2015 SOURCEBOOK BY SANDRA BROWN KELLY SPLENDID LOCAL SHOPS AND WELL-ANCHORED MALLS FORM THE OUTER EDGES OF A MARKET THAT CONTINUES TO BUILD AND TO SURPRISE WITH ITS BOUNTY AND VARIETY OF SHOPPING. 90 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 SHOPPING IN THE ROANOKE REGION can be both fun and challenging. Fun, because the area has a strong collection of unique spots selling everything from hot fashions to fly fishing tackle and trendy cookware. The challenge comes with finding those places because many are tucked away like hidden treasures. Shopping destinations reside in two large malls, strip malls (often home to unusual shops) and specialty shops in downtown Roanoke or near neighborhood villages, plus a couple of spots well off the beaten path. THE MALLS Valley View, near the Blacksburg-Roanoke Regional Airport off I-581, and Tanglewood, on Electric Road where Roanoke and Roanoke County lines meet, are THE R OANOKER.COMhttp://www.THEROANOKER.COM