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Henry Hill Jr., Lead Mixologist at Hotel Roanoke, wins “Virginia 2024 Cocktail of the Year.”

Hotel Roanoke Bartender Wins Inaugural Virginia Cocktail Games

Henry Hill Jr.'s “No Place Like Home” Named “Virginia 2024 Cocktail of the Year.”
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Roanoke College Announces Artist and Concept for Memorial to Enslaved Laborers

The sculpture, “Authors and Architects” by Sandy Williams IV, was selected in partnership with Creative Time and will be situated on campus to memorialize enslaved people connected to Roanoke College history.
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Botetourt County Launches “Getting to Know BOCO” Initiative

Botetourt County is launching their “Getting to Know BOCO” Initiative.
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Former Miss Virginia Shannon Bream Highlights “A Star Filled Evening”

Fox News Sunday host and former Miss Virginia, Shannon Bream (1990), will be highlighting “A Star Filled Evening,” on Sunday, September 29, at the home of Doctors Nancy and Kevin Dye at Rockledge on Mill Mountain.
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Tourism Economic Impact Reached $1.3 Billion in Virginia’s Blue Ridge in 2023

Tourism generated over $882 million in direct visitor spending in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, marking a 6.6% increase over 2022.
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RAMP Welcomes Cohorts to Accelerator and Pre-Accelerator Programs

Nine companies are on the path to jumpstarting their businesses as the newest applicants accepted into the RAMP cohort and inaugural On RAMP pre-accelerator program.
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Art Teacher at Roanoke Catholic School Creates Starry-Night Inspired Masterpiece

Adam Johnson, art teacher at Roanoke Catholic School, recently unveiled his latest mural at Roanoke Catholic School.
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Timothy Head of Tim & Zach Thrifty Finds to Inspire at PoshFest 2024

Timothy Head of Tim & Zach Thrifty Finds will grace the stage at Poshmark’s prestigious annual conference, PoshFest, in Nashville, TN.
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Virginia Children’s Theatre Announces Fall Academy Classes with New Offerings

Fall classes will begin September 9, 2024 and be held at the theatre’s Academy within First Christian Church (344 Church Ave SW).
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Summertime Celebration at We Outside Weekend

Not Your Average Everything (NYAE), a Humble Hustle Company INC affiliate, will host We Outside Weekend from August 31st - September 1st.

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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.

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The House on the Hill

Stewardship of the signature structure on the city side of Mill Mountain is in the very conscientious hands of Drs.