Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
Text by Emily Alberts Photos by Always and Forever Photography Cody Thompson and Chris Mullens became business partners in mid-May of this year when they made the life-changing decision to buy Zeppoli’s from previous owner and co-founder Doris Fleming. She was nearing the end of a long restaurant career and seeking capable, hardworking hands to
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
Text by Emily Alberts Photos by Always and Forever Photography Brian’s Lock & Key is a family business which owner Tom Flinchum bought in 1989. “Purchasing the company from Brian Behal and his wife, Pam, was a...
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography “The first thing to know about a Virginia Tech football game,” says Floyd Merryman III, “is that it is an event, not just a game.”...
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
Text by Joanne M. Anderson The New River Valley gets national attention every year for its quality of life and natural beauty across all demographics. For retirees, the mild climate, recreation, reasonable cost of living, wonderful...
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
Text by Sheila Nelson Old photos donated by members of the reunion committee Radford Arsenal, a booming World War II war effort industrial complex, rose from a stretch of rural farmland along the New River in seven...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2015
Text by Sheila Nelson Photos by Always and Forever Photography P.J. Slaughter’s earliest kitchen memories include playing with his mother’s pots and pans on the kitchen floor and his first cooking experience with eggs in a microwave....
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Friday, January 9th, 2015
Though they had lived in bustling Fairfax, Va., and near lively Charleston, S.C., Alyson Thompson and Doug MacAlpine chose a decidedly rural locale for their June wedding: Alyson’s family farm in Floyd. “From the old family cemetery...
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Friday, January 9th, 2015
Kara and Joe, students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, absolutely love being outside. “Much of our six years dating was spent hiking, biking and enjoying the outdoors,” says Kara. One cold,...
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Monday, September 15th, 2014
If you lined up 30 men, you could easily pick out father-son Frank-Shane Beamer by the wide, brown eyes, similar face structure and friendly countenances. They both smile easily and maintain an approachable personality. They both take...
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Friday, August 1st, 2014
Remember the days when your parents dragged you to boring music lessons? Nowadays it is the kids who are dragging the parents – all the way to Blueridge Rock School where music lessons rock. “Why can’t music...
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