The marker is one of three proposed by students at Cumberland Middle School as part of a now-discontinued state program.
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Five minutes after applying, emergency director got the call
Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Theatre had to replace creative team for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ after a white actress was cast for a Latina role. Here’s how the replacement director got tapped to take over the show.
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Casting of white actress in Latina role roils Mill Mountain Theatre
Roanoke venue cancels Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights,’ then changes mind after cast revolt, unfavorable publicity in New York. Role has been recast.
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Roanoke basketball great George Lynch talks about how game has changed
Former NBA star says college recruits make demands that they didn’t in his day.
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Modern-day ‘Monuments Man’ in Martinsville helps Ukraine
An archaelogist at the Virginia Museum of Natural Resources helps track status of cultural sites endangered by war.
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Blood splatter zones and a roller skating rink
Just not at the same time. Wolfbane, about to celebrate its 15th year, brings a different type of theatre to Appomattox County.
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Seeking a balance between enjoyment and stewardship on the AT’s Triple Crown
National Park Service seeks plan to manage three heavily-used locations near Roanoke.
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Russian-born writer in Bland County reflects on ‘novel of loss’
Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry is a prize-winning writer who says her native country is ‘held hostage.’
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Roanoke railroad history lives on down by the bay
Renovated coach headed for final resting place on Cape Charles farm.
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Ewing is closer to nine other state capitals than its own
Meet Ewing in Lee County.