“Friends” cleanup before Marathon Gene Marrano April 2, 2014 1 min 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: Continue Reading 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 1 min read Indie Bookstore Day on Saturday features local author – and his dark fantasy novel Gene Marrano April 25, 2025 1 min read 44-mile pilgrimage celebrates bio-diversity and the diversity in our community Denise Membreno April 25, 2025 1 min read Vaccination key to preventing any measles outbreak Gene Marrano April 24, 2025