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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...

Eastmont Tomato Festival Celebrates All Things Tomato!

Celebrating “All Things Tomato” the EastMont Tomato Festival will have more hours of fun than ever before. The festival will open at 10am, on...

Taste of Culture Puts Local Jewish Community in the Spotlight

Local Colors kicked off its Taste of Culture lunchtime program at its new location on Wall Street besides the City Market building last month...

Southwestern Virginia Setting Again For New Novel By Local Author

Blacksburg-based author Michael Abraham, who knows something about growing up as a fish out of water, as part of a Jewish family based in...

WVTF To Broadcast Statewide News/Talk/Call-in Radio Program

On Aug. 3,  WVTF Public Radio began broadcasting  a new program, “Virginia Conversations” live across the commonwealth. The weekly one-hour program will focus on timely topics...

Winner of Martha Stewart Contest Continues to Grow Her Passsion

Roanoker Jody Lunsford brought her Wonderful World of Needle Felted Animals to the Roanoke Main Library last week.  She won the Martha Stewart "Simply...

West End Revitalization Project Gets Underway

Credit union, community kitchen, and garden to replace former Patterson Avenue restaurant. The former Villa Sorrento property in Mountain View is poised to begin...