Articles From May/June 2016

Caricature cover of a woman with tall red hair, tiara and gold coat, titled "Queen Darlene and Her Expanding Kingdom.

A Quiet, Happy Life for Darlene Burcham

The hard-driving town manager and doting grandmother eschews publicity to the point of declining to discuss the “good things” she’s helped bring to fruition in Clifton Forge.
Collage of ham steak and coffee, The Roanoker restaurant exterior, chili with chips, and a Reuben sandwich with pickles.

The Roanoker: Is There a More ‘Family’ Restaurant in Roanoke’s History?

The Roanoker Restaurant has long been the region's gold standard.
Collage: The Green Goat Food and Drink window logo, fries with dipping sauce, and a pulled pork taco.

Green Goat: A New Kind of Family Destination

Newcomer Green Goat is carving its own niche in the region.
Three-panel collage: a sunlit forest, a man crouching in grassy ground, and a woman on brick steps in pink boots.

A Rational Fear of Ticks

Here's one man's battle with tick risk, and his lessons for all of us.
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Play in the Trees

Is there a more welcoming space for the family's kids?
Four photos of a family home: a kitchen, a living room with a sectional sofa, a screened porch, and teens gathered at a kitchen island.

The ‘Family Friendliest Home You Ever Did See’

Jenice and Pete Pearl planned well before fitting the home to the family.
Three photos: a brick building on a lawn, a woman speaking at an outdoor podium, and tulips before brick architecture.

Roanoke: A Growing Education Center

And it's not just the new community college center coming to Botetourt County.
Four-panel collage: a man and boy at a touch tank, downtown Roanoke at dusk, a boy playing pinball, and museum exhibits.

A Summer Full of Education

It’s all fun and games at Center in the Square - plus you can sneak in a little learning for kids big and small, too.
Black-and-white collage of Williamson Road: Bantam Market signs, a shopping center, and Archie's Lobster House.

Williamson Road: Roanoke’s Historic Strip

The busy, diverse, business-lined roadway has roots to The Great Road, to another great road (U.S. 11), and is today, of course, its very own great road.
A man in a dark suit and bright blue tie stands in a brick-walled interior beside a leafy tree, looking off to the side.

From ‘Train City’ to ‘Brain City’

Get to know Roanoke's city manager and his unbridled enthusiasm.

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