Christina Nifong

A Stay to Remember article

A Stay to Remember

Roanoke-area boutique hotels are on the rise.
Artist Casey Murano discussed her watercolor, Come On, Surprise Me, at an artist talk.

Inspired by Nature

The celebration of a heralded book leads to ongoing community projects.
Artist Brian Counihan, Roanoke Arts and Culture Coordinator Douglas Jackson, and other artists and community members create people-centered floats for this year’s Daisy Art Parade in the main floor of Art Project Roanoke, located in the heart of downtown.

Where Everyone’s an Artist

Art Project Roanoke hosts community events on the first floor and artist studios above.
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Maximum Impact

The Roanoke Women’s Foundation has transformed the community by helping fund local nonprofits and awarding millions in grants that support arts, education, health, and human services.
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Raised by Roanoke

The Star City’s people and opportunities shaped bestselling author Beth Macy into the writer she became.
Brittany Fields opened Simply Refillery in Towers Shopping Center in June. Customers have embraced the store’s nontoxic products, such as deodorant cream, bamboo toilet paper and fill-your-own container shampoos and conditioners.

Reduce, Refill, Repeat

A new Roanoke store makes a low-waste lifestyle a touch easier.
Bruce C. Bryan is a self-described “Advertising Czar.” He’s also a nonprofit ally, family man, marketing mentor, ace networker and, now, author.

Do You Know… Bruce Bryan?

The marketing professional credits his success to the relationships he’s made.
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After Night in Jail, A New Start

FarmBurguesa’s Kat Pascal will serve her community as a real estate agent and school administrator after closing her popular restaurants.
After firefighters contained the three-alarm fire on April 5, the building that housed Noke Van Co. was reduced to rubble. Owners promise this is not the end of their business and their dreams.

Building Campers and Community

After Noke Van Co. suffered a devastating fire last month, owners vow to return to their business of helping people experience outdoor adventures.
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The Ways We Heal

Learn more about five types of therapy on the rise today.

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