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Feeding SWVA staff, volunteers get lunch from Canale’s thanks to Food for Frontline donations
Read full article: Feeding SWVA staff, volunteers get lunch from Canale’s thanks to Food for Frontline donationsFood banks have been on the front lines of the economic fallout, making sure families have enough to eat. On Thursday, donations from 10 News viewers to Food for Frontline fed dozens of staff and volunteers at Feeding Southwest Virginia. “Food by truck, food by trunk, food by gift cards and food by meals delivered,” said Irvine. Food for Frontline donations picked up the tab on nearly 60 lunches delivered from Canale’s Ham and BBQ. With sales down 40%, the Food for Frontline effort to support restaurants and essential workers has been helpful.
Former pro baseball player opens BBQ restaurant in Grandin Village
Read full article: Former pro baseball player opens BBQ restaurant in Grandin VillageROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke baseball legend has traded his bat for barbecue. George Canale and his wife recently opened Canale's Ham & BBQ right next to the Grandin Village post office. He says the restaurant is a continuation of a restaurant his uncles owned and operated in Memphis for more than 40 years. Canale says he was inspired by watching them serve meals to the early morning crowd and hopes to do the same for Roanoke. "They would have them ready for the construction workers and the painters, the people going to work early that need a sandwich."