Carlos Brazilin Restaurant
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.
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.
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.
Go Fly a Kite!
It’s not about knotted and crossed string, nor about crumpled kites torn by wind. It’s about . . . calzones!
Helping Hands: The Advancement Foundation & Charity Cottage Thrift Store
Nonprofits helping nonprofits: How one organization is calling the community to action in the fight against poverty.
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
All spring the board wrestled with the budget. Then came the dark affair and the Monroe affair and the Foster affair. By mid-June each new day was greeted with front-page headlines announcing the board’s latest surprise.
Dying For Love- Battered Women, Shattered Lives
He’s her heart and soul. And, blind to warning signs, she does everything to make him happy. Then one day, after she’s fixed his favorite dinner, he takes two bites of macaroni, knocks dishes to the floor and screams that she didn’t add enough cheese
A Tale of Two Beaches, and Six Women
My mother was standing in a hotel room in Virginia Beach a few weeks ago, snapping open a small box and pulling out a tangle of necklace, when a thin gold band tumbled out with it. She saw it and laughed. My sister Meg saw it and laughed.
Elective Surgery: Get Ready, Get Set, Get Better
The advantage with elective surgery is that you have time to think, prepare and get your body ready for the procedure – whether it’s cosmetic or health-crucial.