'Burg businesses gird for summer
April 30, 2009
Each summer, Virginia Tech's campus population dwindles, cutting Blacksburg's population nearly in half. Businesses, however, must find ways to carry on.
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April 29, 2009
Clinton visits Roanoke for McAuliffe campaign
April 27, 2009
Promising to pump money into education and green energy jobs, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe appeared with close friend and former president Bill Clinton Monday, outside Fire Station #1 in downtown Roanoke.
April 20, 2009
The families of April 16 shooting victims Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde have filed lawsuits in Fairfax County Circuit Court, seeking to "reveal truths" they feel have been misrepresented.
April 16, 2009
A single flame lit up the night. A bagpipe cried out "Amazing Grace" from the center of the Drillfield. A community remembered again. Immersed in sound, surrounded by light.
Two years later, Tech looks ahead
April 15, 2009
They don't need to mark their calendars. The 106th day of the year looms among every one of the other 365.
Starbucks sustains automobile attack
April 13, 2009
It wasn't the jolt they were looking for at Starbucks.
Area hookah bars contemplate smoking ban
April 6, 2009
Smoking will be banned from restaurants in Virginia beginning on Dec. 1, including hookah bars and lounges such as Blacksburg's She-Sha Cafe and Hookah Lounge.
April 6, 2009
Police have arrested a man who worked in Radford University dining halls in connection with a shooting Thursday near the university's campus that left one dead.
With impending budget cuts, retirement plays a role
April 2, 2009
A quarter of Virginia Tech's tenured faculty members are over the age of 60, and with budget cuts looming, the university must take a careful approach to faculty management.