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    May 18, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Re-opening for Center in the Square

    After years of planning and hardwork, Center in the Square is open to the public.
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    After years of planning and hardwork, Center in the Square is open to the public. Roanoke's cultural center re-opened Saturday morning to lots of fanfare with a ribbon cutting by city and center leaders. Center in the Square closed down while a multi-...

    Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Science and Technology

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. 50 years after her death, Patsy Cline receives fresh attention in her hometown

    Patsy Cline was a trailblazer, a country music star whose homegrown talent was matched only by her determination.  50 years after her death, she's getting the recognition she deserves in her own hometown.
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    Patsy Cline was a trailblazer, a country music star whose homegrown talent was matched only by her determination.  50 years after her death, she's getting the recognition she deserves in her own hometown. Virginia Hensley was 16 years old when she moved...

    Tags: Radio Industry, Music, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Labor Day

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Salem Museum exhibit lets kids explore a past life

    Little Carrie in 1896 had to feed the chickens and learn to sew by lamplight. Her son Jim in the 1920s listened to baseball games on the radio. Reggie, growing up in the nearby African American neighborhood in the 1940s, had to haul water from the town pump. But little Jack in 2013 surfs the internet and already knows how to text. He’s never seen a kerosene lamp or touched an old-style radio, and can’t imagine a house without running water.
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    Little Carrie in 1896 had to feed the chickens and learn to sew by lamplight. Her son Jim in the 1920s listened to baseball games on the radio. Reggie, growing up in the nearby African American neighborhood in the 1940s, had to haul water from the town...

    Tags: Radio, Arts and Culture, Entertainment

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement in Jamestown

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    Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism. On Wednesday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and...

    Tags: Anthropology, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Historic Jamestowne, Smithsonian Institution, Research

    5. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Vintage locomotive to pull steam excursions from Roanoke this weekend

    A vintage locomotive is on the rails in Roanoke, preparing for a weekend of steam excursions.
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    A vintage locomotive is on the rails in Roanoke, preparing for a weekend of steam excursions. The Southern 630 was restored by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga.  The museum has partnered with Norfolk Southern for the railroad's...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Travel, Connecticut Valley Railroad, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Transportation

    6. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Young artists show their talents in a special exhibit

    Just in time for National Youth Art Month, the Salem Museum is hosting a special exhibit of student art.
    WDBJ7 Multimedia Journalist
    Just in time for National Youth Art Month, the Salem Museum is hosting a special exhibit of student art. Students have entitled this exhibit "mARTch Madness". This display brings the works of members of the school's International Baccalaureate Art...

    Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Artists, Fine Artists

    7. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Virginia Tech students show off skills at the STEM Expo

    The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is sponsoring a 2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Expo at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
    WDBJ7 Multimedia Journalist
    The Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is sponsoring a 2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Expo at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The STEM Expo is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm located at 303...

    Tags: Virginia Tech, Engineering, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Technology

    8. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Retired state agents share memories of Bedford's moonshine past

    An industry that once thrived in Bedford County is being remembered by the people who broke it up.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    An industry that once thrived in Bedford County is being remembered by the people who broke it up. Three retired agents from the Alcohol Beverage Control shared stories Saturday about Bedford's moonshining past. It was part of a panel discussion,...

    Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Arts and Culture

    9. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Rare fossils found in South Africa on display at Martinsville museum

    Archaeologists believe they found a link between primates two million years ago and modern day humans during a dig in South Africa five years ago.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Archaeologists believe they found a link between primates two million years ago and modern day humans during a dig in South Africa five years ago. A rare cast of the bones are now on display at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville....

    Tags: Museum of Natural History, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), South Africa, Arts and Culture, Africa

    10. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Transportation Museum launches feasibility study of bringing back historic 611

    The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Friday that it is launching a study whether or not to bring back the Norfolk and Western 611 steam locomotive.
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Friday that it is launching a study whether or not to bring back the Norfolk and Western 611 steam locomotive. The Virginia Museum of Transportation launched the Fire Up 611 Committee to study the...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)

    11. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Pittsylvania County train station gets new life

    If the train tracks could talk, they'd tell days worth of stories about Pittsylvania County's transportation mecca.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    If the train tracks could talk, they'd tell days worth of stories about Pittsylvania County's transportation mecca. Glenn Giles, a historian and a Pittsylvania Historical Society board member, knows their history. "A model train diorama depicting the...

    Tags: Museum Dioramas, Pittsylvania County, Arts and Culture

    12. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. The Harrison Museum looks for fresh start in the "Center" of Roanoke

    There has been a void in the Roanoke community since the Harrison Museum closed to the public in 2009.&nbsp; By this summer, the place known for chronicling the African American experience, will get new life.
    WDBJ7 Anchor/Reporter
    There has been a void in the Roanoke community since the Harrison Museum closed to the public in 2009.  By this summer, the place known for chronicling the African American experience, will get new life. "The desire is to create curiosity (so people...

    Tags: Arts and Culture

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