If you’ve lived in Roanoke for any length of time, chances are you’ve passed this quaint bungalow on Campbell Avenue and admired its river-rock porch pillars and slotted gables – even as boards covered the abandoned home’s windows. Today, the lovingly restored home is boarded up no more. And it will be open to the public May 5 from 3-6 p.m. Continue reading
If you haven’t been by John Garland’s home being renovated on Campbell Avenue, make a point to walk by and check out the color scheme. The combination is historically accurate and a beautiful match to the stone and brick foundation, chimney and porch columns. If the interior is as fabulous as the exterior, I can’t wait to get a tour. Continue reading
On a beautiful Saturday morning, Habitat for Humanity of the Roanoke Valley dedicated its first new home in Mountain View, at 1336 Campbell Ave. A large crowd of Habitat volunteers, community leaders, Habitat board members, and Mountain View neighbors welcomed the Elhassan family to their new home. Continue reading
The exterior renovations that began earlier this year have picked back up in earnest this fall. First came the new front columns last spring. Now, woodwork repairs and painting are underway. Continue reading
You may remember that last April, the Blue Ridge Marathon was planned to pass through Mountain View neighborhood, but heavy rain and flooding forced organizers to reroute away from the Roanoke River, eliminating our segment. Well, earlier this week I bumped into marathon organizer Pete Eshelman and got some good news: The course for the 2012 running of the Blue Ridge Marathon once again is planned to pass through Mountain View. Weather permitting, the course on April 21, 2012 will … Continue reading
Beginning this week, the City of Roanoke will be one of several area localities participating in Coca-Cola’s “Recycle & Win!” contest, a special initiative designed to promote municipal recycling programs. Recycle & Win! will run for six months from November 2011 to April 2012. Single-family households in the city should receive in the mail informational materials that describe how to take part in the contest, along with a “Give it Back” sticker to be placed on curbside recycling bins. A … Continue reading
