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Stuff It!

Miranda Patterson Jones made an interesting career change.

Making a Living with Drones

Learn more about one of the few drone video services in the region.

West End Center

How the West End Center benefits kids and families in and around the Roanoke Valley.

Poetry in Motion

National award-winning poet Cathryn Hankla finds inspiration on the greenway, translating her thoughts into two new poetry collections.

Main Street, Roanoke

The key roadway to a once-prominent western suburb of Roanoke shows signs of returning to its former glory.

Leading the North Cross Family

Award-winning teacher Victor Lamas gives all the credit to his team and students.

She’s International Boutique

Bringing the world’s fashion to Roanoke.

Women’s Safety

A local author’s latest release is all about helping women learn more about self-defense and staying safe.

A New Kind of Coffee Experience

The Red Rooster Tasting Room gives coffee lovers an opportunity to learn more about the process of their beloved beverage.

Streets of Roanoke: Electric Road/419

The roadway has been the site of change and growth for all of its existence, and that trend continues today, especially in the Tanglewood Mall area.

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A smiling woman with long auburn hair stands before wall-mounted deer and coyote taxidermy mounts in a rustic wood-paneled shop.

Stuff It!

Miranda Patterson Jones made an interesting career change.
Three men in black polo shirts stand by a pond as a black drone with a camera hovers overhead, one holding a controller.

Making a Living with Drones

Learn more about one of the few drone video services in the region.
Four girls pose in front of a mural reading "West End Center," with painted children, trees and mountains behind them.

West End Center

How the West End Center benefits kids and families in and around the Roanoke Valley.
Smiling woman with short auburn hair and arms crossed beside a "For Distant Viewing" telescope on a snowy overlook.

Poetry in Motion

National award-winning poet Cathryn Hankla finds inspiration on the greenway, translating her thoughts into two new poetry collections.
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Main Street, Roanoke

The key roadway to a once-prominent western suburb of Roanoke shows signs of returning to its former glory.
A bearded man with short dark hair wears a gray plaid blazer, blue shirt and striped tie indoors.

Leading the North Cross Family

Award-winning teacher Victor Lamas gives all the credit to his team and students.
Illustrated woman in red outfit and hat pulls a red rolling suitcase with Rome, India and Paris stickers.

She’s International Boutique

Bringing the world’s fashion to Roanoke.
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Women’s Safety

A local author’s latest release is all about helping women learn more about self-defense and staying safe.
Coffee bar with red stools, a pour-over station, and a chalkboard reading "Great coffee doesn't..." beside shelves of coffee bags.

A New Kind of Coffee Experience

The Red Rooster Tasting Room gives coffee lovers an opportunity to learn more about the process of their beloved beverage.
Black-and-white aerial view of a large low-rise plant complex with a crowded parking lot along a road.

Streets of Roanoke: Electric Road/419

The roadway has been the site of change and growth for all of its existence, and that trend continues today, especially in the Tanglewood Mall area.
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The Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival attracts about 20,000 visitors annually — a boon to the local economy.
Features

Bloom Town

Flower farms are finding new ways to keep our community beautiful.

May 1, 2023
Painted wood statue holding a teacup, a chandelier-lit dining room, and a wood-paneled sitting room.
Features

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.

April 28, 2015