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The Palliative Care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley is presenting an evening with Dr. Aditi Sethi-Brown…“Bringing Death Back into Life.” As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports death can teach us a lot about life.

The end-of-life conversation is a daily one for the Palliative Care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley. The conversation is also one Dr. Aditi Sethi-Brown promotes through her Asheville based Center for Conscious Living and Dying.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.

Palliative Care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley

Center for Conscious Living and Dying

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A local organization hopes you’ll come come out for 2nd Annual Glaze For Gold this evening, Saturday and Sunday at Glazed Bisque-It. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports BeHold BeGold is a voice for childhood cancer survivors.

A local two time child cancer survivor has started an organization advocating for other childhood cancer survivors going through the late effects of cancer treatments. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports.

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Glazed Bisque-it

Tim Cywinski, a Roanoke College alum and communications director for the Virginia Sierra Club, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the Commonwealth’s 1st District to face off against Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. In his announcement video, Cywinski says he is running for congress to ensure that every American has a chance at a better life.

Former Roanoke City meteorologist Sean Sublette is also trying to secure the Democratic nomination to challenge Congressman Wittman during next year’s midterms.

The former Roanoke Public School central office just off Orange Avenue in northwest Roanoke has a new name and mission – the Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington will provide support from enrollment assistance to health services, family workshops, adult education and more. The Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington had a soft opening last month and has already assisted around 200 families.

Renovations to the building now on the National Historic Register cost 3 million dollars. At a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning School Board chair Franny Apel:

Roanoke City’s current sheriff is pushing back against accusations he is using his office for political gain. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has more

The Republican looking to be Roanoke City’s next sheriff says he wants to get back to old school policing and bring new leadership to the sheriff’s office. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story.

Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb delivered his first State of the City address this morning at the annual Roanoke Regional Chamber breakfast meeting. Cobb noted recent wins in economic development and reducing gun violence, while also recognizing challenges that face the city, including homelessness and affordable housing – supporting that residential zoning change made by City Council last year. That change in single family zoning by Council may be reviewed after some citizen complaints – and several lawsuits now on hold.

A former U.S. House congressional staffer, now an Admissions Counselor at Radford University, has recently released a book detailing the military evolution of the People’s Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War – and will present it at a local bookstore in Downtown Roanoke tomorrow. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has more:

Since 1996 the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation has published an annual “endangered sites list,” highlighting older, often historic structures in the area that are in desperate need of rehabilitation – before a bulldozer seals their fate. This year a Roanoke City zoning amendment makes the list. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:

Ice cream, cake, story-sharing, fun and games. Yes its a birthday party – but this one celebrates the 90th anniversary for Social Security, which is still very much in the news these days. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: