Bringing Downtown Pulaski Back to Life

Downtown Pulaski is on the up and up. The gorgeous, historic main street is about to experience some major upgrades. The “Pilot Project” by West Main Development is now underway. This project represents over $2.5 million of investment from the West Main Development, LLC, Virginia Housing Development Authority, Department of Housing Community Development, First Bank […] Read more

Eastern Divide Brewing Coming Soon to Blacksburg

Add another name to your list of hot spots in Virginia’s New River Valley, because Eastern Divide Brewing arrives in Blacksburg in Spring 2019. According to the Roanoke Times, Eastern Divide will have the same head brewer as Rising Silo, a Farm Brewery in Montgomery County. Eastern Divide’s new facility will be 12,000 square feet. […] Read more

Pembroke Completes RALLY Southwest Virginia Project

PEMBROKE, VA – The Town of Pembroke in Giles County completed a project using funds from the RALLY Southwest Virginia mini-grant program. The grant provided a total of $3,000 and was facilitated by Opportunity SWVA. The finished project was officially revealed in late July. The town used the money for beautification projects, which included a […] Read more

NRV Named #17 Best College Town by AIER

VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA (known as the New River Valley) was ranked the number 17 best college town in America (2017) by the American Institute for Economic Research. The NRV is home to over 40,000 students thanks to Virginia Tech, Radford University, and New River Community College. “It should come as […] Read more

NRV Bike Share Launches in Blacksburg and Christiansburg

VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – The NRV’s new bike share program, Roam NRV, has officially launched. Powered by Gotcha, the bikes are located in Blacksburg and Christiansburg and on the Virginia Tech Campus. Bikes can be found at “hubs,” which are detailed on the Roam NRV website. According to the Roanoke Times, there is consideration […] Read more

Seeing Stars at the RU Planetarium

In 1970, a unique 24-foot diameter planetarium dome found it’s home in the New River Valley. Planetaria exist all over the world, but not many are like the one inside The Center for the Sciences at Radford University. The perfectly smooth semi-circular dome was constructed by Harold Lester and Ken Hall using a handmade 90 […] Read more

Virginia Tech Ranked the #15 Best College Tailgate

BLACKSBURG, VA – Virginia Tech was named the #15 Best College Tailgate in the U.S. by INSIDER with the help of Scott Backstrom, founder of Tailgate Master. “The Hokies know how to give a Virginia Tech game day experience. Arrive early and check out the Hokie Walk and the Hokie Village for music and more!” […] Read more

Blacksburg Farmers Market Ranked #9 in Virginia

BLACKSBURG, VA – The Blacksburg Farmers Market was ranked number 9 in Virginia by HomeSnacks.net. The ranking was created by looking at data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Criteria included number of amenities, technology improvements, variety of items, population, and organic vendors. Top Farmers Markets in Virginia (HomeSnacks): 1. The Virginia Beach Farmers Market, […] Read more

Giles to Break Ground on Newest Public Boat Landing

FROM GILES COUNTY, VA – Throughout the month of June there have been ongoing celebrations of the outdoors as we celebrate Great Outdoors Month. Adding to the inventory of public access points to the New River, Giles County will break ground at the newest location on June 28th at 1pm. As part of an Appalachian […] Read more

Telling the Story of Mary Draper Ingles

VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – In the mid 1700s, Mary Draper Ingles was captured near her home in what is modern-day Blacksburg. Taken all the way to Kentucky, Ingles managed to escape her Shawnee captors and journey over 500 miles back home to Southwest Virginia by following the New River. It is said that Ingles, […] Read more