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RENT-U-MENTARY Dear Councilman Watson

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On: March 8, 2024

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Our first interview with the rookie Blacksburg Councilman. Hart Fowler: The rent and housing problem is ridiculous in Blacksburg. What can bedone about it? People that live here making even a decent wage can’t afford to live here.Is it just way the way it goes with rent, which is itContinue Reading

Remembering Walt Hodges: An Art Star in the Star City

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On: October 6, 2026

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Two years ago, artist Rita Brame introduced me to the imaginative, spiritual, and playful paintings of Walt Hodges. He became one of the first Roanoke artists I had the opportunity to publish in two print editions of 16 Blocks Magazine. Although I never had the chance to meet Walt inContinue Reading

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Isaac Hadden QandA and Performance at The Exchange

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RENT-U-MENTARY Dear Councilman Watson

Remembering Walt Hodges: An Art Star in the Star City