People & Family

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!)

These local heroes don’t need the ability to fly faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall buildings in a single bound. Their selfless passion for helping people, bettering the community or rescuing animals surpasses any so-called superpower.

You could try to turn Brian Batteiger into a hero, but he'll have nothing to do with it.

Roanoke Valley’s new CVB Exec Landon Howard recently took his family out to discover the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s determined to get millions of others to do the same.

A non-family-raising 30-something faces the hard questions: Is “great place to raise a family” actually true? And how about “great place to not raise a family”?

And how could he proceed to unseat three-term Roanoke County Supervisor Joe McNamara in the Republican Primary in June, albeit by the slimmest of margins?