Category Archives: Roanoke Virginia
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Roanoke, Virginia’s Star City – with a dash of history y’all
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bedford Boys, DDay Memorial, Roanoke Virginia, Wilderness RoadRoanoke is The Star City of the South “A haven of solitude.” –Thomas Jefferson The western Virginia city of Roanoke is situated in the Roanoke Valley at the southern tip of the Shenandoah Valley amidst the Alleghany and Blue Ridge Mountains. Area salt licks attracted animals who left traces that Native Americans used as hunting [...]
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Overly Dramatic Garden Images
Posted on March 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, blue ridge parkway. smith mountain lake, Roanoke Virginia, spring blooms bed and breakfast virginiaI was looking for some garden images for the Innteractiveinns.com blog and came across some old photos in my May 2008 photo file and thought, this is too funny to not post on the Coffee Talk. Opening them one after another I began to see a silly sequence materialize before my eyes! Oh the drama [...]
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My Sweet Patootie at Kirk Avenue in Roanoke
Posted on January 24, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke VirginiaCOMING UP THIS WEEK AT KIRK AVENUE MUSIC HALL! About Roanoke’s premiere live music venue, Kirk Avenue Music Hall presents musical events in a relaxed, smoke-free setting with the focus on the stage. We feature local and nationally-known musicians performing a wide range of music: from roots and Americana, blues and bluegrass, to good ol¹ rock & roll. [...]
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Time to Explore – Roanoke Valley Visitor’s Guide 2011
Posted on January 21, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge day, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, roanoke valley, Roanoke VirginiaEXPLORE THE ROANOKE VALLEY – WHERE IT’S ALWAYS A BLUE RIDGE DAY!The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is 19 miles to Roanoke Virginia. Tons of things to see and do! Roanoke is the foot of the Shenandoah Valley, and if you cross over the Blue Ridge Mountains on HWY 220 you will come to [...]
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Patty Larkin at Kirk Ave Music Hall in Roanoke Feb 25th
Posted on February 20, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Kirk Avenue Music Hall, patty larkin, Roanoke Virginia, VIRIGINIA IS FOR LOVERSPatty Larkin Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010Time: 7:30pmDoors Open: 7:00pm Kirk Avenue Music Hall - Roanoke, VA Tickets/Reservations Tickets: $20 Patty Larkinwebsitevideo PATTY LARKIN has always prided herself in her creative approach to music. Larkin has experimented with a kaleidoscope of sounds, from her slapsteel guitar (lap steel detuned, played with drumstick and hand) to the baribow, an organic [...]
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Roanoke’s Millionaire Club – The Texas Tavern – Isn’t she cute? It seats 1,000 people-10 at a time
Posted on October 18, 2009 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, buttermilk, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Hot dogs, Roanoke Virginia, Roanoke's Millionaire Club, Rocky Mount VA, Texas TavernA trip to Roanoke would not be complete without a stop to the city’s most unique and very popular restaurant THE TEXAS TAVERN. (Perhaps the smallest as well) The Texas Tavern is the most photographed building in Roanoke. The Texas Tavern is a favorite haunt for many, famous and infamous and regular everyday ordinary people. [...]
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Roanoke’s Millionaire Club – The Texas Tavern
Posted on May 19, 2008 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, buttermilk, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Hot dogs, Roanoke Virginia, Roanoke's Millionaire Club, Rocky Mount VA, Texas TavernA trip to Roanoke would not be complete without a stop to the city’s most unique and very popular restaurant THE TEXAS TAVERN. (Perhaps the smallest as well) The Texas Tavern is the most photographed building in Roanoke. The Texas Tavern is a favorite haunt for many, famous and infamous and regular everyday ordinary people. [...]
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