Feel like you are seeing more new faces in town lately? You are not imagining it: as the Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates its 75^th anniversary in 2010, and awareness of the musical treasures along the Crooked Road increases, more people are finding their way to Floyd. This is only to be expected because, as Joe Tennis puts it in his article “On the Crooked Road,” …attractions along either route seem to lure folks to the funkiness of Floyd.”

Click on the link to read his full story…

Floyd is fortunate to be home to Blue Mountain Organics, a fast growing, and innovative company which offers a wide variety of organic raw foods.  Owner Jared Mizahi’s energy and commitment to provide great taste and great nutrition is highlighted in a story by Lindsey Nair which appeared in the June 2, 2010 issue of the The Roanoke Times.

Here at the LCF Group we consider ourselves fortunate that our respective commutes to work require only a brief jaunt down Route 8 or Route 221 before reaching our office destination near “THE” Floyd County stoplight in downtown Floyd.

Unfortunately, for the majority of Floydians much farther distances, longer periods, and a multitude of traffic lights are endured as they travel to work in Blacksburg, Christiansburg or Roanoke. But such is the fate for those who choose to live in a rural area: resign to seeking employment elsewhere-Right?

Not necessarily! ... Click to read the story, and  then check out the video at:

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By Wanda Combs, Editor

The Floyd Press, Thursday, July 8, 2010       
 

“It’s an economical way to use the sun to do every day cooking and baking,” Amber Bailey said as she put the oven on the ground.

Amber and husband Tommy, vendors for Sun Oven International, believe their product sells itself. The oven relies on the sun, so if there’s no sun, there’s no baking, but Amber pointed out, it doesn’t have to be warm outside. One of her favorite pictures of the oven in use shows it out in the snow in the winter.

The Floyd Press

October 22, 2009

Nearly 30 Floyd County community members turned out last Saturday (October 17, 2009) to participate in SustainFloyd’s Community Work Day at the new Floyd Community Market. The volunteers built tables for future vendors, hooked up light fixtures and sanded posts on the chilly October morning.

By Roger Mannon, Staff Writer

The Floyd Press

Thursday, October 8, 2009

It is  about 100 yards from the town limits, yet here is the feeling of being far removed. Living Light Center is a place for wellness and relaxation.

Shirley Ann Burgess offers a variety of disciplines at the center: There is massage, yoga, movement classes and Rolfing.

article from The Floyd Press
May, 6 2010

Floyd County’s first coffee roaster, Red Rooster Coffee Roaster, will hold its Grand Opening this coming weekend on Friday, May 7^th (10 a.m.- 8p.m.), Saturday, May 8^th (9a.m.-6p.m.) & Sunday, May 9^th (12p.m.-6p.m.). The business is located at 117 S. Locust St., in the rear of notebooks in the same parking lot as the Floyd Community Market.

The opening coincides with the first day of the new Artisan’s Market to be held seasonally on Friday evenings in the market pavilion. The coffee roasting business is owned by four high school friends, Rose McCutchan, Rebecca Osborne, Benjie Osborne, and Haden Polseno-Hensley.

By Roger Mannon, Staff Writer for The Floyd Press

Finally, real Italian! That’s the slogan on the sign for Mickey G’s Bistro & Pizzeria which is opening this weekend. “This will be a true Italian restaurant,” said Michael Gucciardo, owner: “You can get pizza at a lot of places, but this will have a complete Italian menu.”

The menu is eight pages. “We have pizza, made in a brick oven, pasta, calzones, soups, salads, and seafood,” Gucciardo noted. “We also have a few Greek dishes and American items, like wings.”

This article was written by Wanda Combs

For The Floyd Press

Master craftsman Bill St. Pierre of Floyd tackled one of the most challenging projects of his woodworking endeavors during the past few months. The finished product, an over eight foot tall Celtic cross, was dedicated Easter Sunday as a surprise to the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski.

Spa focuses on inner, outer selves

by Roger Mannon

Staff Writer for The Floyd Press

            It’s a salon that’s as much about the inner self as outward appearance.

            Ashleigh’s Spa a’ Vie has been open for three weeks. Ashleigh Ward, the owner, said she “always wanted to go out on my own.” She worked for a while at another local salon before starting the business whose name means “spa for life.”