Although I have resisted the cupcake mania for quite a while I can not deny that they are wonderful little treats.  They are, it is true.  Here is a recipe of my own creation, blending together the delicious tartness of fresh cherries and the decadent sweetness of chocolate chips.  I’ve seen recipes for chocolate chip [...]

The first thing you will see when you enter Studio Roanoke will be soldiers with guns. Dwayne Yancey has written another play. “57 Hours in the House of Culture” tells a tale of not so distant history. In October 2002, Chechen terrorists overran a theatre in Moscow. Hundreds of innocent people died during a failed [...]

You may have gotten a special delivery in your mailbox this week, in the form of a postcard from the postal system and a plastic bag. These items are in effort to feed the hungry. On Saturday, May 12, leave that bag in your mailbox, with a few non-perishable items of food inside. If you [...]

SALEM – Four years ago, Satian Preamjaisanchat – who goes by the American name of David – first came to the Roanoke Valley as a foreign exchange student when he was in high school.     Now he has returned, this time to fulfill his dream of attending college in the United States. His plan [...]

A community rabies vaccination clinic for pet dogs and cats will be held on Saturday, May 12, at Washington Park in Roanoke from 9 a.m. until noon. Washington Park is at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Burrell Street, NW. The clinic will be in the upper shelter, near the pool. “We usually see an [...]

Geocachers are invited to take up their GPS units to search for treasure on Saturday, May 12, in the fourth annual Amazing Treasure Hunt sponsored by Roanoke County Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. The event starts at 11 a.m. at Roanoke County’s Green Ridge Recreation Center and ends at 3 p.m. at the same [...]

Local playwright offers up his fifth full length piece at Studio Roanoke Mark Twain shares his thoughts on the dirt and sludge of opulence while a developer dreams and drools over the prospect of creating greater monopolies. It is this opening moment in Kenley Smith’s “Monkey Wrench” that sets the tone for the darkly comedic [...]

CAVE SPRING – A roaring fire that displaced 18 residents and their pets and damaged or destroyed a dozen apartments April 3 at Cedar Point Apartments in Cave Spring started from a discarded cigarette, fire officials determined. Career and volunteer firefighters from Cave Spring, Back Creek, Clearbrook and Vinton stations responded to the fire, along [...]

Blue Ridge Literacy, formerly Literacy Volunteers of Roanoke Valley, held its seventh annual Scrabble Tournament on March 22. For the first time, a daytime tourney was added to the event. Team Three-Letter-Words, aka the girls from Montgomery Publishing (The Salem Times Register, et al) participated in the lunchtime games. We were paired up to compete [...]

By David J. Bisset Say the name Coach Frank Beamer and the first thing one thinks about is Virginia Tech football and the success the program has had since Beamer arrived on the Virginia Tech campus in 1987. Under Beamer’s leadership, Virginia Tech has had many winning football seasons and many bowl game appearances. The [...]