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Fri, 10/19/2018 - 16:13THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR RE-SCHEDULE INFORMATION Please contact Kali Casper, Comprehensive Planner at 540-443-1300 or kcasper@blacksburg.gov for more information....
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Fri, 10/19/2018 - 14:04BLACKSBURG — Gov. Ralph Northam ended an opioid awareness speaking tour Friday with a talk at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Tue, 10/16/2018 - 16:12
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Tue, 10/16/2018 - 16:11Town administrative offices will close at 2:30 p.m. as employee parking lots are reserved for Virginia Tech Football parking.
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Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:54Historic or Design Review Board Monday, October 22, 2018 4:30 PM Blacksburg Motor Company Conference Room I. Welcome and Roll Call II. ...
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Fri, 10/12/2018 - 14:39PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA October 16, 2018 There will NOT be a tour before the Planning Commission Work Session. 5:00 PM: ...
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Fri, 10/12/2018 - 14:15Hokie BugFest celebrates the fun and excitement of the science of entomology, and the Virginia Tech tradition of learning and discovery, through outreach and engagement. This event highlights an...
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Fri, 10/12/2018 - 13:57The Alexander Black House & Cultural Center will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 13, so the Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Foundation can focus on the Fifth Annual Blues, Brews, and...
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Fri, 10/12/2018 - 06:00BLACKSBURG — Some folks come to Warm Hearth Retirement Village’s fitness center’s newest exercise class with walkers, canes and a bent-over posture.
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Thu, 10/11/2018 - 18:56Tickets may be purchased at Cabo Fish Taco or online at www.mountainfilm.org/tour/stops/mountainfilm-on-tour-blacksburg-va-2018 .
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Wed, 10/10/2018 - 09:02Announcing Blacksburg Master Chorale's Fall Concert, "Broadway!" on Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, 701 Church St., SE, and on Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Radford University...
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Tue, 10/09/2018 - 00:00A Blacksburg watercolor artist traveled with students to a village in southern France in late summer to trace the steps of one of Western civilization’s most celebrated artists, Vincent Van Gogh.
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Mon, 10/08/2018 - 09:44
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Sun, 10/07/2018 - 00:00A bit more than 80 people gathered at a quarry in Dublin Thursday to highlight the necessity of widening Interstate 81. Few would argue that's unnecessary. But does Virginia have the political will...
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Sat, 10/06/2018 - 19:45"It's just really very, very special," the former coach said.
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Fri, 10/05/2018 - 17:00BLACKSBURG — Block.one has quietly moved into its own building in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center as the blockchain startup continues its meteoric rise from nonexistence to a billion-...
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Mon, 10/01/2018 - 14:52Sunday, Oct. 7, 1-4 p.m., Station 3, 407 Hubbard St. The Blacksburg Fire Department would like to invite you to their annual Open House at 407 Hubbard St. (note different location from previous...
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Sun, 09/30/2018 - 06:00BLACKSBURG — A few beers, some trivia and a short science talk are brewing a strong connection between local researchers and the general public in the New River Valley.
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Sun, 09/30/2018 - 05:00BLACKSBURG — Wendie Davis and her daughter Chelsea Riggins don’t recall ever seeing the creatures in the neighborhood when the small family moved to their current home nearly five years ago.
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Fri, 09/28/2018 - 00:00BLACKSBURG — New Jersey artist Willie Cole planned to build a house — but he didn’t have quite enough plastic bottles.
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Thu, 09/27/2018 - 14:00Memorandum ...
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Wed, 09/26/2018 - 14:48The Town of Blacksburg will host a Shred-a-Thon for residents of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Montgomery County. Bring any papers with personal information and they will be shredded on the spot...
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Mon, 09/24/2018 - 15:03CHRISTIANSBURG — Now that they have a more concrete presence in Montgomery County, state troopers are expected to respond quicker to incidents in one of the fastest growing localities in the...
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Sat, 09/22/2018 - 06:15Construction continues at the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport as part of a $20 million plan to revamp Blacksburg’s airport.
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Thu, 09/20/2018 - 23:00Blacksburg artist Darcy Meeker makes metal sculptures and wall hangings, but her main objective is to sculpt with light.
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Thu, 09/20/2018 - 17:15A judge found Thursday that an opponent of the Mountain Valley Pipeline entered a closed-off area while taking photographs of a chaotic clash between protesters and police in the Jefferson National...
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Wed, 09/19/2018 - 13:00View Meeting Agenda
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Mon, 09/17/2018 - 23:00As many readers have pointed out, the drivers manual in Massachusetts regarding right of way in rotaries is quite clear. But the rules for traffic circles in New Jersey are masterpieces of ambiguity.
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Sat, 09/15/2018 - 14:57Nut Foraging Tutorial: Acornucopia Project Brainstorming workshops on the next steps we can take to develop a new culture of small regional nut processing facilities together. The concluding workshop...
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Sat, 09/15/2018 - 13:30Blacksburg Transit will soon add two more 60-foot buses to its fleet and will run a pilot project testing the effectiveness of a system built to detect pedestrians, cyclists and other potential...
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Fri, 09/14/2018 - 13:40PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA September 18, 2018 4:00 PM: Tour (meet in lower parking lot on Washington Street) 5:00 PM: Blacksburg Motor Company, 400 South Main Street I. CALL TO...
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Fri, 09/14/2018 - 09:12Active Commute Celebration Featuring Roam NRV Bike Share Do you bike, walk or take the bus to work or school? Whether you’re a veteran active commuter, a beginner, or just want to learn about your...
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Fri, 09/14/2018 - 09:11SEEDS, Freshwater Heritage of Blacksburg: Stroubles Creek & 16 Frogs Tour Find your connection to Stroubles Creek, and to the New River and Gulf of Mexico. Follow the trail of the stream and...
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Fri, 09/14/2018 - 05:15BLACKSBURG — When Aaron Grigsby and his cohorts scan the Virginia Tech campus landscape — or any big park — they see not just its beauty but its food potential. There’s usually plenty of food in...
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Thu, 09/13/2018 - 18:00It will be up to seven weeks before a verdict is announced in the case of a Chinese biotech scientist and former Virginia Tech professor accused of defrauding government grant programs that aided his...
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Wed, 09/12/2018 - 17:32Is it possible that roundabout angst exists because northern states have one central rule for rotary traffic circles and southern states have a polar opposite rule for roundabouts?
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Wed, 09/12/2018 - 16:16Roanoke police are searching for a 3-month-old child after her mother said she was taken from her bed Tuesday night.
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Tue, 09/11/2018 - 14:09Outdoor Family Class, Photography in Nature Postponed to Saturday, Oct. 13 Ever been exploring in nature and found yourself examining the beauty of the life around you? Maybe wishing you could...
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Tue, 09/11/2018 - 14:09Radford Arsenal Community Dialogue Come hear Lt Col James Scott, Commander of Radford Army Ammunition Plant and other facility leadership talk about their renewed sustainability efforts –...
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Fri, 09/07/2018 - 05:30BLACKSBURG — Green Valley Builders have started the often challenging process of establishing off-campus student housing with a proposal that would place an up to 278-bedroom building on Patrick...
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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 14:35Thursday, Oct. 11: Future Development in in Blacksburg Downtown Core with Matt Hanratty and Steve Ross. Location: Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd. Co-chaired by Senior Associate Vice...
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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 14:28Thursday, Sept. 13: Why Blacksburg? A History Lesson about a College Town with John Bush and Hugh Campbell. Location: Ambler Johnston Residence Hall Great Room, 700 Washington St. ...
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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:06Historic or Design Review Board Monday, September 10, 2018 4:30 PM Blacksburg Motor Company Conference Room I. Welcome and Roll Call II. ...
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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:08BLACKSBURG — The town’s planning commission voted 7-1 Tuesday night in favor of a rezoning that will be needed to clear the way for a more than $100 million redevelopment of the old Blacksburg Middle...
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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 00:08BLACKSBURG — The town’s planning commission voted 7-1 Tuesday night in favor of a rezoning that will be needed to clear the way for a more than $100 million redevelopment of the old Blacksburg Middle...
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Sun, 09/02/2018 - 06:30Blacksburg was one of the first localities in Virginia to sign a tax collection agreement with Airbnb earlier this year, but others around the state aren’t sure that’s something to brag about.
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Sun, 09/02/2018 - 06:30Blacksburg was one of the first localities in Virginia to sign a tax collection agreement with Airbnb earlier this year, but others around the state aren’t sure that’s something to brag about.
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Sun, 09/02/2018 - 00:00I love those things we used to call traffic circles. My wife despises them. Meanwhile, more and more if them are sprouting in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
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Fri, 08/31/2018 - 08:30BLACKSBURG — The town council narrowly passed a resolution Tuesday night backing a hefty funding request for the proposed connection of the Smart Road to Interstate 81.
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Thu, 08/30/2018 - 15:44CHRISTIANSBURG — A protester who chained herself to pipeline construction equipment was told Thursday that if she performs 200 hours of community service and stays out of trouble for a year, a...
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