M & K Food Shop

Frittata slices with basil and tomato, a pesto pasta bowl, and crackers, beside the M & K Food Shop logo.

Grab and go meals make eating good food easy at this mom and pop joint.

Bushi

Two halves of a sushi burrito wrapped in white paper on a napkin, showing rice, greens and filling, beside the text "BUSHI.

Roanoke’s ā€œsushi guyā€ has blended his love of art, food and health to create unique burritos and poke bowls for adventurous patrons.

Where Science and Learning Converge

A young man stacks colorful blocks on a wooden table while a woman in a pale top guides him.

Cognitive fitness can be improved by using evidence-based techniques that exercise the brain. Fit Learning Salem offers accelerated learning programs to help learners succeed.

A Day in Natural Bridge

Towering natural limestone arch framing a cloudy sky above a creek at Natural Bridge, with a walkway below.

History, natural beauty and fun activities make Natural Bridge a great place to spend a day.

1946 Christmas Parade Tragedy

The Tragedy Site: This corner at Campbell Avenue and First (Henry) Street in front of the State and City Building was the site of the 1946 parade tragedy. Image is from the 1920s.

Crowds thronged downtown to view what was billed as the largest Christmas parade in Roanoke’s history. Twenty minutes before the parade commenced, tragedy struck.

The Woman Who Can Do It All

Susan Stanley Zahorchak smiling in a dark top and pearl necklace beside red geraniums in a hanging basket.

As president of Junior League of Roanoke Valley, Susan Stanley-Zahorchak is leading the charge for positive change in the region.

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