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Govenor’s “Children’s Cabinet” Gets Eye-opener at Fallon Park
Members of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s appointed “Children’s Cabinet” were in town recently to tour Fallon Park Elementary School. The southeast Roanoke City public school has its challenges, as outlined...
Old Macdonald Had A Farm—And A Tourist Destination, And A Side Business
A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall provides a detailed...
Virginia State Parks To Celebrate The New Year With “First Day Hikes “
Virginia State Parks, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, will offer special...
Regency Room Restoration Coming
Roanoke’s longest standing fine-dining establishment gets a facelift
To mark the 75th anniversary of the...
GE Partners With Virginia Tech To Improve Wind Energy Efficiency
A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that...
Roanoke County Receives EMS Awards
The Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department recently received two 2011 Regional Awards for Outstanding Contributions to EMS. The seventh annual Western Virginia...
Promoter Steps Out Again With “Band Experiment”
by Cheryl Hodges
The main library in downtown Roanoke has become a bit of a mecca in recent years. All sorts of people converge...
Ultimate Frisbee: The Most Laid Back Serious Sport
by Cheryl Hodges
Of the 55 sports represented in this year’s Coventry Commonwealth Games, there is only one that is self-governed by the aptly...
2nd Helpings Café Opens Full Bakery
For 26 years, Georgia Crump was the owner and baker at Nuts & Sweet Things located in the Market in downtown Roanoke. Opening...
PROject proJECT Draws Sizeable Crowds Downtown
by Gene Marrano
Ever heard of “fire hooping” – a flaming hula-hoop dance routine that held audiences spellbound? What about psychedelic projections, civil raves...
Throwing The Heat
The weather has been both cool and hot over the last week and so has the pitching in Salem. The Sox are looking...