The Roanoker Magazine

The Train Wreck Awards
We used to call this year-end report on local boneheads our Dubious Achievement Awards. But tales of idiocy by any other name are still just as sweet.

'A Blessed Life'
Out in Southwest County, there’s an enclave where four of 32 homes have sent their children to the nation’s premier military
academies. What’s their secret?
by Paul Evans

Roanoke's Many Faces of Faith
Many of us are looking forward to a season we consider sacred. This photo essay makes it clear we’ve got a diversity of both faiths and faces in this place we call home.
by Marie Hodge and David Hungate

Lofty Living
In Warner and Barbara Dalhouse’s 10th-floor condo downtown, room flows effortlessly into room and art takes center stage.
by Sandra Brown Kelly

10 Great Meals Under $10
This time of year, you need your cash for holiday shopping, not for lunch. Check out our 10 pocketbook-friendly but substantial meals right near shopping havens.
by Libba Wolfe

Battle of the Dining Award Giants
Our annual Dining Awards go to nearly 80 different restaurants and food establishments – but for readers, a stalwart few stand head and shoulders above the pack.
by Marie Hodge

CONSPECTUS
Great events for November and December.

2008-2009 Social Datebook
Click above for the full, unabridged version.


	OFF THE CLOCK Why Starbucks Is Evil: Associate Editor Cara Ellen Modisett puts forth the case for supporting the independents. (Archive)
	THE ROANOKER TALKS TO TERRY GROSS
	THE ROANOKER TALKS TO ChICK COREA
	THE ROANOKER TALKS TO...DOC WATSON Read the complete transcript of Cara Ellen Modisett's interview with flatpicking legend Doc Watson.


December 2, 2008