Come...Have A Run On The Parkway...The Blue Ridge Parkway That Is.

Do you want a unique experience? Are you a jogger? A runner? How about a marathon on one of the most beautiful roads in the country?

The marathon will start and end in Downtown Roanoke, but most of the 26.2 mile course will be run on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The route will include [...]

RoanokeOutside - Press Release

ROANOKE, Va. (January 14, 2010) – The Roanoke Regional Partnership today launched RoanokeOutside.com – the most comprehensive and interactive resource to learn about and explore the Roanoke, Virginia region’s outdoors.

The new site (www.RoanokeOutside.com) — the first of its kind dedicated to the Roanoke, Virginia region — was developed with hundreds of suggestions from [...]

Roanoke Ranked 16 In Money Magazine's 25 Best Places To Retire

Another magazine has ranked a Virginia mountain city in a top 25 list…This time it’s Roanoke and the list is the Best Places To Retire. Money magazine likes the area for retirement. Outside likes the area south of Roanoke, around Blacksburg,  for it’s outdoor lifestyle. It looks as if the area is catching national [...]