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At nearly 50 years old, the Danville Model Railroad Club is more than just chugging along
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1963+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Clickety-clacks and the occasional whistle ring through the Danville air as trains pass by homes, churches, lumber mills and livestock pens,…...
New historic marker tells the story of Roanoke ophthalmology pioneer Elbyrne Gill
1+ week, 4+ day ago (337+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people A new historic marker was unveiled Friday in Roanoke that tells the story of Elbyrne Gill, who founded the first specialty…...
Cardinal is launching 250-themed trivia nights, searching for graphic novelists
2+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people This year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. For the past few years, we've been telling little-known stories of Virginia's role…...
Today is Local News Day. Help us celebrate.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Cardinal News is one of more than 1, 300 newsrooms across the country today observing the first Local News Day. Local News Day…...
Business owner: Don't look now, but Roanoke is quietly becoming Virginia's Music City
3+ week, 4+ day ago (616+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people At a time when independent live music venues across the country are struggling, one place seems to be moving in the…...
From butterfly effect to wheel of fortunes: Center in the Square, part 2
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1758+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Ticket sales dropped by 15% at the Science Museum of Western Virginia in 2018. To understand why, employees just had to look one…...
Center in the Square: Institution to attraction?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1819+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people After Roanoke's Center in the Square announced in December it would not renew the lease for the Science Museum of Southwest…...
Roanoke is not alone in trying to figure out how to generate more concerts for its facilities
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (466+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people James Madison University has a new president and a new plan. Part of that plan will have a direct impact on…...
Sites in Bedford County, Lynchburg and Roanoke added to Landmarks Register
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Virginia's Board of Historic Resources has added seven sites to the state's Landmarks Register, including ones in Bedford County, Lynchburg and…...
Roanoke's Berglund Center was built for the entertainment landscape of 1971. That world doesn't exist today.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (922+ words) Last October, city officials stood outside the Berglund Center and announced they were looking into the prospect of creating an "entertainment district," the centerpiece of which would be a casino to be located at the center." The entertainment district in…...