The Gossip

The solution to the Airbnb vs real B&B in the city is elegantly simple: An hour of air guitar performance for the host before anyone stays at an Airbnb.

The Gossip: City Council: It’s the Airbnb Election!

Yes, the critical issue of the day is what to do with the 73 people who stay in a city B&B each year.
Some of the female 17-year cicadas have mistaken the whine of truck engines around Exit 150 of I-81 for the call of male 17-year cicadas, resulting in some embarrassing encounters at the truckstop.

17-Year Cicadas Take Over Appalachian Trail!

Plus the inside info on the new CrossFat facility with inflatable barbells.
Scientists have for years been studying the intricacies of the coveted 75-and-up White Shoe Demographic and its shopping/dining habits as related to A.C. Moore and K&W Cafeteria.

Wallops Schmallops: New Tourism Draw for Us!

Plus a few places to be on the lookout for new tolls.
Coale's Great Catch

How Did Danny Coale’s Great Catch Change the Pecking Order for Tech Season Tix?

Plus,Gossipman has the top five spring garden tips, just for you.
First National Exchange Bank

The 10 Critical Newcomer Tips

What’s the next name on this ol’ building? Gossipman can at least school you on the names to date, which go from east to west – way west.
Biscuits and Gravy

Pennsylvania Food on I-81?!

Gossipman has the breaking news on how to get Virginia’s own grub out there at the rest stops.
Gossipman Pee Wee Fish

SPF, Corkage, 143-Lb ‘Fish’: Answers and More!

Plus, Gossipman has the early money on Kaine and Allen, and no one’s going to get it.
High School Tracks, Don't Tread on Me

High School Tracks, Don’t Tread on Me

It’s kind of like building a 30,000-seat stadium and then telling people it’ll collapse if more than 6,000 squeeze in.
Runners in the Street

Runners in the Street, The Solution!

Plus, Gossipman solves the Giles County 10 Commandments problem with one easy stroke.
Rebuilding History!

Rebuilding History!

No reason to stop with Mark Twain, Virginia-school history texts and Joe Stalin. Let’s recast I-64 too.

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Home & Garden

Whisk Up Joy

Discover the joy of family bonding with essential tips for cooking with your kids and making cherished memories in the

Scofield, the couple’s Schnauzer, likes the view to Salem Avenue from a master bedroom window.
Home & Garden

Inspired by a Five-Cent Coca-Cola Ad

Robert and Angela Natt’s downtown-Roanoke condo combines convenience for both their jobs with whimsy and fun generated by both the

Features

An Unbendable Spirit

At 93, Claudia Whitworth’s devotion to journalism is perhaps outmatched only by her tenacious spirit.