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Off the Clock: Pimpin Pumpkins! Cara Goes to the Prom

Fifteen years ago, I would have been mortified. I’m driving downtown on a cool spring Saturday evening, headed to Hotel Roanoke. I’m going to the prom. My first prom since 1991.

The Roanoker Talks to Doc Watson

Doc Watson is a legend in mountain music. Now 81 years old, he’s not had an easy life, starting with a childhood infection that left him blind from his first few years of life.

Secrets of a Healthy Relationship

Ever wonder what it takes to make it to the top? Or what habits and qualities it takes to excel? We asked some of Roanoke’s most prominent couples to spill their spouses’ secrets… of success.

Kathleen’s Miracle: Walking in Faith and Courage

She was young and beautiful. The picture of health. Then, three weeks into her freshman year, she knew something was wrong with her leg. Something serious. With real pain. And unexplained swelling.

Western Virginia Drive-In Tour

Fifty years of community memories, as filtered through Hollywood Technicolor, block-iron speakers and tasty corn dogs from the snack bar – yes, let’s take the Virginia Drive-in Tour on beyond The Hull in Lexington.

See You at the Movies

“I’m having trouble right now,” the manager of Lexington’s Hull Drive-In Theatre says matter-of-factly, showing me the destination of tonight’s first feature as it travels into a lighted metal shutter.

Fall Getaways: Hot Springs: The Road to Health, and to a Unique Rustic town

My 80-something mother and I recently drove the Blue Ridge Parkway to the hot mineral baths of Hot Springs, North Carolina, about 35 miles northwest of Asheville. Mom had broken her hip and we sought the mineral baths as a therapeutic treatment.

Destination: Lynchburg, A Surprising Fall Getaway For Couples

Many Roanokers probably don’t consider Lynchburg when they are planning getaway weekends for this autumn. But just as Roanoke features a number of under-appreciated charms, so does Lynchburg – both of the outdoors and indoors nature.

The Roanoker Talks to Terry Gross

Since becoming the host of “Fresh Air” in 1975, when it was still a local show out of Philadelphia, Terry Gross has talked with everyone, it seems, from politicians to movie stars.

Virginia Tech vs. The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

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Off the Clock: Pimpin Pumpkins! Cara Goes to the Prom

Fifteen years ago, I would have been mortified. I’m driving downtown on a cool spring Saturday evening, headed to Hotel Roanoke. I’m going to the prom. My first prom since 1991.

The Roanoker Talks to Doc Watson

Doc Watson is a legend in mountain music. Now 81 years old, he’s not had an easy life, starting with a childhood infection that left him blind from his first few years of life.
Maryellen on Bob: Honest, efficient and driven. Bob on Maryellen: Organized, healthy and energetic. Maryellen and Bob Goodlatte

Secrets of a Healthy Relationship

Ever wonder what it takes to make it to the top? Or what habits and qualities it takes to excel? We asked some of Roanoke’s most prominent couples to spill their spouses’ secrets… of success.
Still beautiful. Kathleen with brother Brian, dad Jim and mom Deb during the period when chemo left her bald and she refused to wear wigs and scarves.

Kathleen’s Miracle: Walking in Faith and Courage

She was young and beautiful. The picture of health. Then, three weeks into her freshman year, she knew something was wrong with her leg. Something serious. With real pain. And unexplained swelling.
One simple request at the family drive-in in Stephens City. This theatre uses lighted row markers.

Western Virginia Drive-In Tour

Fifty years of community memories, as filtered through Hollywood Technicolor, block-iron speakers and tasty corn dogs from the snack bar – yes, let’s take the Virginia Drive-in Tour on beyond The Hull in Lexington.
Old place, old context. The drive-in has always been about more than the movies.

See You at the Movies

“I’m having trouble right now,” the manager of Lexington’s Hull Drive-In Theatre says matter-of-factly, showing me the destination of tonight’s first feature as it travels into a lighted metal shutter.

Fall Getaways: Hot Springs: The Road to Health, and to a Unique Rustic town

My 80-something mother and I recently drove the Blue Ridge Parkway to the hot mineral baths of Hot Springs, North Carolina, about 35 miles northwest of Asheville. Mom had broken her hip and we sought the mineral baths as a therapeutic treatment.
A paddle for many interests. The James River through Lynchburg offers treats for birders, paddlers, river-lovers and observers of the urban scene.

Destination: Lynchburg, A Surprising Fall Getaway For Couples

Many Roanokers probably don’t consider Lynchburg when they are planning getaway weekends for this autumn. But just as Roanoke features a number of under-appreciated charms, so does Lynchburg – both of the outdoors and indoors nature.

The Roanoker Talks to Terry Gross

Since becoming the host of “Fresh Air” in 1975, when it was still a local show out of Philadelphia, Terry Gross has talked with everyone, it seems, from politicians to movie stars.
Healthy branch. The hemlock grows well along streambeds, providing shade for fish.

Virginia Tech vs. The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

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