Serve yourself at Barrel Chest > It took months longer than first planned but Barrel Chest Wine and Beer has finally launched its self-service beer and wine taps at its new location on Franklin Road in Roanoke City. Delays in getting parts and labor issues were part if the problem. Barrel Chest, which relocated from southwest Roanoke County when owner Martin Keck was looking for a property he could purchase, is also rolling out an expanded food service centered charcuterie – cheese, sliced deli meats etc.
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Tanglewood offerings expand >
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Jersey Mike’s subs opened its Route 419/Tanglewood location last month as Roanoke County continues to roll out new offerings on the mall property. Blaze Pizza and Panda Express will follow soon. The county also held a public meeting as the Reimagine 419/Town Center project continues to unfold. Traffic congestion at the busy 419/US 220 intersection was a concern; VDOT will start building a new on ramp/exit ramp to the highway in 2024 it believes will help traffic flow.
Oscar winner gets Key to the City > It’s not every day that an Academy Award winner rolls into Roanoke but that’s what happened last month when Ruth E. Carter made a stop at the Taubman Museum of Art to accept the key to the city from Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea Sr., other members of City Council and other invited guest. Carter won her Oscar for Black Panther; she is now working on a sequel. An exhibit of the lively and colorful wardrobes she designed for movies and television dating back more than 30 years ends at the Taubman early this month.
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