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A Downtown Roanoke Attraction is turning 42 and getting a little work down to keep it fresh.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on what’s happening at Center in the Square. https:...

The curtain goes up this weekend on another holiday tradition. The Southwest Virginia Ballet's presentation of the Nutcracker is at the Berglund Center. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno has more. https://...

Alice Kassens Roanoke College photo Consumer Sentiment is much higher in Virginia than it is in the nation as a whole – and that might be good news for local businesses that often count on the T...

Culture Calendar graphic From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke C...

Alex Warren has been named Billboard's Top New Artist of 2025 after a breakout year highlighted by his No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Ordinary," which spent 10 weeks atop the chart. The 25-year-old sing...

Kendrick Lamar has been named Billboard's Top Hot 100 Songwriter and R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of 2025, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Compton rapper receiving both year-end honors for the very first ti...

Katseye has been named TikTok's Global Artist of the Year in the platform's annual Year in Music recap. The Grammy-nominated girl group was followed on the global list by Alan Arietta, Enhypen, Bad Bu...

Sabrina Carpenter was a guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday night (December 8), and the pop superstar shared a story about the three-day music video shoot for her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hi...

On Monday (December 8), Olivia Rodrigo teamed up with Jacob Collier to deliver a stunning a cappella cover of Bing Crosby's 1943 holiday classic, "I'll Be Home for Christmas." The festive performance ...

The last place any child wants to be for the Christmas Holidays is in a hospital. Now two units for Carilion Clinic want to make the holiday brighter for those young patients who won’t be home o...