Gene Marrano
They often need a hand up to get on solid footing – starting with permanent housing. A local non-profit looks to raise money for its mission with the new “Hustle for the Homeless” 5K race on Saturday. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Hear much more about The Least of These Ministry below:
Successful Job Fairs continue in Roanoke providing jobs locally and in the Blacksburg area. We have more from WFIR’s Bob Clark……
The Washington Capitals are in rarified playoff air … and the Liberty Flames softball team is going to the NCAA playoffs after beating Radford
Kroger has started a remodeling of the Cave Spring Corners store near the intersection of Brambleton Avenue and Electric Road. The $2.6 million makeover should be completed by the end of the year; it includes a new interior design, new flooring and track lighting.
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Steger Creek – the fine gifts and collectibles shop on Starkey Road – is relocating to several locations in Roanoke, including the Taubman Museum of Art. The ribbon cutting there is May 31. Steger Creek will open another store in July at the restored Virginian Railway Passenger Station on Williamson Road – which has been looking for tenants.
The two Bent Mountain tree-sitters took their protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline on the road after they came down. Late last week “Red” Terry spoke at length with WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Hear our full length conversation with Red Terry recorded after her media tour, which ran last Friday morning as well.
Teresa “Red” Terry and her daughter Minor spent more than a month protesting the Mountain Valley Pipeline that will come through their Bent Mountain property by tree sitting in stands perched high in trees, in the right of ways granted to MVP and supported by contempt charges against Red and Minor last week. They finally came down from those trees over the weekend and spent the last few days on the road pressing their case as to why the pipeline should be stopped. Red says her legs are still a bit shaky after spending 34 days in the tree stand. We had trouble connecting with Red as promised yesterday, but WFIR anchor-reporter Gene Marrano spoke with her yesterday afternoon and now here is a “Longer Listen”:
A designation that Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge and other mountain biking supporters have been working on may become a reality soon. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has that story: