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City Cracks Down on Vendors in Shadow of Kingsbridge Armory

Vendors sold shoes outside the Kingsbridge Armory.

Unlicensed vendors who have long sold their wares in front of the massive and long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory say law enforcement officials have been pushing them away over the last two months, hollowing out what had been a bustling streetscape. “It’s stupid. What motive would you have?” a vendor who asked to be identified as Maria […]

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50 years after ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ a question of how the Roanoke Valley could mark its connection to a literary masterpiece

A man and a woman stand next to an outdoor seating area on the banks of Tinker Creek.

Annie Dillard spent a dozen years in the Roanoke Valley, but there’s no official commemoration of her time there or of her Pulitzer-winning book.

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Community partners across the region stepped up after Hurricane Helene, but long-term relief efforts could be strained in the coming months

Galax High School employees prepare sandwiches for residents impacted by Hurricane Helene, which were later delivered to neighborhoods along the school’s bus routes.

Local schools and organizations like the Virginia Department of Corrections mobilized to feed thousands in Southwest Virginia, but as emergency efforts wind down, hunger relief will face challenges.

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