Scheduling pediatric medical and dental appointments is sometimes lost in the shuffle of summer camps, sports, and vacation planning. But it’s important not to let them slip off of your radar.  Virginia requires all children entering daycare, public and private schools to give proof of vaccination before entering daycare, Kindergarten, 7th, and 12th grades unless…

Family time has become a very precious commodity in today’s frenzied world. It’s more the norm to spend time shuffling our kids to their practices and after-school activities than to actually devote one full hour during the entire month relaxing at home together. Now that school is in full swing, and we embark on a…

Vote for your favorite movie and you could win a $100 LFA Gift card! Vote everyday! Each week is a new round of voting as movies get eliminated in our March Movie Madness Bracket!

Dr. Michele M. Mills and Dr. Travis M. Shannon spread cheer through Salem and Roanoke one smile at a time!  From their family dental practice, to baseball fields, to local parks, you can find them and their family taking care of the community and enjoying all the Roanoke Valley area has to offer. The married…

If you’re thinking of selling your home this spring, don’t wait: this is the best time of year to sell. Inventory levels are very low, which is pushing average selling prices way up. It is a great time to sell – now is the time to get your house ready for a spring listing! Afraid…

Meet your neighbors, Jenn and Chris Lugar! Jenn and Chris own Unleashed Dog Bakery & Boutique in downtown Roanoke.  In March 2015, they began Unleashed as a mobile bakery, and then they opened their brick and mortar store in July 2018. While the business is owned by the two of them, Jenn and Chris have…

Meet Your Neighbor… Noel Anderson! When Noel Anderson MMT, MT-BC, moved to Roanoke in 2011, it didn’t take long for her to notice the challenge families had in getting services for their children with special needs. So she created Anderson Music Therapy to fill that need and be a resource in helping families find the…

Dr. Misty Lenk loves smiles! She loves giving smiles to others and creating smiles on her patients! Dr. Lenk is an orthodontist and operator of Lenk Orthodontics in Daleville. She is also a wife, mother, basketball coach, volunteer, and whatever else is needed to support her family, patients, and community. Dr. Lenk grew up in…

Roanoke native Ellen Cleveland loves to serve her hometown community and families as well as create events! She successfully merges the two into the LFA Kids Consignment sale in Roanoke.  For more than fifteen years, the LFA Kids consignment events have helped families sell and buy baby and children’s items! The sales are held twice…