Adam's Sentimental Guide to Blacksburg, Virginia

Location: 37º13'N 080º25'W, in the New River Valley

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Great things to do in Blacksburg (on this site)

• Go to the Duck Pond
• Wander around the campus
• Meet the friendly locals and enjoy their traditions
• Apprehend an arsonist
• Pursue other miscreants
• Study the archaeology of ancient Blacksburg
• Pompidou est de retour en ville (Compiègne)

Elsewhere on the web:

• Drink lots of beer and eat a calzone (my favourite: feta with black olives & garlic) at The Cellar ("Blacksburg's Original Underground Tavern")
• Eat ice cream & vegetarian food at Gillie's
• Repair your furniture with duct tape & big screws from Heavener Hardware
• Get wholefood and homebrew supplies from the Eats Natural Foods Co-op
• Go tubing at the New River Junction
• Blacksburg United for Responsible Growth
• Study French at Virginia Tech
• Listen to WUVT, Virginia Tech's independent radio station
• Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg
• Town of Blacksburg (government)
• Planet Blacksburg
• The Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech's student-run newspaper since 1903
• Blacksburg on Wikipedia
• The Ultimate Guide to Blacksburg, Virginia

Coming sooner or later to this site:

• Steppin' Out 1999
• Steppin' Out 2002
• Steppin' Out 2003
• The pseudomorph of the Immoral Kiosk
• Whatever junk from 1987–1992 I find when I get around to scanning my old negatives

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