The short answer to why I’m doing this is: I like writing and I like living in Roanoke. I have never lived anywhere else. Well, I did have a short stint living in Radford for college but that really doesn’t count, does it? I was born and raised in Roanoke and I really don’t have an urge to move, nor can I imagine living anywhere else.

Having said that, what really prompted me to get this website going was a recent drive around town while running a few errands. I noticed things that I had seen on previous drives, but would often give nothing more than a passing glance. However, this time it occured to me that this city is growing and changing, and has been growing and changing at a rather steady pace the past few years. Valley View Mall has given a fair amount of parking lot space to restaurants, the Keagy Village project is moving right along, and I know of more than one new housing subdivision under construction as I write this post.

I’m not against progress or change. But, with words and pictures from the perspective of a common citizen, I thought it would be fun to chronicle such changes seen to this city I call home.