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Strange Days of Roanoke: Murder on the Mountain

The brutal slaying of a high school senior in 1929 stunned the Bent Mountain community.

The Family School of Writing

They both love to write. One wants to be published; the other, not so much.

Planting Seeds for a Better Future

A new Roanoke nonprofit aims to curb hunger in Belize.

Roanoke Resident Part of New Collaborative Album

Dr. Quigg Lawrence records a bluegrass album with local and Grammy Award-nominated musicians.

First-Ever Greenway Coordinator Retires

Liz Belcher retires, celebrates success of our popular greenway network.

Home Front: The Drive Home

The moment many parents dread: their teen’s acquirement of a new driver’s license.

Do You Know…Genya Kalinina?

The @bestofroanoke Instagrammer creates community offline, too.

Southern Spoonful: Back in Season: Tailgating!

Ready for some football? You’re darn tootin’!

Strange Days of Roanoke: The Whistler on Grandin Road

John was considered strange and avoided by most when he lived in Roanoke, but he captured the international spotlight in 1994.

Then and Now: Mick-or-Mack

First opened in 1927, this popular grocery retailer once covered 38 cities in three states.

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The Back Creek Orchard Company of J.D. Willett at Bent Mountain.

Strange Days of Roanoke: Murder on the Mountain

The brutal slaying of a high school senior in 1929 stunned the Bent Mountain community.
Judy and Larry Helms: Different strokes (of the pen) for different folks.

The Family School of Writing

They both love to write. One wants to be published; the other, not so much.
Seed Sow Grow raises money to send to Belize at the Grandin Village Roanoke Co+op. (Pictured, from left: Joshua Friday (JoJo’s husband), JoJo Friday, and volunteers Lynette Ryan and Iliana Sepulveda Aviles.)

Planting Seeds for a Better Future

A new Roanoke nonprofit aims to curb hunger in Belize.
Roanoke resident Quigg Lawrence was the executive producer for the album.

Roanoke Resident Part of New Collaborative Album

Dr. Quigg Lawrence records a bluegrass album with local and Grammy Award-nominated musicians.
Liz Belcher retires after a quarter of a century working for Roanoke Valley Greenway network.

First-Ever Greenway Coordinator Retires

Liz Belcher retires, celebrates success of our popular greenway network.
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Home Front: The Drive Home

The moment many parents dread: their teen’s acquirement of a new driver’s license.
Genya Kalinina

Do You Know…Genya Kalinina?

The @bestofroanoke Instagrammer creates community offline, too.
Hot Honey Ham Biscuit Sliders

Southern Spoonful: Back in Season: Tailgating!

Ready for some football? You’re darn tootin’!
The Raleigh Court Branch Library in 1968, when John was a regular patron.

Strange Days of Roanoke: The Whistler on Grandin Road

John was considered strange and avoided by most when he lived in Roanoke, but he captured the international spotlight in 1994.
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Then and Now: Mick-or-Mack

First opened in 1927, this popular grocery retailer once covered 38 cities in three states.
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