At Wonder Universe, the newly revamped children’s museum now open at New River Valley Mall, 5-year-old Merriweather Skabelund points to Blacksburg Fire Department’s Engine 3 and asks: “Can I go in that, Mom?” The shiny red kid magnet parked inside Wonder Universe is the front half of an honest-to-goodness fire truck, and yes, you can go in it. Merriweather and two of her siblings — 6-year-old Marta and 3-year-old Thomas — clamber into the truck’s cab and bounce on the …
A man in Illinois was tearing down a 150-year-old barn and selling the hand-hewn beams on eBay. Bob and Mary Menees of Pembroke bought the entire load. A winery owner was only …
It has become a recognizable whir, one we hear at football games, festivals or walking across a parking lot. The buzz is similar to that of a flying stink bug, if amplified …
Love is always a central theme in weddings, but for Brogan Dinger and Nathan Shifflette, it went beyond the love they had for each other to include their families, their community and …
Kelly Rowland patiently waits until Nov. 1 to secretly begin listening to Christmas music in her car and pull out her decorations. “The first week of November, I unpack and place the …
As a medical device rep, Jon Coburn traveled all over the United States. “I would visit breweries and eat in awesome restaurants, places where young professionals would hang out. When I wanted …
When asked if she has ever been to see the storied holiday windows in New York City, self-proclaimed toy lady Paula Bolte beams: “That’s on my bucket list!” Bolte, the owner of …
The path to owning a hair salon wasn’t an obvious one for Kevin Meredith of Meredith’s Salon in Christiansburg. After graduating from Radford High School and dabbling in the “real” working world, …
Like most serious Christmas decorators, Nancy Wilmina Alexander begins placing out her Christmas collection the day after Thanksgiving. Her daughter, Kay, always comes from North Carolina to assist, and together they lovingly …
Most shopping malls across the country parade such a similar line-up of stores that you barely need to go inside to know what you’ll find there. Hallmark? Victoria’s Secret? Bath & Body …