What if you get pegged as a cheap date for old folks?

Kiplinger magazine recently named Roanoke one of its top five cities– if you are a retiree. For a city trying to attract young professionals, this kind of designation does little to contribute to the image we would like to create.
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Now Entering Virginia’s Green Technology Corridor

Whether you knew it or not, if you are living anywhere off of I-81, from Smyth County to the Allegheny Highlands, you are a proud resident of Virginia’s Technology Corridor. You may have passed the signs along the interstate…
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You can’t just walk into a room and tell people you’re cool.

It seems pretty obvious when you hear it. Just imagine someone you’ve recently met showing up at a dinner party and breaking that simple rule. The scene plays out pretty much the same way no matter how you slice it. That person is suddenly anything but cool.

Roanoke Valley Greenways and the Appalachian Trail

In 1921, a well-educated man with a vision named Benton MacKaye wrote a simple essay that gave birth to the Appalachian Trail. His theory was that Americans were losing their leisure time and, with it, their ability to dream and shape their culture.
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