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Parkway foundation sees bright future for dark sky tourism
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (821+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people On a map of the urbanized eastern U.S., the Blue Ridge Parkway is a sliver of tulip poplars, rhododendrons, deer, mountain streams,…...
From butterfly effect to wheel of fortunes: Center in the Square, part 2
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1758+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Ticket sales dropped by 15% at the Science Museum of Western Virginia in 2018. To understand why, employees just had to look one…...
High demand leads to parking limits in more areas of Danville’s River District
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1420+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Timed parking is going to expand to several additional streets in Danville's River District, after a revamped effort to enforce parking…...
Center in the Square: Institution to attraction?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1819+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people After Roanoke's Center in the Square announced in December it would not renew the lease for the Science Museum of Southwest…...
Roanoke is not alone in trying to figure out how to generate more concerts for its facilities
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (466+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people James Madison University has a new president and a new plan. Part of that plan will have a direct impact on…...
Sites in Bedford County, Lynchburg and Roanoke added to Landmarks Register
1+ week, 2+ day ago (147+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Virginia's Board of Historic Resources has added seven sites to the state's Landmarks Register, including ones in Bedford County, Lynchburg and…...
Headlines from across the state: Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025; more …
1+ week, 3+ day ago (75+ words) Headlines from across the state: Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025; more ...Cardinal News Did you miss this story? Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the…...
‘Martinsville Missile’ sets a new land speed record for a stock car
1+ week, 3+ day ago (957+ words) So what kind of trip did Joey Arrington and Tommy Hurley have Monday at Kennedy Space Center? "It was a blast. "It was a gas. "It set a new record. Hurley drove a machine prepared and powered in Martinsville by…...
A stock car dubbed ‘the Martinsville Missile’ aims to set a new land speed record of 250 mph
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1857+ words) When he was a student at Martinsville High School in the 1970s, and with the promise of free food and 15 minutes of fame, Danny Turner cajoled a group of classmates into twice performing feats that gained inclusion into the "Guinness Book…...
Roanoke’s Berglund Center was built for the entertainment landscape of 1971. That world doesn’t exist today.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (922+ words) Last October, city officials stood outside the Berglund Center and announced they were looking into the prospect of creating an "entertainment district," the centerpiece of which would be a casino to be located at the center." The entertainment district in…...