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The Lowdown on Low Maintenance Landscaping

Our region’s experts share their tips for creating beautifully designed, easy to care for outdoor spaces.

Sep 1, 2024
By: Sarah Riddell

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The Lowdown on Low Maintenance Landscaping

Our region’s experts share their tips for creating beautifully designed, easy to care for outdoor spaces.

Sep 1, 2024
By: Sarah Riddell

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Dining

What I’ve Learned & Loved About Our Food Scene

Local history never tasted so good! Discover the surprising history, cultural influences and farm-to-table legacy that shapes Roanoke’s distinctive and

January 1, 2026

The reward for walking up the rough-and-tumble St. Mary’s River in the Wilderness of the same name is modest St. Mary’s Falls, about two miles into the largest of Virginia’s official Wildernesses.

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The 360: Wilderness – The Key to a Great Weekend?

As the Wilderness Act celebrates its 50th anniversary, there’s no better time to explore one of Virginia’s 24 areas, all

May 7, 2014

Features

The Grandin: History with a Future

Director Ian Fortier has grand plans.

August 28, 2017

Last year, Market Gallery participated in “Gallery Grids,” an exhibition sponsored by the Downtown Roanoke Arts Collective. Each small painting in the gallery’s grid fit their postcard theme.

Departments

Market Gallery Toasts to 20 Years

The co-op is Roanoke’s oldest continuously-operated fine arts gallery and is run solely by artists.

September 1, 2023