Dubious Achievement Awards 2011
A City Market striptease, PETA porn, monkey in the bra… It was a good year to put behind us, 2011. Here’s a peak at some of the highlights from our annual Dubious Achievement awards.
Dubious Achievement Awards 2010
The year 2010 is behind us now and, at least in some contexts, it couldn’t be soon enough. Here is the first of three installments of this year’s Dubious Achievement Awards!
Best Of Roanoke 2011: What We Left Out
Our annual “Best of Roanoke” Reader Survey produced hundreds of winners, but there were still some categories we didn’t include. Here are the nominations for “Best Thing Not On This List.”
Beth Macy, Best News/Feature Writer
In addition to being the newspaper’s best writer and a national freelancer, Beth Macy blogs at Intrepid Paper Girl, where she talks about, among many other funny and insightful things, the Honest Hair Club and that “I’m 45, if you must know, of black Irish heritage, and I spotted my first gray hair at 16.” […]
Best of Roanoke 2011: Silver Secrets
This year’s Best of Roanoke awards yielded so many winners that we couldn’t even fit them all in the magazine! Here are the businesses receiving silver honors in the category of “Best Kept Secret.”
25 Great Local Shops
As a teen, our shopping writer sent passionate letters to Gap, Inc. demanding a store in Roanoke. These days she wonders about her former obsession, and spends most of her shopping dollars in the valley’s many local shops. Here are 25.
Budget Friendly Gifts
Your wedding party typically consists of some of your closest friends and family. Theyʼll help calm your nerves, hold your bouquet, guard the rings and stand with you as vows are exchanged. As a token of your appreciation for their support, gifts are ideal. But donʼt think it has to cost an arm and a […]
Smart Retirement Planning
According to Erin Dooley, a financial advisor for Edward Jones in Moneta, seven out of 10 people are not adequately saving for retirement. It’s a scary statistic.
Key Issues for Your Retirement Years
V. Anne Edenfield, an attorney specializing in elder law, says she loves working with the elderly because they have “such a wealth of life experiences.” It saddens her greatly when she meets clients whose family or friends have taken advantage of them, and she welcomes the opportunity to help resolve the problem. She acknowledges two […]
Enjoying an Active Lifestyle
What qualities do you seek in a place to retire? Big-city amenities in a small-town atmosphere? Endless cultural offerings? Close proximity to major highways?
Look no further than the Roanoke Valley.