“Friends” cleanup before Marathon Gene Marrano April 2, 2014 1 minute read Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway volunteers will gear up on Saturday for their second cleanup on the Mill Mountain Parkway – sprucing it up before the Blue Ridge Marathon. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the story: Share: Post navigation Previous: Overnight fire leaves four homelessNext: Budget impasse side effect: some schools don’t know for sure when they’ll reopen later this year Related Stories Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide Ian Price April 16, 2026 Gov. Spanberger’s proposed amendments to the Affordable Medicine Act could be costly for Virginians Emma Thomas April 16, 2026 Blue Ridge Marathon, Down by Downtown music fest preview Gene Marrano April 15, 2026