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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...

It Happens Just Once A Year

Sculptor Betty Branch opens her Norfolk Ave. studio on Warehouse Row to the public for a few weekends every December, when she also...

Opera Roanoke and St. John’s Episcopal Present “Amahl and the Night Visitors”

St John’s Episcopal Church "Music on the Corner Series" and Opera Roanoke will present a special performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors,...

Hollins Professor Releases Two Books On Major Political Players

by Gene Marrano Ed Lynch, chair of the political science department at Hollins University and former chairman of the Roanoke County Republican party, has...

Local Author Will Discuss The Pros And Cons Of Self-Publishing

by Gene Marrano Apparently the Raleigh Court neighborhood is a fertile spawning ground for local authors. Four writers who reside there and have recently...

Book Review: “Growing With Nature”

Much has been said about the problems of children’s disconnection from nature, and its consequences. New terms have been invented “nature deficit disorder”...

Painter Bill White Uses Light For Inspiration

by Gene Marrano After teaching studio art at Hollins University for almost 40 years, now-retired Professor Emeritus Bill White doesn’t want to think too...