by Shawn Nowlin Despite the overwhelming factual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) information that is easily accessible, a healthy percentage of Virginians still…
Marcus M. Wilson Scholarship Awarded
The Marcus M. Wilson Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2010 in memory of Marcus Mandela Wilson, a vivacious young man…
Clear bag policy starts for Downtown Roanoke events
by Patsy Montesinos If you plan to attend the Brett Eldredge concert in August, beware of a new clear bag policy. The policy will apply…
Roanoke Valley Breakfast Lions Club History
Lions Bill Craft and Lew Peery courageously started the first integrated Lions Clubs in the state of VA when they chartered the Roanoke Valley Breakfast…
A war without end: The DAR and the 40-year fight to honor Lena Ferguson
by Lee Pierre When the Daughters of the American Revolution convened their annual Continental Congress in D.C. last week, 4,000 delegates representing 198,000 members showed…