It’s not about knotted and crossed string, nor about crumpled kites torn by wind. It’s about . . . calzones!
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Katie’s Place Farm: Helping Disadvantaged Adults Lead (Extra)ordinary Lives
The dream of a place where adults with significant disabilities can come to build friendships and participate in an active community is steadily becoming a reality.
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From The Publisher: Spend Local, Give Local
Before you go to Zappos.com for new sneakers, consider how local businesses like Fleet Feet Sports are impacting our community for the better.
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Public Art: A Valley Treasure
It’s free, it’s enlightening and it’s a growing part of the Roanoke Valley experience. And all you have to do is show up and take a look.
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Nothing Says Happy New Year Like… Bowling!
A family bowl-a-thon includes all the elements of a great start to the new year: gutter balls, goofy shirts and the always-important bowling-alley nachos.
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How Ed Walker is Remaking our City
The man behind the Cotton Mill apartments, the rehabbed Patrick Henry Hotel as well as several projects of positive community change deflects much of the credit to those who work with him, who in turn laud their boss’s inclusiveness.
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Helping Hands: Meals on Wheels
A friendly face arriving once a day can mean a great deal, especially when its owner brings food too; and from time to time, a Meals volunteer can also be a life-saver.
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Bonz Hart’s Meridium: Worldwide Reach from Roanoke
Founder/CEO Bonz Hart has overcome our “not a metropolis” identity by using things like $60,000 starting salaries, the lure of the mountains and opening regional offices in Houston, Dubai, Asia and Europe.
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The Modest Genius of Ron Blum
If all the jobs Ron Blum’s inventions have spawned could have remained here in Roanoke, he would be the area’s second-largest employer.
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Rayna Dubose: Full Grip Without Hands
Her Arms and Legs Are Gone, But Her Reach Has Never Been Greater The first thing you notice about Rayna DuBose when she walks into a room is what you don’t notice if you know her story. DuBose doesn’t limp, and from a distance, you have no idea that her arms have been amputated just [...]
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Vinton Calendar of Events
Here’s a quick look at upcoming Chamber events in the Vinton area.
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Corporate Giving: Who’s Most Generous?
Once you get past the apples/oranges factors of size of company versus per-capita giving, a few local firms do rise above the rest when it comes to providing for charity.
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Ad Agencies 2011: Smaller, Nimbler, “Socialized”
Don Draper from “Mad Men” wouldn’t recognize what’s become of the ad agency world, where fewer people do more, social is king, and the multi-martini lunch is nowhere to be found.
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Ad Agency Who’s Who in the Roanoke Area
Need to find an advertiser? Want to make sure your business reaches the most people in the most efficient way? Then check out our listing of advertising agencies to find the right one for you.
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