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FOOD & DRINK
4th Annual Tomato Festival set for July 27
BUCHANAN, Va. (WDBJ) - The Botetourt Farmers Market Tomato Festival is back for its 4th year. The festival features food trucks, free tomato tastings, and tomato-themed activities. Tiffany Bradbury, Botetourt County Director of Communications, and Sherrene Wells, Sales & Marketing Manager for Sarah’s Petals, speak with 7@four about this event....
Plans underway to build food truck ‘court’ in Salem
SALEM, Va. – Food junkies throughout the Roanoke Valley are going to love what they’ve got cooking up over in Salem. John Johnston of Warrenton, VA. is opening up 4th Street Eats, the first of its kind food truck lot in the valley. He set a goal to recruit eight to 10 trucks to rotate through the future food truck court, which will have parking, seating and bathrooms.
Music at Melrose brings people together at site of future Melrose Plaza
ROANOKE, Va. – Jazz music was the name of the game at NW Roanoke’s Melrose Plaza on Friday night. Music at Melrose is one of several community events planned at Melrose Plaza. This event is a precursor to the grand opening of Market on Melrose, which will occur later this year.
Mannheim Steamroller Announces 2024 Christmas Tour with a Stop in Roanoke!
Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, celebrates over 35 years of his annual Christmas concert tour, making it the longest running concert tour in the entertainment industry!. Davis said the hallmark tour will be coming to Roanoke on November 26, 2024. Two traveling ensembles will hold performances in...
Furry Friends: Terrific Tigg is looking for a new home
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Each week WFXR News highlights adoptable pets filling up animal shelters across Southwest and Central Virginia. This week, on Tuesday, July 23, Aimee Brown with the Franklin County Humane Society brought Tigg in for Furry Friends!. Tigg is a two-year-old Belgian Malinois mix and weighs...
Fleetwood Mac Tribute band playing favorite hits at Dr Pepper Park
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– Dr Pepper Park is welcoming Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show to bring a ‘landslide’ of classic hits as a part of its Cundiff Heating and Air Flashback Concert Series on Friday, July 26 at 7:00 p.m. Rumours originally started in Los Angeles...
Shore Success | Connecting Through Color
Jessica Bohn Bishop is on a mission to unite people through color and clothes. Born and raised in Moneta, she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Radford University and a master’s degree in education from Abilene Christian University, often proclaiming that she “educates people in retail.”
New mural honors military service in the Town of Bedford
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) -‘Reunification.’ That’s the theme for a new mural in the Town of Bedford. It’s an idea ignited by a 95-year-old Marine veteran. After bringing the idea to Bedford Get Together, a plan was formed to paint a mural that would focus on paying tribute to all who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with new flavors!
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - July is National Ice Cream Month and to celebrate, Here @ Home welcomed Homestead Creamery to talk about some of its fun new items. Banana Caramel Crunch, Tropical Orange, and two new Virginia Tech ice cream flavors are just some of what you can expect. The...
LEAP Opens Brick-and-Mortar Food Store
The LEAP Community Store will sell fresh fruits and vegetables in Roanoke’s West End neighborhood. On Wednesday, July 31, Roanoke-based nonprofit Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP) will officially open their much anticipated food store with a Grand Opening celebration that begins at 2 pm, with speakers, a “topping out” ceremony and tastings; it continues until closing at 7 pm. All – including media and the public – are invited to hear opening remarks (from 2:30-3 pm); take tours of the store and The LEAP Hub (from 3-4 pm); shop, meet farmers and producers whose goods will be sold at the store; and take part in giveaways (4-7 pm). This kickoff event is family friendly and will include kids activities. LEAP staff will be available for interviews and conversation throughout the afternoon.
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