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16 ideas to spice up your Valentine’s Day plans in Southwest, Central Virginia
Read full article: 16 ideas to spice up your Valentine’s Day plans in Southwest, Central VirginiaROANOKE, Va. – Still haven’t planned the perfect Valentine’s Day date for your special someone? AdFort Hill Bowling’s 5th Annual Valentine’s Day Tournament in LynchburgPut your game face on for this date night with a bowling tournament at Fort Hill Bowling Center. Valentine’s Day Candlelight Wine Dinner in ForestWine and dinner by candlelight? Valentine’s Packages at Hotel Roanoke in RoanokeWith several packages offered, Hotel Roanoke has options from intimate getaways or much-needed alone time. Do you know any other romantic date ideas?
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Historic Virginian Railway station becomes event venue
Read full article: Historic Virginian Railway station becomes event venueROANOKE, Va. – A landmark railroad station in Roanoke is now a destination for weddings and banquets. The Virginian Railway Station is now an events venue named ‘The Virginian,' run by local company Chanticleer Catering. The event venue replaces Steger Creek, a gift shop that closed its doors last year. The station on the corner of Jefferson Street and Williamson Road was built in 1909 and rehabilitated by Roanoke’s National Railway Historical Society chapter in 2016. The historical society owns the building, and say they are excited to show off the beauty of the train station once again.
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James Drury from ‘The Virginian’ dies at 85
Read full article: James Drury from ‘The Virginian’ dies at 85ROANOKE, Va. – The star of one of television’s longest running Westerns died on Monday. James Drury was a classically-trained Shakesperian actor, but was best known for playing a cowboy on “The Virginian” from 1962 to 1971. In 1963, he came to Roanoke to promote the show. His assistant said Drury died of natural causes at the age of 85.
