Environment and Outdoors
A yearly festival dedicated to strawberries is blossoming once more in Downtown Roanoke this weekend, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports:
City of Roanoke Parks Manager Cindy McFall will move into the role of Director of Parks and Recreation on April 30—bringing 27 years of experience, nearly 20 of those with the City of Roanoke. McFall was selected out of an original pool of more than 50 candidates from across the country.
“Cindy’s deep and comprehensive experience in parks and recreation, her can-do attitude, and her strong sense of teamwork made her clearly standout among the other candidates interviewed,” City Manager Bob Cowell said. “I look forward to our continued work with Cindy and hold great anticipation of where she and her team will take the Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department.” In her current role as Parks Manager, McFall is responsible for the daily operation and upkeep of the City’s parks, greenways, plazas, paved and natural surface trails, and urban forest.
McFall succeeds Michael Clark, who abruptly resigned several months ago, alleging ‘toxic” work conditions within the city government hierarchy.
A popular festival is returning to the skies of Green Hill Park, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
A campaign branding the Roanoke Valley as a Metro-Mountain Adventure might mean more tourism from the DC/Metro area, which could mean more business for Southwest Virginia, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
Colleges in Southwest Virginia are hosting eclipse viewing events such as Roanoke College, Radford University, and Virginia Tech. But one says they are gearing up to become the “ultimate celestial hub,” WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
In his new book ‘Walk, Ride, Paddle,’ Senator Tim Kaine details his experiences appreciating nearby nature amid his 60th birthday in 2019, WFIR’s Alex Torres has details:
In less than 2 weeks, the moon will pass in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the US. The astronomical event has Virginia’s State Parks gearing up to host spectators leading up to the eclipse of the sun. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
A recovered bird of prey will be released this afternoon in Bedford County; it’s just one example of how the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke works to assist nature’s wounded animals, WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: