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FROM THE EDITOR

Best of Roanoke '86: Is There a Legacy?
Our readers voted on many things large and small in the initial Best of Roanoke balloting 30
years ago. Nearly 80 percent of them opined on a topic largely forgotten since.

WELL, FOR ONE THING, the
first "Best of Roanoke" in this magazine-March, 1986-was actually called "The Best and Worst of
Roanoke."
Most prominent "Worsts" from
30 years ago?
* The airport.
* Traffic on 419.
* Local salaries.
* K92 (which also won for best
radio station.)
* Lack of
l o c a l g ov ernment
consolidation.
Yeah, what's
really changed
in three
Thirty Years Back
Debbie Reynolds lived here part-time, and
our readers voted her Person You'd Most Like
to Meet.

decades?
Not a whole lot when you consider the time. Festival in the Park
was a winner. The Roanoker Restaurant. Robin Reed. Jane Powell. Kroger. Peaks of Otter. WDBJ
News. Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Luigi's Restaurant. Center in
the Square.
Then again, consider this list of
long-gone Best of Roanoke winners (not to mention some of the
categories themselves):
Donna Dean was Best Sex Symbol (Female). Reed, by the way,
was the male winner.
Best Restaurant Overall was the
late, lamented Library.
Best Place to Pick up Somebody
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker - May/June 2016

Roanoker - May 2016
Letters & Notes / Worth a Click
From the Editor
The Streets of Roanoke
The Gist
Events
The Best of Roanoke 2016
The Father's Day Ride
Til Death Do Us . . .
Dancing into Eternity
Roanoke, Henry Street and All That Jazz
Dream Kitchen
Warm Dining Rooms
The Dish
Where Are They Now?
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Intro
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Roanoker - May 2016
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Cover2
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Letters & Notes / Worth a Click
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - From the Editor
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - 11
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - The Streets of Roanoke
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - The Gist
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - The Best of Roanoke 2016
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - The Father's Day Ride
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Til Death Do Us . . .
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - 79
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Dancing into Eternity
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - 81
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Roanoke, Henry Street and All That Jazz
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - 85
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Dream Kitchen
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - 91
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Warm Dining Rooms
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The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - The Dish
The Roanoker - May/June 2016 - Where Are They Now?
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