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Parkside Picks Returns May 3 with 60+ Vendors at Green Hill Park

Parkside Picks returns to Roanoke County’s Green Hill Park on Saturday, May 3 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM! As a community yard sale and flea market event, Parkside Picks...

Roanoke Youth Summit: PJ JAM Set for May 3

The annual Youth Summit hosted by the City of Roanoke is back with a brand-new...

Father, Son and Family Banquet Returns for 91st Year in Roanoke

For nearly a century, the Father, Son and Family Banquet have stood as one of...

PedalSafe ROA Announces 2025 Bike Month Events

PedalSafe ROA, a Roanoke-based safe cycling advocacy non-profit, is hosting four events in May to...

LEAP and the City of Roanoke launch Solarize Roanoke

City of Roanoke residents are invited to take advantage of the SolarizeVA program that launched...

Restoration Housing to Hold Ribbon Cutting for Historic Home in Southeast Roanoke

Restoration Housing has announced that they have completed the historic rehabilitation of their seventh home in Roanoke and their fourth within the Belmont neighborhood...

Freedom Festival and Fireworks Planned for July 5 in Celebration of Independence Day

On Friday, July 5, Roanoke Parks and Recreation (PLAY Roanoke) will again host a Freedom Festival, in celebration of the Independence Day holiday.  Freedom...

Vinton Mayor Grose Selected for United Way of Roanoke Valley Award

The Town of Vinton is has announced that Mayor Bradley Grose has been recognized as an unsung hero in the Leadership category of The United...

Local DAR Chapter Presents National, District and State Awards to Roanoke Catholic Students

The Colonel William Preston Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented National, Eastern District and state awards to Roanoke Catholic...

YMCA To Open at Tanglewood Mall

On June 4th, 2024 the YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge held a press conference with key business and government officials to announce the opening of...

Local Office on Aging to Host Free Health Fair at Elmwood Park

LOA’s annual event to kick off the summer will be held in downtown Roanoke for the first time.   Join us in downtown Roanoke on Friday,...