First Fridays Concerts

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WHEELING — WesBanco Arena is excited to announce the launch of the Pepsi First Fridays Summer Concert Series, a new monthly event celebrating community, music and summer fun. The series kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, June 6, on the arena’s vibrant outdoor patio space. Each First Friday ...