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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...

Roanoke On The Road: Star City Meets Big Apple

Take several dozen creative types from Roanoke, put them in a bus and van and send them to New York City for a long...

Create-A-Thon Reconvenes For 24 Hour Marathon

For the second year in row representatives from more than a dozen creative agencies in the Roanoke area dropped their competitive guard somewhat to...

Jen Chapin Trio to Headline Weekend of World Hunger Activism

On Thursday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m., hunger activist/singer/songwriter Jen Chapin and her band will headline Virginia Tech's three-day Local Food and Global Hunger:...

Big Lick Blues Presents Another Strong Line Up

The 4th annual SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival on October 2 may have kicked it up a notch this year with headliner Jimmy Vaughn,...

Dr. Herbert O’Driscoll To Be Dodson Lecturer at St. John’s Episcopal

St. John's Episcopal Church is hosting its annual Dodson Lecture on Monday, October 18 at 7:30 pm.  Dr. Herbert O'Driscoll, eminent scholar of Celtic...

Roanoke Valley Museums Celebrate “Smithsonian Day” with Free Admission

The History Museum of Western Virginia, O. Winston Link Museum, and the Virginia Museum of Transportation join the Smithsonian Institution in its celebration of...