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Elani Spencer Hosts Free Poetry Workshop for Veterans at Roanoke Library

A poetry workshop for U.S. military veterans will be held at the City of Roanoke Main Library, 706 South Jefferson Street, Saturday, Oct. 11 from 2 to 3 p.m....

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Striking New Landmark Redefining the Future of 5-Star Luxury

Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is easily one of the most iconic and luxurious hotels you...

Best Minnesota Betting Sites in 2025 – Top 5 MN Online Sportsbooks

With sports fandom running deep in the North Star State, choosing the best Minnesota betting...

New Mural Blossoms Downtown

Downtown Roanoke, Inc. and the Roanoke Arts Commission are proud to announce the addition of...

Biomedical Innovator Rob Gourdie Opens Maury Strauss Lecture Series in Roanoke

Roanoke’s reputation as a great place for biotech was in for a watershed moment when...

Roanoke Children’s Theatre Ready for New Season

The new season for Roanoke Children’s Theatre – the company’s second at the Dumas Center on Henry Street – opens later this month with...

Some Local History Not As Memorable As We Might Wish

As a young adult living in Richmond, I well remember the newspapers being full of the horrifying stories of the Lee Scott murder case....

Science Museum’s “Time Traveler Pi Miler” To be Run at 1 AM

Dressed as Doc Brown from the "Back to the Future" movie series, Science Museum of Western Virginia executive director Jim Rollings roared up to...

Fantasy, Song, and Spectacle Blend for ‘The Three Feathers,’ A New Musical Work for Children

“The Three Feathers,” a new children’s opera commissioned by the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech from composer Lori Laitman, will make its world premiere...

Another Local Film Gets Ready To Roll

The “Kicked by Grace” film wraps up its Roanoke shoot this week – the story of former Roanoke police officer Bryan Lawrence, ambushed while...

Taubman Rolls Out Four New Exhibitions

“Things are going fantastically well at the Taubman ,” said Amy Moorefield, the deputy director of exhibitions, who came aboard about a year ago...