Article: The Roanoke Times, Va., Joe Kennedy's A Cuppa Joe column: Progress isn't just an inn or a trolley.(Column)

Byline: Joe Kennedy

Jul. 11--When I walk on Campbell Avenue in downtown Roanoke and see the original facade of the old Grand Piano building emerging from its blanket of bricks, pleasure washes over me.

When I look at the former Leggett department store in its new coat of many colors farther up the street, a similar sensation takes place.

Even when I contemplate the new Art Museum of Western Virginia, which some compare to a flying saucer, I feel its potential to improve our cultural life.

I've lived in these parts for 36 years. More projects are going on now than at any time I can recall.

They include downtown apartments and ...

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