http://www.returntoroots.org/blog/2008-05/southwest-virginia-living/ Jobs in Southwest Virginia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.returntoroots.org/blog/2008-05/southwest-virginia-living/#comment-111 shai Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:02:21 +0000 http://www.returntoroots.org/blog/2008-05/southwest-virginia-living/#comment-111 It really depends on where you are in the area, but there are many things to do! For example, if you're in Floyd County, a good Friday night can mean going to the Blue Ridge Diner (I reccommend their black bottom pie) and then going to the Floyd Country Store for live music and dancing. In the New River Valley (Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Radford, you can enjoy a busier scene with shopping and dining options. Also, you can benefit from having the colleges close by for quality entertainment whether it be concerts, plays, lecture series, etc... Going down I-81 gives you the option of dinner and a show at the Wolfhart Haus in Wytheville, a couple of different wineries in the region, performances at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, The Paramount and Theatre Bristol in Bristol and The Barter Theatre in Abingdon-- the state theatre of Virginia. There are many other cultural opportunities such as The Carter Fold in Hiltons and plenty of fine dining experiences to be had between The Martha Washington Inn, The Tavern and The Hardware Company, just to name a few. The area is also rich in consignment, second-hand and antique shops. The areas of Floyd, Abingdon Bristol are particularly rich in these stores. In the summer months you can attend the Virginia Highlands Arts and Crafts Festival in Abingdon which features a huge antiques market. If your husband likes to take train pictures, he could go slightly outside our region to Roanoke to the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke and see the historic N&W photographs or better yet visit the areas of Seven Mile Ford, Max Meadows and Christiansburg-- all locations were these photographs were taken! It really depends on where you are in the area, but there are many things to do! For example, if you’re in Floyd County, a good Friday night can mean going to the Blue Ridge Diner (I reccommend their black bottom pie) and then going to the Floyd Country Store for live music and dancing. In the New River Valley (Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Radford, you can enjoy a busier scene with shopping and dining options. Also, you can benefit from having the colleges close by for quality entertainment whether it be concerts, plays, lecture series, etc… Going down I-81 gives you the option of dinner and a show at the Wolfhart Haus in Wytheville, a couple of different wineries in the region, performances at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, The Paramount and Theatre Bristol in Bristol and The Barter Theatre in Abingdon– the state theatre of Virginia. There are many other cultural opportunities such as The Carter Fold in Hiltons and plenty of fine dining experiences to be had between The Martha Washington Inn, The Tavern and The Hardware Company, just to name a few. The area is also rich in consignment, second-hand and antique shops. The areas of Floyd, Abingdon Bristol are particularly rich in these stores. In the summer months you can attend the Virginia Highlands Arts and Crafts Festival in Abingdon which features a huge antiques market. If your husband likes to take train pictures, he could go slightly outside our region to Roanoke to the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke and see the historic N&W photographs or better yet visit the areas of Seven Mile Ford, Max Meadows and Christiansburg– all locations were these photographs were taken!

]]> http://www.returntoroots.org/blog/2008-05/southwest-virginia-living/#comment-109 Sparky Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:55:27 +0000 http://www.returntoroots.org/blog/2008-05/southwest-virginia-living/#comment-109 What else is there to do in this area? I never get to see anything except the railroad. My husband loves to take train pictures in that area. But what is there to do that women would like? I like consignments shops and stuff like that. Coming to the area soon!!! What else is there to do in this area? I never get to see anything except the railroad. My husband loves to take train pictures in that area. But what is there to do that women would like? I like consignments shops and stuff like that. Coming to the area soon!!!

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