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Kindness in a Cup

The Shoppes at West Village is now home to a family-friendly coffee and tea house complete with its own gift store.

Your Neighborhood Market, Reimagined

A family-owned market brings local food, artisan goods and community spirit to Brambleton Avenue.

Cozy Up at Roanoke’s Newest Literary Escape

This charming hangout invites visitors to settle in with stories, sips and good company.

A Flourishing Underground Literary Scene

In downtown coffee shops and breweries, audiences are invited to read, write and clap along in celebration of the written word.

Training Future Surgeons

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After Night in Jail, A New Start

FarmBurguesa’s Kat Pascal will serve her community as a real estate agent and school administrator after closing her popular restaurants.

Tackling Gambling Addiction

A Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare initiative aims to reduce problem gambling throughout the Roanoke Valley.

A Legacy of Compassion

When cancer made transportation a barrier to treatment, Becky Pollard turned pain into purpose — and now her son carries on the mission to get patients to care, one ride at a time.

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Say you were out looking at rural property in the Catawba Valley one day, and while your husband was talking to the realtor about a deal, you suddenly came across a giant hole – say 150 feet across, 100 feet wide and more than 100

The Gist: Top 10 Ways to Know it’s Summer Around Roanoke

#10. Cyclists in Halloween costumes riding four across on Blue Ridge Parkway, keeping traffic counts down.

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Kindness in a Cup

The Shoppes at West Village is now home to a family-friendly coffee and tea house complete with its own gift store.
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Your Neighborhood Market, Reimagined

A family-owned market brings local food, artisan goods and community spirit to Brambleton Avenue.
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Cozy Up at Roanoke’s Newest Literary Escape

This charming hangout invites visitors to settle in with stories, sips and good company.
Members of the Post-Apocalyptic Poets for a Pre-Apocalyptic World.

A Flourishing Underground Literary Scene

In downtown coffee shops and breweries, audiences are invited to read, write and clap along in celebration of the written word.
There are more than 135 medical specialties that physicians can pursue.

Training Future Surgeons

The Carilion Clinic program continues mission of teaching innovative advances in orthopaedic surgery.
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After Night in Jail, A New Start

FarmBurguesa’s Kat Pascal will serve her community as a real estate agent and school administrator after closing her popular restaurants.
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare

Tackling Gambling Addiction

A Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare initiative aims to reduce problem gambling throughout the Roanoke Valley.
Becky Pollard ringing the bell at Blue Ridge Cancer Care after her last cancer treatment.

A Legacy of Compassion

When cancer made transportation a barrier to treatment, Becky Pollard turned pain into purpose — and now her son carries on the mission to get patients to care, one ride at a time.
The book is the definitive source for Murder Hole.

The Gist: Murder Hole – Revealed, Explored, Explained

Say you were out looking at rural property in the Catawba Valley one day, and while your husband was talking to the realtor about a deal, you suddenly came across a giant hole – say 150 feet across, 100 feet wide and more than 100 feet deep. ...
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The Gist: Top 10 Ways to Know it’s Summer Around Roanoke

#10. Cyclists in Halloween costumes riding four across on Blue Ridge Parkway, keeping traffic counts down.
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