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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...

Expert Shares How to Counter Japanese Beetles, The Nemesis of Turfgrass

Japanese beetles look pretty on the outside, with their shell of iridescent green and their copper-colored outer wings. Yet that beauty belies a destructive...

Historic Graveyard Receives Monument Restoration Workshop

Old Lick Cemetery, the oldest African American graveyard in the Roanoke area, will get a facelift Tuesday, June 4. 48 State Tour/Saving America’s Graveyards...

Roanoke County Parks & Rec / Schools Offer Lifeguard Training Program

Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism and Roanoke County Public Schools have announced a collaborative effort to introduce an innovative lifeguard training program tailored...

Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Awards $16,000 in Scholarships

The Roanoke Kiwanis awarded $16,000 for six scholarships to high school seniors in May of this year. Scholarships are given to applicants from the...

Forest Service to Temporarily Close Roaring Run Recreation Area for Repairs

The George Washington and Jefferson National Forest will conduct work to improve the Roaring Run Recreation Area entrance on the Eastern Divide Ranger District....

Have a A Mosquito Problem? VT Expert Says Look Close to Home

You’re settling down in your patio chair, ready to enjoy a book, a pitcher of lemonade, and the sun-warmed breeze, when a mosquito settles...