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.
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.
2012 Insiders & Newcomers Guide to Roanoke: Table of Contents
New to Roanoke? You’ve come to the right place! Here’s everything you need to know to explore your new home!
Best Of Roanoke: What if We Were Like, L.A.?
Among the more than 30,000 votes cast in our annual Best of Roanoke reader survey a few random nominations didn’t make the cut in our all-local results. Here are the highlights.
Top Doctors 2011-2012
We contacted more than 6,000 nurses in Roanoke-area zip codes to ask for their views on the top physicians in 41 specialties. Here are the results of their anonymous voting.
Dubious Achievement Awards 2009
A collection of Never Shoulda Happened moments from 2009.
Recreation: The Valley Has It All
Flanked by the Appalachain Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Roanoke Valley is singularly blessed with outdoor experiences for all ages and ability levels.
Great Swimmin’ Holes
Having a picnic beside a mountain stream, cooling off in refreshing waters and soaking up rays on a sun-warmed rock is one of the best ways to spend a summer day. Especially if you’ve earned your dip-and-dry with a good walk to get to the water.
McAfee Knob in the Cold
Stand in the Valley View Mall parking lot, look to the northwest, and it will be next to impossible to not be able to pick out McAfee Knob. It’s that piece of land that looks like a wave breaking on the crest of Catawba Mountain…
Hawk Migration
There’s an annual event in the Roanoke area that, despite having some 10,000 participants, goes unnoticed by almost everyone. Yet all you have to do is turn your eyes skyward to witness it.