Digital RSS feed from the Roanoke Times The Roanoke Times en_us Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20 http://www.roanoke.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls ellen.mosely@roanoke.com — today — l Blue Ridge Wildlfower Society Meeting: Tropical Butterfly Exhibit Coming Derek Kellogg is the lead animal specialist at the Science Museum of Western Virginia, in charge of running the new butterfly exhibit at Center in the Square. He w... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1935893-10/garden-calendar.html living 31568819@rss.roanoke.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20 Nurseries that source their plants locally can give you an even greater connection to your garden.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1930090-10/crows-nest-greenhouses-helping-gardeners-buy-local.html living 31549533@rss.roanoke.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20 On the afternoon of April 12, Bob Abraham of Christiansburg noticed something unusual outside: two female bluebirds “in a knock-down drag-out fight.” “The fight was a very unusual occurrence. Males fight over territory, and that is normal but I had never ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1935487-10/cornershot.html living 31567446@rss.roanoke.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20 ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1941629-10/style-street-virginia-tech-graduation-2013.html living 31588066@rss.roanoke.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 Hill, 28, will be performing at Blue 5 Restaurant on Friday.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1920809-10/nikki-hill-brings-her-raw-energy-and-vintage.html living 31518854@rss.roanoke.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 The butterfly garden with its fragile resident monarchs and painted ladies will open its doors to the public Saturday during Center in the Square's Family Day of Discovery that serves as its grand reopening. Enforcing the rules will keep volunteers flutte... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1934994-10/visitors-and-volunteers-will-have-to-work-together.html living 31565783@rss.roanoke.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 TONIGHT American Babies Tom Hamilton of Brothers Past, an electronic rock band, goes the more organic rock route with this act, which still lades on the occasional musical strangeness. The band’s two releases, “Weight of the World EP” and “Flawed Logic,... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1929245-10/top-tickets-americana-rockers-at-martins.html living 31546396@rss.roanoke.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 Recently while attending a family funeral in Giles County, I came to realize how different and respectful the people in small towns are. After the service at the funeral home, the Narrows town police halted traffic for the funeral procession and the poli... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1932723-10/cornershot.html living 31557883@rss.roanoke.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 Although I own a Kindle Fire, I don’t know my apps from my elbow. I use it to read, to check e mail and to look at my Facebook account. Anything else, I figured, was a total waste of time and money. Then I found out there are such things as chess app... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1921718-10/cornershot.html living 31521840@rss.roanoke.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 Bobby Easter's customers include country music entertainers, a gospel group from the region and even a Canadian hockey team.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1901311-10/henry-county-man-builds-buses-for-the-stars.html living 31455046@rss.roanoke.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1931746-10/standouts-event-highlights-for-the-week-of-may.html living 31554647@rss.roanoke.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 A lot has changed for Festival in the Park since Memorial Day weekend 2012. Before the year was out, the organization that ran the event and others in downtown Roanoke, EventZone, had let its director resign, then lost its contract with the city. Festiv... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1930390-10/festival-in-the-park-gets-an-overhaul-.html living 31550782@rss.roanoke.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 Many Roanokers don't know that Rico Pizza on Williamson Road also offers authentic Colombian cuisine.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1903653-10/a-pizza-shop-with-a-colombian-twist.html living 31462790@rss.roanoke.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 Tickets for shows there are still on sale, with an assurance of a refund if new venues aren’t found.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1935252-10/sudden-closing-of-growlers-american-grill-in-roanoke.html living 31566636@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 A highlight of the current Star City Playhouse production of “The Glass Menagerie” takes place before the show even begins. It’s the brief speech that director Marlow Ferguson delivers before turning the stage over to his actors. Ferguson doesn’t use tho... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1928841-10/star-city-playhouse-does-commendable-menagerie.html living 31545242@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 I would like to thank Good Samaritan Hospice in Christiansburg for its help, encouragement and the thorough information it provided prior to my dad’s death. It is hard to see your loved one “leaving,” but it helped me to be more prepared knowing what to ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1924311-10/cornershot.html living 31531004@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 You’d like to buy all organic fruits and veggies, but you can’t really afford to? Start with the dirty dozen.... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1923078-10/how-the-dirty-dozen-and-clean-fifteen-can.html living 31526527@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Jonathan Scales came to steel drums late — his freshman year at Appalachian State University, in Boone, N.C. But once the young sax man was introduced to the pans, he was hooked. “It became what I was most comfortable on, instantly,” the Asheville, N.C.-b... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1921341-10/out--about-jonathan-scales-fourchestra-to-play.html living 31520466@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 http://www.roanoke.com//living/1921207-10/out--about-washington--lee-university-performs.html living 31520043@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Doctors often admonish their patients to make lifestyle changes that will help their health: stop smoking, eat better, exercise more and lose weight. If patients don’t make progress on these challenging goals, doctors may get frustrated and scold patients... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1921163-10/how-doctors-can-improve-patient-health-without-scolding.html living 31519925@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Psst .... is your hair — or lack of it — trying to tell you something? Two new reports link male pattern baldness (not that celebrity-inspired shaved noggin) with higher odds for heart disease and prostate cancer. Those aren’t the only hairdo and health ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1921142-10/your-hairdo-might-signal-hidden-health-hazards.html living 31519863@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Hi, Carolyn: How do I start trusting my wife again? Three years ago, I caught her (52) having an affair with a 29-year-old aide who came to our house to help with our autistic son. One of my first questions to her was “What did I fail to give you?” We we... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1918658-10/can-you-live-with-not-trusting-her.html living 31511947@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 ... http://www.roanoke.com//living/1785950-10/see-whos-been-on-the-red-carpet-lately.html living 31095660@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17