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Waiting for the Show

Forgotten in the headlines about a $15.25 million donation and a controversial new building, the permanent citizens of the art museum patiently await their new digs.

1952: It Was a Good Year

There’s a classic rites-of-spring tie between the valley in ’52 and the valley today: baseball!

Rumors, Secrets and Lies

To many, it was a classic story of love gone wrong, of justice failed: In 1985, the long-simmering rage of a bitter and disturbed ex-husband exploded.

It’s Now or Never

People had been talking for years about the decline of Miniature Graceland in Southeast Roanoke, but it wasn’t until a newspaper reporter wrote a story in 2005 that Mike Epperly finally had enough.

1968: Salem Steps Forward

You could ask Salem – pick any resident – and the overall view would likely be that every year is a big year for Salem.

Child’s Play for a Day

Are we there yet?” Ah, the inevitable question posed by squirming kids in the back seat of the car, anxious to reach the exciting destination. The inquiry may be unavoidable, but there’s a remedy for the number of times it’s heard.

A Pleasing Path to the Beach

Like me, you’re probably itching to hit the road for a summer getaway. Only got time for a long weekend? No problem. We’ve got a route you may not have considered.

1984: Roanoke’s “Great Trial”

There’s a website from the University of Missouri Law School that documents the great trials in the history of the world – from those of Socrates and Jesus to more modern-day proceedings, such as those involving O.J. Simpson and Timothy McVey.

Roanoke in 1928

Julian Stanley Wise, acting on a boyhood trauma along the Roanoke River, founded the nation’s first rescue squad.

Roanoke Railhouse Brew

When Steven Davidson began selling real estate in the early ‘90s, he and a friend had a dream to open a brewery in Roanoke.

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Waiting for the Show

Forgotten in the headlines about a $15.25 million donation and a controversial new building, the permanent citizens of the art museum patiently await their new digs.

1952: It Was a Good Year

There’s a classic rites-of-spring tie between the valley in ’52 and the valley today: baseball!
Like a priest, criminal defense attorney Deborah Caldwell-Bono protects secrets to serve a “higher power” – but in her case, that power is the law.

Rumors, Secrets and Lies

To many, it was a classic story of love gone wrong, of justice failed: In 1985, the long-simmering rage of a bitter and disturbed ex-husband exploded.
Mike Epperly is in the process of restoring the detailed buildings of the miniature Graceland his father first built in 1987.

It’s Now or Never

People had been talking for years about the decline of Miniature Graceland in Southeast Roanoke, but it wasn’t until a newspaper reporter wrote a story in 2005 that Mike Epperly finally had enough.

1968: Salem Steps Forward

You could ask Salem – pick any resident – and the overall view would likely be that every year is a big year for Salem.
Let the kids explore their inner Van Gogh at Amazement Square-Rightmire Museum in Lynchburg. There’s plenty of space for their tiny hands to create original artwork.

Child’s Play for a Day

Are we there yet?” Ah, the inevitable question posed by squirming kids in the back seat of the car, anxious to reach the exciting destination. The inquiry may be unavoidable, but there’s a remedy for the number of times it’s heard.
A day among the sand and salt water is just one of the many options Virginia Beach has to offer. Numerous attractions and restaurants near the oceanfront also entice vacationers.

A Pleasing Path to the Beach

Like me, you’re probably itching to hit the road for a summer getaway. Only got time for a long weekend? No problem. We’ve got a route you may not have considered.

1984: Roanoke’s “Great Trial”

There’s a website from the University of Missouri Law School that documents the great trials in the history of the world – from those of Socrates and Jesus to more modern-day proceedings, such as those involving O.J. Simpson and Timothy McVey.
Julian Wise's life saving and rescue squad began with a vehicle donated by a funeral home.

Roanoke in 1928

Julian Stanley Wise, acting on a boyhood trauma along the Roanoke River, founded the nation’s first rescue squad.
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Roanoke Railhouse Brew

When Steven Davidson began selling real estate in the early ‘90s, he and a friend had a dream to open a brewery in Roanoke.
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