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Autism Awareness Month in the Roanoke Valley: Understanding, Acceptance, and the Power of Inclusion
This month, we recognize Autism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to learning about autism, celebrating autistic individuals, and encouraging a more inclusive society. While awareness is important, the deeper goal of this month is understanding and recognizing the strengths, challenges, and unique perspectives of people on the autism spectrum.
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, interact socially, and experience the world around them. The term spectrum is important because autism presents differently in every individual. Some autistic people may need significant daily support, while others live independently and thrive in careers, education, and creative pursuits.
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The Perfect Roanoke Valley Weekend Visit: How to Show Off Our Mountain Town Like a Local
When friends come to visit the Roanoke Valley, you don't just "show them around." You give them a day they won't stop talking about on the drive home. The secret? Start early, support local, and let the mountains do what they do best.
- The Morning Hike
Begin the day before the rest of the world wakes up with a sunrise hike to McAfee Knob—one of our families most favorite and also the most photographed spot on the entire Appalachian Trail.
The early morning climb is peaceful, the air is crisp, and when you reach the overlook the view stretches across the Blue Ridge Mountains like a real life painting! If you're lucky (or brave), yo...
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The Heart of Grandin: Where Film, Community, and Home Come Together in Roanoke, VA
There are places that are more than buildings.
Places that hold memories, spark connection, and quietly shape the soul of a neighborhood.
The Grandin Theatre is one of those places.
For nearly a century, this historic theatre has stood as a landmark in Roanoke not just as a movie house, but as a gathering place for the community. It has weathered change, growth, and generations of stories, remaining a constant where people come together to laugh, reflect, celebrate, and connect.
Walking into the Grandin feels different. You sense its age in the best possible way with the original details, the patina, the echoes of decades of shared experience...
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Coffee Academics: Finding Your Brew in Southwest Virginia
Coffee, the delightful distillation that invigorates and awakens us. According to some brands, America runs on it and it comes in just about every flavor, size, and preparation you can imagine. In this blog I'll teach you about some coffee basics, the three waves of coffee and what that means for coffee shops in America and what you can expect from each. Lastly, I'll give you a couple of my local favorites.
The Coffee Basics
It's all just bean water, right? As they say in college: Yes, but also no.
Coffee is a curious thing. Very simply, it's what you get when you grind roasted coff...
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A Realtor's Take on The Roanoker's Look at Roanoke's Neighborhoods
A Realtor's Take on The Roanoker's Look at Roanoke's Neighborhoods
At MKB REALTORS®, we spend our days helping people find homes across Roanoke and Southwest Virginia. Because of that, we pay close attention anytime someone thoughtfully tells the story of this region and its neighborhoods.
Recently, The Roanoker published a feature titled "The Neighborhoods That Shape Roanoke's Character." It is a well done, deeply local piece that captures something we see every day in our work. Roanoke is not defined by one zip code or one type of buyer. It is shaped by many distinct neighborhoods, each...
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