The Best of Roanoke 2011
New categories! New faces and places! Our readers have voted in unprecedented numbers on their favorite things in the Roanoke Valley. Our thanks to all who voted and our invitation to make use of those results.
- Pop Out People
- On a Little Screen Right in Front of You
- The Newspaper
- Live & Learn
- What Happened What’s Happenin’
- Where to Go, What to Do
- Wheels
- Shop for it All
- Home, Sweet Home
- Best in Services
Live & Learn
Public School
- Platinum: Salem High
- Gold: Cave Spring High
- Silver (tie): Bonsack Elemenatry
- Silver (tie): Crystal Spring Elementary
Private School
- Platinum: North Cross
- Gold: Roanoke Catholic
- Silver: Faith Christian School
College/University in the Roanoke Valley
- Platinum: Roanoke College
- Gold: Hollins University
- Silver: Virginia Western Community College
Library Branch
- Platinum: 419 Headquarters
- Gold: Downtown
- Silver: Salem
Continuing Ed Class You’d Love to See at VWCC
- Platinum: Culinary Arts
- Gold (tie): Foreign Languages (beyond Spanish – German, Japanese, etc.)
- Gold (tie): Photography/Photoshop
Museum
- Platinum: Taubman Museum of Art
- Gold: Science Museum of Western Virginia
- Silver: O. Winston Link
Place to Meditate
- Platinum: Blue Ridge Parkway
- Gold: Mill Mountain
- Silver: McAfee Knob
Most Worthy Group to Volunteer for
- Platinum: Rescue Mission
- Gold: Roanoke Valley SPCA
- Silver (tie): Habitat for Humanity
- Silver (tie): Angels of Assisi
