Sandra Brown Kelly

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Neighborhoods as Friendly as Their Residents

From waterside to mountainside, from urban to rural, from sidewalked to trailside, the inventory of Roanoke area neighborhoods is equipped to meet any need and whim.
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Why They Come to Retire: Life Quality, Downtowns, Health Care & More

A list of reasons to retire in the Roanoke Valley would certainly include its quality of life, its beautiful setting between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains and the access to arts and cultural events and abundant health care.
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Shopping in the Roanoke Region

Splendid local shops and well-anchored malls form the outer edges of a market that continues to build and to surprise with its bounty and variety of shopping.
South Roanoke homes have shown a significant drop in value since the 2007 peak.

Location, Condition, Condition: The New Real Estate Market?

As Roanoke Valley home prices struggle toward their 2007 peak numbers, it remains a buyers’ market, and those buyers are more discerning and knowledgeable than ever.
John Davis’s “tailgater” unit, designed by Brad Ford I.D., of New York, appeared in a Nieman-Marcus catalog.

Small Spaces: How to Make the Most of a Little Room

Or, in the case of Silver Tears, make the most of a little room that rolls. ONLINE BONUS: Video of John Davis' Silver Tears Campers and more photos of Jo Lynn Adams' quilting room!
A home inspection will give you the confidence you need to move forward with a purchase.

Assessing a Potential Home – The Inspection

Home inspections are routine in the buying and selling process, but what needs to be corrected and who should do it can be confusing. Here's some help.
Beth Garst, Missy Dye and Diedre Perry have more than having had breast cancer in common: Each has also been frank, realistic, informed and strong in her response to disease.

Profiles in Courage: Confronting Breast Cancer

Beth Garst, Missy Dye and Diedre Perry have more than having had breast cancer in common: Each has also been frank, realistic, informed and strong in her response to disease.
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Lovely Places to Live

Our tour of neighborhoods in the Roanoke Valley begins to the north, in Botetourt County, and then swings south and west into Roanoke City, Salem and beyond. Plus, meet some people who live there.
The Braby Bunch loves their “real neighborhood” where Chad heads the Raleigh Court Civic League.

Loving Life in the Valley

If there’s one thing all Roanokers can agree on, it’s that the valley is great place to live. Here are six families that remind us why.

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