Age of Uncertainty
Read posts by reporter Beth Macy and share your comments on the "Age of Uncertainty" series.
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Notes from Iraq
Rich Connaroe graduated from Northside High School in 2000 and VMI in 2004. Now a Captain in the U.S. Army, Connaroe begins a one-year deployment to Iraq in August.
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That TV Blog
That TV Blog is the Roanoke Times' blog for all things TV. A handful of folks from our staff riff on their favorite and not-so-favorite shows here.
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Community bloggers
Community writers Miranda Adkins, Cathy Benson, Emily Flora, Erica Myatt and Dwyane Yancey write about Salem, Botetourt County and southwest Roanoke County as part of the Community Voices site on roanoke.com. Writers from the New River Valley bureau contribute to the New River Notbook. Read their blog posts for the latest news and information in those communities.
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- Botetourt View: Forecast for tonight's games revised
- So Salem: Forecast for tonight's games revised
- SWoCo (Southwest Roanoke County): Forecast for tonight's games revised
- New River Valley Notebook: What happened to Vincent's?
- Chalk Dust: Architects to talk about new Elliston elementary
cutNscratch
Music reporter Tad Dickens and features wire editor Ralph Berrier enjoy pickin' and grinnin', and they like to write about music, too. They'll be posting plenty about local, regional and national music, but it won't be any fun at all if you don't jump in and have your say. So do it!
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Datablog
Data Delivery Editor Matt Chittum dishes on the freshest, juiciest, hottest and oddest data available in the DataSphere, roanoke.com's home for search-it-yourself databases.
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The Storefront
The Storefront blog covers news on the retail, shopping and real estate industries in Southwest Virginia, as reported by Jenny Boone.
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MusicCast
The MusicCast is a video blog of local bands. We started in the fall of '06 bringing bands into our studio at The Roanoke Times. Now we're recording out of Jake Dempsey's Red Room Studio in Roanoke. Along with the videos themselves, you'll find links to the band's website and MySpace profile.
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The Happy Wag
Roanoke Times newsroom manager Nona Nelson created The Happy Wag blog as a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley. It also acts as a local community forum of news and information about pets.
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Shanna Flowers
The metro columnist writes about local people whose circumstances reflect decisions made as near as City Hall or as far away as the halls of Congress. Other times, she weighs in on a topic because it is incredibly ridiculous. Or heartening. Or fascinating.
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Fridge Magnet
Get cooking tips, swap recipe ideas or comment on Front Burner columns by food writer Lindsey Nair.
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Press Box
The Roanoke Times sports writers blog on a variety of sports at both the high school and collegiate levels in Southwest Virginia.
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Weather Journal
Kevin works the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, offering weather reporting training classes to reporters and advising the newsroom on upcoming weather stories.
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The Wild Life
Outdoor sports editor Mark Taylor blogs about outdoor activities in the Roanoke Valley and beyond.
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404 Not Found
The online and multimedia staff (with occasional contributions from other departments) discuss and explain development and features of The Roanoke Times' Web site, Roanoke.com.
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Community blog roll
Brewmaster's journey
Follow Roanoke's future brewmaster, John Bryce, as he studies beer in Germany prior to the August '08 launch of Roanoke Railhouse Brewing Co.
The Artis blog
Jeff Artis is one of Roanoke's community activists, acting as one of the aggressive and persistent voices in Northwest Roanoke.
Chris Berry on the Net
Chris Berry, former owner of Foodies, has a few ideas how to develop of a more robust economy in the Roanoke Valley for young people, hence his dated pix.
Diane Cayton-Hakey
New to the Blue Ridge area of Virginia? Me, too, says Diane Cayton-Hakey. Come explore with me as I poke my head into all of it’s nooks and crannies, stores and restaurants.
The Roanoke Slant
Lars Hagen's blog is intended to be a brief "diary" of some examples of The Roanoke Times' slanted stories.
Astronomy Dude
Michael Overacker, retired Roanoke firefighter, spends some of his time building telescopes, shooting astrophotography, and driving his Astronomy Mobile Outreach Vehicle around to teach astronomy to the public.
Loose Leaf Notes
Collen Redman writes to synthesize what she's learning, whether it be poetry, a political commentary or a letter to her mother.
Blue Ridge Muse
Take a tour through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Capitol Hill Blue founder and publisher Doug Thompson.
Technology Futures
Andrew Cohill, the former director of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, writes about technology from a community perspective.
BodyPump
Tami and Craig Warman use their blog to kick around BodyPump releases and music, plus various fitness topics.
Fragments from Floyd
Fred First's blog features "images in words and pixels" that have given birth to a book, "Slow Road Home" -- a memoir of landscape.
Small Town, Big Ideas
Pat Matthews' "Small Town, Big Ideas" gives readers an insider's view into life as an Internet executive in Southwest Virginia.
View from the Mountain
David Sobotta's collection of thoughts during his life after working for Apple Computer.
SW Virginia law blog
Steve Minor represents plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials and other proceedings in state and federal court in Southwest Virginia.
Roanoke Virginia Real Estate Blog
News, facts and real estate listings affecting the Roanoke Valley and beyond from realtor Marty Martin.
Stuart Mease
Stuart Mease wants to connect young adults to professional and social opportunities in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.
Roanoke4Kids
Dayna Palmer is a mother of 3 children (ages 5, 3, and 1) and lives in Roanoke. She launched Roanoke4Kids.com to be an information source for "All Things Kids" in the area.
Making Ripples
David St Lawrence explores the adventures and opportunities of post-corporate life in a one-stoplight county in Southwest Virginia.
Brian Patton
Brian Patton blogs about politics, his experience in law school, life in and around Dickenson County.
The Curious Skywatcher
John Goss, a roanoke.com columnist, explores astronomy and the skies above Southwest Virginia.
Roanoke Firefighters
This is an unofficial site dedicated to the past, present and future of the Firefighters of Roanoke Fire-EMS department and IAFF local #1132 (Roanoke Firefighters Association).
NewVaConnects
A blog for young professionals in the NewVa region. Lauren Ellerman, a local attorney, serves on the Advocacy in Action committee for NewVaConnects.
myScoper the blog
A blog promoting cultural stimuli in Southwest Virginia. Beth Deel and Wendy Schuyler are intra-disciplinary designers at upUPperiscope, inc.
Roanoke Found
Keith Clinton and his wife have set forth to take photos of the Roanoke that was, the Roanoke that is, and the Roanoke that is to come.
Valerie Garner
Valerie Garner spotlights Roanoke City's plans to replace this Northwest city asset with dense multi-use development. This blog features the events that united a community to oppose a government that insists on saving them from themselves.
Beyond marketing
Marketing consultant James Sawyer looks at everything Southwest Virginia has going for it and comments on the issues beyond marketing that are keeping the region from developing a progressive, sustainable identity.
Roanoke Region blog
The Roanoke Regional Partnership talks about business growth, economic development and quality of life in the Roanoke region.
