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Her arms and legs are gone, but her reach has never been greater

One way to look at the business and technological success of Ron Blum is that if all the jobs his inventions have spawned could have remained here in Roanoke – as he would have liked them to – he would be the area’s second-largest employer...

A friendly face arriving once a day can mean a great deal, especially when its owner brings food too; and from time to time, a Meals volunteer can also be a life-saver.

The man behind the Cotton Mill apartments, the rehabbed Patrick Henry Hotel as well as several projects of positive community change deflects much of the credit to those who work with him, who in turn laud their boss’s inclusiveness.

Foamhenge, monster museums, the largest cast-iron skillet in town and more - here are 10 reasons we love Roadside Artist Mark Cline! (Complete with video of Kong Kong invading the Taubman!)