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(re)Think Roanoke wants your ideas!
December 1, 2009 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
(re)Think Roanoke wants your ideas!

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 …

Get Out the “Local” Vote!
November 2, 2009 – 12:02 pm | No Comment
Get Out the “Local” Vote!

On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, folks from across the Commonwealth will participate in the solemn duty of all citizens in a democracy—they will have the opportunity to vote. Last year, Virginia experienced a record vote …

SCH: Gov. Kaine’s First Time on a Bike
July 3, 2009 – 8:55 am | No Comment
SCH: Gov. Kaine’s First Time on a Bike

Star City Harbinger’s foreign correspondent River “Car Less Brit” Laker gets an exclusive velocipedal interview with Governor Tim Kaine during his first ride down the Roanoke River Greenway yesterday.

Field Of Dreams
January 25, 2009 – 12:04 pm | One Comment
Field Of Dreams

The Roanoke Star Sentinel
January 21, 2009
By Stephanie Koehler
As millions of people converged on the Mall in Washington DC for the inauguration of Barack Obama there was an overwhelming unity of thought and perspective amongst those …

They came from all over.
January 25, 2009 – 11:38 am | One Comment
They came from all over.

The Roanoke Star Sentinel
January 20, 2009
By Bruce C. Bryan
They came from all over.
From Tallahassee and San Francisco they came.  From Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Mystic, Connecticut and even Roanoke, Virginia they came.
Millions of people …

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Inauguration Street Team Interviews
January 21, 2009 – 11:24 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Inauguration Street Team Interviews

More interviews from the streets of DC. Everyone seemed to have very well versed reasons for being a part of this historic event…

While everyone was in a lighthearted and happy spirit for the day…

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Interview with Barbara Wright of Tallahassee, Florida
January 21, 2009 – 11:18 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Interview with Barbara Wright of Tallahassee, Florida

Barbara Wright from Tallahassee, Florida gives myScoper.com her inauguration story…

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Interview with Dave, an Air Force General
January 21, 2009 – 11:11 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Interview with Dave, an Air Force General

An Air Force General named Dave talks to myScoper.com about what the inauguration means to him.

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Salt Lake City, Utah Interview
January 21, 2009 – 11:05 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Salt Lake City, Utah Interview

We met people from all over including these folks from Salt Lake City who decided they would not miss this historic event.

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Heading to the Inauguration
January 21, 2009 – 10:56 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Heading to the Inauguration

Views on the streets, everyone is headed to the capitol to find a spot to witness history.

The crowds were so large that they had started letting ticket holders into the inauguration in shifts…

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Sharon & Russ Winter of Alaska
January 21, 2009 – 10:36 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Sharon & Russ Winter of Alaska

We met Sharon and Russ Winter on the metro. They traveled all the way from Anchorage, Alaska to see the inauguration. Here’s what they had to say about it…

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : The Metro Crowds
January 21, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : The Metro Crowds

In this video you’ll see the L’Enfant Metro Station and the crowds streaming in to see the 44th president, Barack Obama, inaugurated. Everyone was in good spirits despite the crowds, the energy was tremendous!

Another clip …

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Inauguration and Motorcade Photos
January 21, 2009 – 12:38 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Inauguration and Motorcade Photos

myScoper.com grabbed photos on inauguration eve, inauguration day at the capitol and Obama’s motorcade to the white house. LOTS OF PHOTOS! For ALL the photos, check out myScoper.com on Flickr.

myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Street Team Photos
January 21, 2009 – 12:27 am | No Comment
myScoper.com Inauguration 2009 Coverage #inaug09 : Street Team Photos

More photos from myScoper.com Inauguration coverage on the eve and the morning of the Inauguration in the streets of DC. Big shout out to the staff at Old Ebbitt Grill, beyond fantastic service and first-rate …