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Adventure Us: Roanoke area day trips, Part I
By Cristy Carr |
Virginia’s Native Allspice
By Tim Carr |
Roaming Roanoke: Little Green Hive
By Angela Evans |
The 5-Minute Answer: What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
By Marissa Siegel |
How the New Normal Brought Back Family Dinners
By Kristy Wyatt |
FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.VIRGINIAFAMILYEXPO.COM OR CONTACT Jeanne at jeanne@virginiafamily.com APRIL 6, 2019 10AM-4PM SALEM CIVIC CENTER This FREE event will feature over 70 Booths of local businesses and services for families of all ages and sizes! This event is designed so that expecting parents, new and seasoned moms and dads, child care takers,…
With the recent food and nutrition movements encouraging us to buy from local farms, grow our own produce, and lessen our processed food intake, most of us have heard something about preservatives and other food additives. Growing Up in the Valley decided to take a look at some of the more common chemical additives. We…
The Olympics took over hours of my life last month. I would stay up until midnight watching, especially if swimming, gymnastics or volleyball were on. I would cut it on whenever I was home and procrastinate on work for the upcoming school year. Most of the time, especially in the evenings, my family was there…
International Sales Rep for Optical Cable Corporation and mom of two boys, Vivian De Los Santos, was speaking with her boss one day when he suggested that she should try roller derby. Vivian did not know much about the sport, although she remembered back to when she was 13 years old growing up in Panama,…
By definition “emergencies” are a serious, unexpected and often dangerous situation that requires immediate action. Dr. Stephanie Harper, Director of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Departments wants families and businesses to proactively prepare for a wide variety of potential emergencies by taking some simple, proactive steps. Too often, emergencies catch us off guard and…
Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy. She graduated from the University of Rome as one of Italy’s first female physicians at a time when many women never made it past grade school. She became the director of the Orthophrenic School for developmentally disabled children in 1900, where she began to extensively research…
Zika virus was reported in Africa and South East Asia as early as 1947 but it has increased in prevalence around the globe. In February of 2016, the World Health Organization declared Zika a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Dr. Stephanie Harper, Director of the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Departments of Virginia’s…
Tickets | Check In | Teams | Events | Scoring | Location & Parking | Misc Tickets I want to attend Star Games! How do I get tickets? Yay! We’re happy to have you! Tickets are available on eventbrite here. We will stop selling tickets on July 13 so we can insure that we’ll have enough supplies for…
Where is the best local spot to watch fireworks on our nation’s birthday? We’ll let you be the judge. Below are the times and locations of firework displays throughout the valley. Blacksburg Community Band 4th of July Concert Location: Blacksburg Municipal Park (Caboose Park), 920 Turner Street, NE, Blacksburg, VA 24060 Time: Concert starts…
Come back in June 2017 to claim Growing Up in the Valley’s Salem Fair Coupon! See the full fair schedule here
