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Recipes from City Market Saturdays

Walking through the myriad vendors, smelling the fresh peaches and seeing the colorful flowers reminded me just how much I love the Historic Downtown City Market.

My Dad, The Chief

Although he has been fire chief for only three years, my dad has been working his whole life to serve and protect his hometown.

School Tips From the Top

Read what four local superintendents and one college president suggest parents and students keep in mind as a new school year approaches.

New Year’s Resolution

Need a visual to get your New Year’s resolution firmly in mind and off to a great start? If so, you might not do better than Kevin McGarry and Stephanie Willoughby.

Spice it Up

Faye Wood always dreamed of having her own business. Retired from the education field, she thought opening a daycare was the obvious choice. But something else kept pushing to the front of her mind. Food.

Clean it Up

Wait, she likes walking into a messy room? Meet Ann Custer, whose passion is regaining control of rooms-gone-wild.

Five Cool Small Businesses to Keep an Eye On

They range from two employees to nearly 50. What they have in common is a good idea, hard work and a measure of success, even against the headwinds of a stubborn economy.

Eating Local in Southwest Virginia

During this snowy winter, I have had the opportunity to read some great books. The first one I read was Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I can’t believe it took me so long to find out about it.

Twin Siblings, Twin Businesses

Rachel and Luke Higginbotham went all the way through school together and, at 25, are now at work running their own coffee shop and their own hutch-manufacturing business.

Roadside Spectacle: These Goats Aren’t Afraid of Heights

You may have seen the goats on the billboard on U.S. 220 about six miles north of Boones Mill. The first time I spotted them, they were stretched out on their bellies, their front hooves hanging luxuriously off the billboard’s edge...

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Recipes from City Market Saturdays

Walking through the myriad vendors, smelling the fresh peaches and seeing the colorful flowers reminded me just how much I love the Historic Downtown City Market.

My Dad, The Chief

Although he has been fire chief for only three years, my dad has been working his whole life to serve and protect his hometown.
We asked area superintendents and a college president to provide key aspects to keep in mind as students get ready to return to school.

School Tips From the Top

Read what four local superintendents and one college president suggest parents and students keep in mind as a new school year approaches.

New Year’s Resolution

Need a visual to get your New Year’s resolution firmly in mind and off to a great start? If so, you might not do better than Kevin McGarry and Stephanie Willoughby.

Spice it Up

Faye Wood always dreamed of having her own business. Retired from the education field, she thought opening a daycare was the obvious choice. But something else kept pushing to the front of her mind. Food.

Clean it Up

Wait, she likes walking into a messy room? Meet Ann Custer, whose passion is regaining control of rooms-gone-wild.
Aaron and Michelle Dykstra have translated Aaron's love of bicycles into Roanoke-based Six-Eleven Bicycle Co, which has gathered national attention to the point that its waiting list for a new bike is about one year.

Five Cool Small Businesses to Keep an Eye On

They range from two employees to nearly 50. What they have in common is a good idea, hard work and a measure of success, even against the headwinds of a stubborn economy.

Eating Local in Southwest Virginia

During this snowy winter, I have had the opportunity to read some great books. The first one I read was Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I can’t believe it took me so long to find out about it.
Twins Rachel and Luke Higginbotham were encouraged toward business as children, to the extent that they now approach their coffee and hutch enterprises with a set of goals that is checked regularly for progress.

Twin Siblings, Twin Businesses

Rachel and Luke Higginbotham went all the way through school together and, at 25, are now at work running their own coffee shop and their own hutch-manufacturing business.
The "Goats of 220," standing in front of the current billboard behind their perch, are owned by Elizabeth McGee and her son Paul McGee.

Roadside Spectacle: These Goats Aren’t Afraid of Heights

You may have seen the goats on the billboard on U.S. 220 about six miles north of Boones Mill. The first time I spotted them, they were stretched out on their bellies, their front hooves hanging luxuriously off the billboard’s edge...
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