Weblogs

Focus on Faith

Reporter Rob Johnson focuses on religion and matters of faith in the region.

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Heads or Tails

Business editor Chris Winston compiles national, state and local data to analyze current economic trends.

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Idol Times

Online entertainment editor Wendy Maxey updates the blog after each episode of "American Idol," commenting on everything from contestants' performances (and hairstyles) to Paula Abdul's notoriously lame comments.

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Community bloggers

Community writers Miranda Adkins, Cathy Benson, Erica Myatt and Dwyane Yancey write about Salem, Botetourt County and southwest Roanoke County as part of the Community Voices site on roanoke.com. Read their blog posts for the latest news and information in those communities.

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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Campus Watch

Roanoke Times reporters Anna Mallory, Tim Thornton and Greg Esposito post on everyday college life, trends and issues affecting the 35,000-plus students in the New River Valley and beyond.

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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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RoundTable

Read and comment on topics posted by The Roanoke Times editorial board.

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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.

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.

Answering the call

This Roanoke-based evangelical missionary blogs about his work and the faith.

Brian Patton

Brian blogs about politics, his experience in law school, life in and around Dickenson County.

The Roanoke Slant

Lars Hagen's blog is intended to be a brief "diary" of some examples of The Roanoke Times' slanted stories.

KAT

Elliot Broyles, the former 'Smelley Kat' DJ on K92, blogs about a variety of issues in the Roanoke Valley.

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.

Tom Markiewicz

VT grad Tom Markiewicz writes about technology, entrepreneurship and marketing as an executive of a Southwest Virginia startup.

Aaron Doyle

New River Valley real estate agent "opens doors to a greener world."

The Curious Skywatcher

John Goss, a roanoke.com columnist, explores astronomy and the skies above Southwest Virginia.

Jeremy Hart

Details on all things real estate in the New River Valley, and perhaps a laugh or two.

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).