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Best Las Vegas Casinos in 2025: Top Nevada Casino Sites

The best Las Vegas casinos have all the razzle-dazzle of the Strip but with the added convenience of letting you play their games online. They’re safer than a tourist...

Best Background Check Sites for 2025: BeenVerified Picked as the Top Pick for Results, Cost, and Support

In today’s fast-paced world, making informed decisions has never been more important. Whether you're reconnecting...

Roanoke is Going to Have Its First LEGO Fan Convention Next Week

Roanoke Valley will have its first ever LEGO Fan convention, when the Roanoke Valley BRICK...

Best Online Casinos California: Top Casinos in Cali

Looking for the best California online casinos can feel like searching for a needle in...

Opera Roanoke Opens Its 50th Anniversary Season with Love and Sacrifice

Opera Roanoke proudly launches its landmark 50th Anniversary Season with an unforgettable evening of passion,...

Ruth Waalkes Named Executive Director of Virginia Tech’s New Center for the Arts

Ruth Waalkes, director of artistic initiatives at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, has been named executive director...

“Floyd Fest 8 – Revival” Returns to Refresh, Renew and Recreate

Floyd Fest 8 – Revival, returns next weekend with four days of music, music, music, just off milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. ...

New Book Illustrates the Parallels Between Society and the Silver Screen

Melvin Matthews Jr. loves old movies. The Roanoker has written two non-fiction works that painstakingly detail the intersection of film and society. First, there...

New Exhibit at Hollins Presents “Things That Are Not”

The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on the Hollins University campus is presenting an exhibit of art that will be dismantled after August 22 –...

Film Project to Focus on Smith Mountain Lake

A walk down by the shore of Smith Mountain Lake turned on a light bulb inside Sara Elizabeth Timmons’ head. Now the young producer/actress...

Barcelona Institute of Gospel to Perform at Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm

The Barcelona Institute of Gospel will perform at Virginia Tech's Kentland Farm on Wednesday, July 15 from 4 to 8 p.m.This is the first...