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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...

Floydfest Bigger Than Ever

by Gene Marrano FloydFest hoped its 10th anniversary would be an “eXperience,” which is how it was billed, and for the thousands that showed...

FiddleFest Back This Weekend

by Gene Marrano Can’t make it to FloydFest this weekend to hear, among other genres, bluegrass and mountain music? Fear not, FiddleFest is also...

Pop Artists are the Focus for Local Gallery Owner/Painter

by Gene Marrano New Jersey native Gerald Hubert has hit the ground running during the year and a half he has lived in Roanoke....

PROject proJECT Draws Sizeable Crowds Downtown

by Gene Marrano Ever heard of “fire hooping” – a flaming hula-hoop dance routine that held audiences spellbound? What about psychedelic projections, civil raves...

From Prague With Love: SW VA Ballet Impresses in Europe

by Gene Marrano Southwest Virginia Ballet artistic director Pedro Szalay didn’t tell his twelve students, age 14-18, that accompanied him to Prague in the...

Floydfest Doesn’t Happen Overnight

by Elizabeth Matthews Jones It is early June and the dew is heavy on the tall grass of the festival grounds as 40 volunteers...