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Fun Local Trivia
  1. The Roanoke Star, built in 1949, is a giant light-up star on top of Mill Mountain, close to downtown Roanoke. It is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. Because of it, Roanoke was nicknamed "Star City."
  2. Roanoke came from the Native American word "Raw-re-nock," a name for beads made of shells.
  3. Roanoke has won the distinction of "All America City" five times.
Notable Natives
  • Henrietta Lacks – famous medical patient
  • Henry Fowler – former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
  • John Alan Maxwell – artist
  • John C. Mather – astrophysisist and Nobel laureate
  • John Payne – actor
Local Slang
  • AT: Appalachian Trail
  • The 'Noke: Roanoke
Points of Interest
  • Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Harrison Museum of African American Culture
  • History Museum of Western Virginia
  • Jefferson Center
  • Mill Mountain Star
  • Mill Mountain Zoo
  • O. Winston Link Museum
  • Opera Roanoke
  • Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
  • Science Museum of Western Virginia
  • Taubman Art Museum
  • Virginia Museum of Transportation
  • Virginia’s Explore Park

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Many students get bored in Roanoke. If you’re used to big city life, you’ll be frustrated by this “charming” city, where downtown shops close around 6 p.m., nightclubs (the few there are) welcome mostly crowds of 30-year-olds, and the city attraction residents boast most about is a light-up star on top of a mountain. On the bright side, the city is very safe. Roanoke is not a college town, despite being home to two four-year institutions—Hollins and Roanoke College—and students who crave a college-town atmosphere travel 45 minutes away to Blacksburg to hang out with the Virginia Tech crowd. On the other hand, some students find plenty to do on campus and in Roanoke.

If you like hiking, biking, canoeing, and rock climbing, living on a campus surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains will provide you with more than enough to do. The Appalachian Trail is only a ten-minute drive away. Many students also find that the quirky downtown shops, restaurants, art galleries, and farmers' market provide an atmosphere that is impossible to find in larger cities. Roanoke also has a mid-sized mall and several movie theaters that keep many students entertained. Still others never venture off campus at all and are perfectly happy watching weekend movies in the Visual Arts Center, attending club events, or just hanging out with friends in the dorms.

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Local Atmosphere at Hollins University

JCSQUIRREL

Biological Sciences '14

3.8
B+

Friendly, Rural Sisterhood

A sweet friendly town where friends can be their quirky selves.

Nov 29, 2011

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blueinthefaceangel

Communications '12

3.1
B-

Pretty Okay

Not much diversity in the town but that's really improving.The local shops are the best things but everything closes at 9. Kinda of sucks.

Nov 21, 2011

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levymd

Drama and Theatre Production '12

3.8
B+

Ronoake Is "Quaint"

HOllins University is 20 minutes away from Downtown Ronoake. The city is what I would call "quaint." There's only a small block radius of "things to do" but there are always things happening! Saturday morning markets, No Shame Theatre, Studio Ronoake, cute boutique shops and a great chocolate/stationary store. Local attitude about hollins women is fairly positive. We've got a pretty large community following in terms of the University's theatrical productions, at least. Still, to get anywhere, you need a car. The shuttle does run downtown but it's somewhat unreliable.

Sep 27, 2011

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • Historic Farmers' Market
  • Tanglewood Mall
  • Towers Mall
  • Valley View Mall
Major Sports Teams Salem Red Sox: Minor league baseball
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Greensboro, N.C.: : 2 hours, 20 minutes
  • Richmond, Va.: : 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • Washington, D.C.: : 3 hours, 30 minutes
Did You Know? The Farmers' Market takes place every day of the year except Christmas and New Year's and is located in the heart of Downtown Roanoke. The market hours are Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The Lyndhurst Foundation called it a "Great American Public Place."

Movie TheatersWhat's This?

Carmike 10
4494 Electric Road SW, Tanglewood Mall
South Roanoke
(540) 725-9800

Grandin Theatre
1310 Grandin Rd. SW
Roanoke
(540) 345-6177

Valley View Grande
4730 Valley View Blvd.
Roanoke
(540) 362-8989

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