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Whoohooooo! The Big One is here and we are ready to throw down… snowballs that is… Epic Snowball Battle, Elmwood Park, Downtown Roanoke. Sunday, December 20th… High Noon. BRING IT!
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You’ll shoot your eye out kid!

The creative team who brought you Bouncy Ball New Year, The No-So-Naked Bike Ride, N’IceCar Bigwheel Racing, Super-Soaker Sunday and the Urban Pillow Fight – are at it again.

reThink Roanoke is organizing it’s first Star City Summit on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at The Water Heater, 813 5th Street SW in Old Southwest Roanoke.
Attendees should begin to gather at 7:45 PM with the …

Thanks to everyone who came to hang with us at The Water Heater, the Kings of Belmont, and to all of our online users unyielding support during our first year!

Here’s hoping that each and every one of you have a fantastic and wonder-filled 2009!!
If you weren’t able to make it to the Belle Epoque Ball at the Taubman Museum last night, here’s a peek …

If you’re reading this article then you’ve probably noticed that myScoper.com has a super new look!
Now you can get your latest event news and weekly HOT picks directly from myScoper.com along with the region’s most …

We know our stickers inspire some imaginative photos and we want to see them!
Send yours to info [at] upUPperiscope [dot] com
and they might just end up on here!
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By Kevin Kittredge | The Roanoke Times | 981-3323

A new community space
Add the Water Heater to the rapidly growing list of arts and cultural projects happening in and around downtown Roanoke.
Artists Beth Deel and Wendy …

Shaking Obama’s hand today as he begins his national campaign in Southwest VA from The Butter Room on Vimeo.

This is what the internet looks like when crammed into one room…A video excerpt of Day 1 at ROFLcon ‘o8, a two day symposium at MIT in Cambridge Mass. April 25-26. Filmed by colleague Dean …

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“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
~Mahatma Gandhi

We are proud to announce that upUPperiscope and myScoper.com have partnered with Business Bullpen and CWI Media & Marketing to form a new and highly unique online advertising platform designed specifically for local Virginia business …