Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge promotes Rails Ales and Trails with new grant Gene Marrano March 20, 2018 1 minute read The outdoors, the craft breweries – and the passenger train that can now get visitors here. More on a new grant that will help tell Roanoke’s story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke County Police say suspects NOT related to Cave Spring vandalismNext: Liberty plans on new arena Related Stories Virginia Tech President Tim Sands set to step down Clark Palmer April 9, 2026 Update on Melrose Plaza from Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Gene Marrano April 8, 2026 Film focusing on the Black and Jewish alliance is a conversation starter Denise Membreno April 8, 2026