Big Lick Soup finale will award a micro-grant Gene Marrano February 24, 2015 1 minute read Four finalists vying for a “micro-grant” through Roanoke’s first “Big Lick SOUP” competition will make their pitches Thursday night at 6-pm …. at 16 West Marketplace … WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: TAP program pays for ex-offender’s new jobsNext: Lewis Gale partners on healthy babies program Related Stories The Jane Morgan Harris Daylily Garden at Richfield Salem honors female healthcare pioneer Gene Marrano June 23, 2026 Nominations open for Kendig Arts and Culture Awards Gene Marrano June 23, 2026 Not everyone in the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia jumped on the American Patriot bandwagon early during the Revolution Gene Marrano June 22, 2026