Saturday night, a mysterious bronze figure appeared outside the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op on Grandin Road, seated on a curbside bench. It’s a life-size rendition of the late James Tarpley, self-appointed handyman/watchdog of the Grandin Village business district.
Things came full circle Saturday at the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday luncheon.