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Three children sit in the back seat of a car, smiling and squinting in bright sunlight, with a cardboard box beside them.

Shut Up and Drive

You can get the goods on your kids while you shuttle them around town, if you turn down the noise.
Kentucky Legend Ham Biscuits

Southern Spoonful: A Southern Belle Brunch

Welcome friends and family to celebrate the arrival of spring with a leisurely brunch.
Kerncliff was the summer home of U.S. Senator John Kern of Indiana.

The Lost Community of Carvins Cove

Some 40 families lived in the cove before it became a reservoir in the mid-1940s.
A hand holds a black-and-white historic photo of a columned brick building with a steeple over the same scene today.

Then and Now: Botetourt County Courthouse

Modeled after Thomas Jefferson’s designs, this historical structure is scheduled for more modern renovations.
Italian sausage sliders with magical marinara sauce

Southern Spoonful: The Secret’s in the Sauce

These easy recipes will have guests thinking you’ve been hard at work in the kitchen for hours.
A hand holds a black-and-white vintage postcard of a columned mansion before a modern roadside with sculptures.

Then and Now: Vinton War Memorial

The iconic Vinton location serves as both memorial to the past and a bridge towards the future.
Two historic buildings will be renovated for downtown business.

A Renaissance in Fincastle?

Government offices are moving out, but new, exciting businesses are moving in, creating rejuvenated excitement for Botetourt County’s tiny seat.
Two smiling women in white lab coats stand side by side in a clinical room, one wearing glasses and a striped collar.

VWCC Nursing Back at Full Strength

The community college’s nursing program – and its students – celebrates accreditation.
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Float Your Stress Away

Still Water Floatation offers a new wellness service in Roanoke.
The writer with her family, which includes husband Chris and kids Liam (14), Preston (10), Amelia (8) and Benjamin (6).

The Home Front: Let It Go

Life with kids is messy. I don’t always clean it up.

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Ask the Experts: Homes

Local homes experts answer all your questions about decor, maintenance, real estate and more.

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On the Rise

The renovations to create new living spaces continue unabated.

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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.