Behind the Page

Two dogs face off on a grassy field, one tan with bared teeth and one black with its mouth open.

Breaking Up a Dog Fight

In our 15th post of the Dog Training series blog, Adam Miller gives us his advice on how to break up a dog fight.
Jim Beaver.

An Evening with Supernatural’s Jim Beaver

Actor Jim Beaver visited Roanoke to participate in the Hollins Playwright's Lab Overnight Sensations weekend.
Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days logo showing a bearded pirate with eye patch, skull hat, and a sailing ship.

Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days!

Learn more about SML's Pirate Days, including the new Pirate Ball.
A line of young dancers in black tops, red skirts and black vests performs a synchronized folk dance outdoors.

The 19th Annual Lebanese Festival

The 19th annual Lebanese Festival is more than a community-wide event, it's the 100th birthday of St. Elias Church, and everybody's invited to help celebrate
Time Capsule Plaque

Unearthing a Roanoke Time Capsule

One Roanoker staffer gives her take on watching a time capsule being opened. Her husband was there when they buried it 50 years ago!
Posters for five Broadway shows in the 2017-2018 season: Elf, Dirty Dancing,

Broadway in Roanoke: 2017-18 Schedule

Berglund Center and Jam Theatricals are proud to announce the Broadway in Roanoke 2017-18 Season! See the schedule here!
Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935), Descending the Steps, Central Park, 1895, Oil on canvas, 22 3/8” x 22 1/4”, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Gift of the Estate of Hildegarde Graham van Roijen. Photograph: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Taubman Museum of Art: American Impressionism in the Garden

The TMA's newest exhibition features 30 significant works on view together for first time ever by renowned artists such as John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase.
A senior brown dog with graying muzzle and amber eyes, in profile, gazing to the right in warm sunlight.

Caring for Senior Dogs

In our 14th post of the Dog Training series blog, Adam Miller gives us his advice on how to care for your older dog.
Sharon Von Senden, “Jewels at Work,” Photo by Lucas Zarebinski, Collection of Jane Gershon Weitzman

Art & Sole: Taubman Museum’s Newest Exhibit

Read our interview with Jane Gershon Weitzman, creator of the "Art & Sole" exhibit that is currently at the Taubman Museum of Art.
A young boy in a white shirt and striped shorts sits on pavement, adjusting his sandal while a gray-and-white husky watches.

Introducing Kids to Dogs

In our 13th post of the Dog Training series blog, Adam Miller gives us his advice on how to introduce dogs to children.

Departments

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.

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.