Breaking Barriers

Nicole Pullen Ross is the highest-ranking Black executive in Goldman’s wealth management division.

From her roots in Roanoke to becoming a trailblazer at Goldman Sachs, Nicole Pullen Ross embodies perseverance, innovation and visionary leadership in the financial industry.

Fully Loaded

The Nacho Average Tater is a crowd-pleaser.

The Tater Shack offers innovative, hearty comfort foods centered around loaded potatoes and fries.

Treatment with Intention

Jamie Brackenrich strives to help her patients reach headache freedom.

Align Neurology provides personalized, integrative care for patients seeking relief from headaches.

A General Store Renaissance

Maggi Pace built Sycamore Station on her family’s land with a focus on community.

Salem’s new Sycamore Station offers comfort foods, artisan goods and community events in tribute to family heritage.

Belmont Elementary

A hand holds a black-and-white vintage photo of a brick school building with a central tower, set against a green lawn and blue sky.

The former elementary school has a new identity in Fallon Park Elementary School.

Iconic Re-Creation: Bryce Cobbs

The Roanoker cover showing a Duke player in white jersey number 4 shooting a basketball before a blue-painted crowd.

This issue’s iconic cover re-creation is thanks to Bryce Cobbs, an award-winning local artist portraying his love of our region through his unique perspective.

Road Trip to Roanoke

White and yellow headline "Road Trip to Roanoke" over a hillside of redbud trees in bloom, with highway traffic below.

A first-time visitor to Virginia’s Blue Ridge leaves her heart in its hills.

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