In my world, the only thing better than going out dancing for a case of the winter doldrums is to do it with a light show. Throw in a hula hoop and a really good on tap beer and you have a full scale therapy. I first heard The Fat Catz at the Gingerbread Ball […]
Morgan Wade is a young singer songwriter who grew up in Floyd. I met her at Oddfella’s Tapas bar last week and liked her spunk. So, I made a point to check her out when I learned she was opening for the Riverband Ramblers at Dogtown Roadhouse last night. I was in for a surprise. […]
The closing number at January’s Floyd Radio at the Floyd Country Store posed the question, ‘what will the next big hit be?’ The answer came full circle and provided some good laughs. – Look for photos of this old-timey monthly radio variety show (which is streamed live online) in an upcoming issue of The Floyd Press.
Joe hasn’t changed much since we first started dancing to this band in 1987 at South Main Cafe in Blacksburg when he was 25! It’s our KIND of get down hoedown! And dancing at the Pine Tavern, which was our only local dance venue for many years, was like old home week. My friend […]
Aka: Day in the Life of a Christmas Present We packed up Josh’s new Camry and brought our Christmas to Dylan’s house this year. Because kids make Christmastime all the more fun. And Liam and Bryce sure know how to open a present. I’m not sure if they were wrestling with each other or the […]
Our Christmas Eve Neighborhood Yankee Swap made some records this year. First, it was the smallest attended party that we’ve had since we started doing it, about 20 years ago. Secondly, although there were only nine of us, I had five different presents throughout the swap! There were three first-timers, a plate of No Pipeline/Skull […]
Shop Local Post Notes: 1. Grateful Bread Bakery 2. Jeanie O’Neill’s Boutique 3. Finders Keepers 4. Grateful Bread 5. New Mountain Mercantile 6. Farmers Supply. _________Wordless Wednesday
Aka: This is how you do it, Floyd. Look for story and pictures of the Gingerbread Ball, a fundraiser at Dogtown Roadhouse for the Rising Sun Community School, in an upcoming issue of The Floyd Press.
There’s still time to see the Festival of Trees at Jacksonville Center’s Winterfest, where 40 or so trees, uniquely decorated by local businesses, are lighting up the art center’s newly renovated classroom. It’s a fun and festive fundraiser, where festival goers can bid on their favorite tree and bidding proceeds go to the support the center’s art […]
- The following also appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper. Taste test surveys and interviews were conducted, data was collected and analyzed, signs like “There is no Planet B” were painted and clown face paint was donned in preparation for Springhouse Community School’s (SHCS) first Project Presentation November 6th at the Floyd EcoVillage. […]
Our World Tuesday / Wordless Wednesday
Pink Floyd has a dedicated fan base and so does The Dark Side Project, a Pink Floyd tribute band out of Roanoke that played at the Pine Tavern Saturday night. The floor was literally bouncing with dance beats and the fans happily sang along with the classics. The quality show included lights, smoky mists and […]
My Boston Mass cousin Gerry and his wife Marie didn’t expect to meet so many fellow New Englanders in the Floyd County mountains. They were passing through from a vacation in Tennessee and I promised I’d show them some Floyd nightlife. After seeing our cabin off the Parkway and meeting the chickens that Gerry had […]
Below are some comments made to WSLS TV’s Katy Love by members of Citizens Preserving Floyd County on the recent development that the Mountain Valley Pipeline proposed by two partner companies would not be coming through Floyd as had previously been announced. “We’re so happy that we were able to stop this pipeline and I […]
Students at Springhouse Community School created a story script and crankie show based on an interview with a local farmer who recently placed his farm under a conservation easement with the New River Land Trust. They built the crankie, an old time instrument for scrolling art and screening shadow puppets, with the help of project […]
“You’re buying a book tonight from an independent book store in a solid family business. I really appreciate that,” said author Neil Sagebiel at the noteBooks local book launch of his new book, Draw in the Dunes: The 1969 Ryder Cup and the Finish that Shocked the World. The book launch party spread out from […]
I thought he was someone I knew, and he thought he knew me too. After we separated from our overly familiar and becoming awkward hug, we realized we didn’t know each other. He wasn’t who I thought he was, but after a good look I realized he looked like a family member, a cross between […]
Remember all the beautiful pictures I’ve posted here of Floyd’s mountain views, fields of hay, rushing creeks and wildflowers? Well, that beauty is in jeopardy because of a proposed gas pipeline that would literally cut through Floyd and not serve it in any way. I kept hearing the proposed line described as a “42 inch […]
