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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...

Permaculture: Philosophy Addresses Lifestyle and Use of Resources

Most people don’t know the definition of “Permaculture,” but area activist Ron McCorkle believes that we need it more than we know.  He...

Gail Tansill Lambert Receives Fiction Award

Roanoke Valley Pen Women member and Roanoke Star Sentinel contributor Gail Lambert has won Honorable Mention in the 2010 Leapfrog Fiction Contest. Her...

City to Dedicate Art on Market Square Bridge

The public is invited to join the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) for the dedication of a new hanging...

Kandinsky Trio Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant

Roanoke College has been awarded a ,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Masterpieces: Three Centuries...

Blue Ridge Parkway Offers Craft Workshops

Skilled park rangers and master cultural volunteer demonstrators will be leading hands-on workshops this summer at the historic area of Mabry Mill, milepost...