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VA Tech Alumnus Lewis Lanier Brings 50 Years of Cancer Immunotherapy Research to Roanoke

Lewis Lanier ’75 was an undergraduate at Virginia Tech when he took the virology class with Robert C. Bates that would change his career path. “I can still remember the sunshine coming...

Two Exhibitions in Roanoke Explore Appalachian Identity and the Newcomer Experience

A new exhibition at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine will bring together regional...

Trinity Commons Community Housewarming and Documentary Screening — April 8 in Roanoke

Restoration Housing invites the community to celebrate the transformation of the historic Trinity United Methodist...

LOVELIFE-Roanoke Plans Prayer Walk Saturday April 4 in Vinton

LOVELIFE-Roanoke to host another PRAYER WALK. This one IS THIS Saturday morning 4/4/2026 - at 9:00am...

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Bold New Luxury Resort on the Strip

Fontainebleau Miami Beach has been a symbol of Florida luxury since 1954, so expectations were...

“Tuned Out TV” Details Life at a Fictional Radio Station

Think “The Office” meets “WKRP in Cincinnati,” perhaps: what happens when a small town religious radio station turns Top 40 – with the same...

Virginia Tech Presents Grammy-Winning Emerson String Quartet

The Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet will perform at The Lyric Theatre (135 College Avenue in Blacksburg) on Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. The...

“…3…2…1…Happy Bouncy Ball New Year!”

3rd Annual Bouncy Ball Drop at Science Museum of Western Virginia The Science Museum of Western Virginia (SMWV) will once again bring mayhem and...

Blue Ridge PBS Viewers Welcome International Stars

Celtic Woman is coming back to the Roanoke Valley in March 2011, returning just one year after launching their nationwide tour here with three...

RSO Holiday Pops Concert Brings Christmas Cheer

The annual Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops concert is one of the most popular of the year and this year's was certainly one of...

Roanoke ‘Baby Star’ Comes Home to the Virginia Museum of Transportation

In the same year that the Mill Mountain Star first shared its glow with the Roanoke Valley, one hundred “baby stars” were made to...