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Advocacy and Education winner—Carilion Healthstorian Project, Mobile Oral History Program

Preservationists Honor Roanoke Projects

Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation selected its recipients for the 2018 Kegley Preservation Awards.
Cranberry Crush Prosecco

Festive Holiday Spirits: Cranberry Crush

Get in the holiday spirit with this easy cranberry crush cocktail!
Skillet of golden rice with shrimp, chicken pieces, sausage and carrots, cooking in a dark pan.

A Batch of Bog: South Carolina Comfort Food

This recipe is an old favorite, especially in the low country regions where rice has been grown for hundreds of years.
A dark stockpot of creamy potato soup with chunks of potato, leeks, and greens, with a ladle resting inside.

Simple, Easy, Yummy Potato Soup

Cooler nights are the perfect time for warming soups, like this potato leek - get the recipe now.
A round, golden-brown loaf of herbed bread sits on a blue and white checkered cloth.

Bread-Baking Novice Finds Her Groove

Bake your own bread using this easy recipe.
Hot chocolate from Little Green Hive

Celebrate National Chocolate Day with Local Hot Chocolate!

Stop in at these local coffee shops for a cozy cup of hot chocolate!
Cheddar Olive Poppers

Retro Holiday Appetizers

These retro snacks are the perfect little something to serve our guests during the holidays.
James Tarpley Park

Angel of Grandin Dies at 86

Grandin Village says goodbye to its angel, James Tarpley, who passed away at the age of 86.
Crab Pie

Crab Pie: A Delicious Entrée for a Fall Evening

Crab lovers will enjoy this recipe for crab pie, with plenty of flavor for a chilly fall night.
Nonprofit Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates 31 years with a party at Explore Park’s newest attraction, Twin Creeks Brewing Co. in the historic Brugh Tavern.

Party on the Blue Ridge Parkway

An upcoming event gives brew pub and nonprofit chance to shine.

Departments

A young child with brown hair in a gray shirt and navy polka-dot skirt paints colorful swirls on a white wall, under the words "Living with Kid Art.
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Living with Kid Art

Get great tips on how to display your kids’ artwork at home.

The Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival attracts about 20,000 visitors annually — a boon to the local economy.
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Bloom Town

Flower farms are finding new ways to keep our community beautiful.

Four-panel collage of downtown apartment interiors: unfinished room, empty living room, bathroom, and white kitchen.
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On the Rise

The renovations to create new living spaces continue unabated.

A person kneels and taps a dark ceramic floor tile into ridged gray adhesive with a rubber mallet, with overlaid text "Ask the Home Experts.
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Ask the Experts: Homes

Local homes experts tackle your questions on finances, building and remodeling and more.