Cornershot

To submit a CornerShot

The Roanoke Times welcomes CornerShot submissions from its readers. Here are the guidelines:

Length: about 200 words
Topic: CornerShots can run the gamut, but we generally prefer unique and clever observations on the human experience.
No poetry, please.
Email your submission to extra@roanoke.com with your full name and hometown and “CornerShot” in the subject line. You can also mail submissions to Kathy Lu, CornerShot, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010.
Submissions are subject to editing.

1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County

2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day

3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys

4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping

5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football

6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust

7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen

8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible

9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli

10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area

Gordon Kendall

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Heads up to all you wine aficionado videographers!

Wine Spectator magazine is holding its seventh annual video contest. Entrants have until Sept. 2 to submit their wine-themed films.

The films can be up to three minutes in length and can be about any topic related to wine or the industry. Entries should be educational and entertaining rather than self-promotional. All participants must be at least 21 years old.

Wine Spectator editors will select their top picks, which will be posted online for public voting. All valid entries will receive a six-month, full-access membership to WineSpectator.com.

Finalists will win a pair of tickets to one of the Grand Tastings at Wine Spectator’s Wine Experience in New York City on Oct. 24 or 25. The grand prize winner will win two tickets to the New York Wine Experience (Oct. 24-26) and two passes to the Napa Valley Film Festival (Nov. 13-17), plus their movie will be screened at both events.

For more information, visit winespectator.com/videocontest2013.

Monday, August 12, 2013