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National Bestselling Author Andrew Lawler to Speak for Roanoke History Museum

The Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums announce “History is Served,” its annual fundraising event at the Hotel Roanoke, 110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke, Virginia, on Thursday, September...

Youth Talent Showcase: TAP’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Shine in Roanoke

Total Action for Progress (TAP), This Valley Works (TVW) Tomorrow’s Leaders program invites the Roanoke...

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Daring Newcomer Redefining 5-Star Luxury

Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is easily one of the most iconic and luxurious hotels you...

Hollins University To Host USA Cycling Event, July 14, 2025

Hollins University, the City of Roanoke, and Roanoke County are teaming up to present the...

Checking Out America’s Biggest Casino in Oklahoma – Winstar Casino & Resort

Who would have thought that America’s biggest casino isn’t in Las Vegas or Atlantic City?...

Railway Historical Society Plans Trips to Abingdon and “Eastern Continental Divide”

The Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society has announced two unique round trip train excursions that will take place the first...

Blue Ridge PBS Wins EMPixx Award For “Virginia State Parks”

The Blue Ridge PBS production “Virginia State Parks: 75 Years and Still Growing,” first broadcast in June 2011, has been honored with a...

FDR Library Photographic Exhibit Recalls Depression Era America

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. Between 1935 and 1943, photographers from the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a New Deal agency, fanned out across America,...

Roanoke Children’s Choir Sings in Centuries Old Canterbury Cathedral

Fifty-two singers from the Concert Choir of the Roanoke College Children’s Choir participated in the highly acclaimed International Children’s Choir Festival at Canterbury...

“Fall into the Arts” Series Debuts

by Cheryl Hodges Roanokers are in for a musical treat this fall, with Community School’s “Fall into the Arts Series” which will feature some...

Featured Artist At 2nd Helpings Likes Big Sky, Bright Colors

by Gene Marrano Dramatic skies, all types of flowers, birds—“nature and beauty from God’s creations,” that’s what inspires Roanoke artist Carrie McNutt, whose work...