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Mary Ann’s Adult Mac and Cheese

Southern Spoonful: Good Taste With Less Waste

Don’t scrap those scraps! Give your leftovers a delicious makeover instead.
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Then and Now: Peoples Bank

One building in Vinton has hosted the same business for generations.
The kick-off event for this year’s tour will be an art market at Virginia Mountain Vineyards in Fincastle on August 30 from 1-5 p.m.

Open Studios – Botetourt Plans 10th Anniversary Tour

Local artists celebrate 10 years of Open Studios - Botetourt, a two-day event for members of the public to visit art studios and see their work.
Chile-Lime Crab Salad with Tomato and Avocado with a side of Mango Salsa

Southern Spoonful: Easy Breezy Summer Recipes

Summer has arrived and it’s beckoning us to get out and bask in the sunshine. Enjoy these refreshing recipes while you have fun times with friends!
Cornerstone Classic Academy is ready to meet their new students.

Hybrid Education Comes to Roanoke

Introducing the new Cornerstone Classical Academy.
Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2020 Ryann Kress

Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2020

Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2020 holds onto her crown for another year while working as an RN.
Developer Jim Cherney (right) and executive director of the Williamson Road Area Business Association Valerie Brown (left)

Happy’s:‌ A Return from the Dead

Jim Cherney’s repurposing of the former flea market could include a little social engineering, in addition to an indoor storage facility.
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Getting Kids Ready to Build

The Build Smart Institute, scheduled to open this summer, has a great Plan B, should viral matters intervene.
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Power Tools and Power to the Kids

They can solve their own problems, if we step back and let them try.
Bill France congratulates Curtis Turner on a victory, undated.

NASCAR at Roanoke

The summer of 1950 brought stock car racing to Victory Stadium.

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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.