Henri Gendreau - The Roanoke Rambler

Roanoke Started a Land Bank in 2019. It's Just Now Getting Off the Ground.

Officials hope a change to the program run by the nonprofit Total Action for Progress will get more abandoned homes restored.

Gun violence

Roanoke Expands Youth Curfew To Prevent Gun Violence, Despite Tepid Public Response

The new provision, which will expire at the end of August, adds an extra hour of curfew to those aged 13 and under.

Homelessness

Roanoke Valley Homelessness Count Reflects Highest Annual Increase Since 2007

While homelessness has declined in the region since it peaked in 2009, this January’s point-in-time count reflects a 54-percent increase, the sharpest yet.

Interview

6 Questions with DeAnthony Pierce, Candidate for Roanoke, New River State Senate Seat

In advance of the June 20 Democratic primary, The Roanoke Rambler is publishing interviews with each of the three candidates.

Interview

6 Questions with Trish White-Boyd, Candidate for Roanoke, New River State Senate Seat

In advance of the June 20 Democratic primary, The Roanoke Rambler is publishing interviews with each of the three candidates.

Housing

Roanoke's Public Housing Authority Plans First New Major Development in Decades

The city’s housing authority hopes to construct an initial 86-unit complex in Northwest Roanoke.

City Hall

'It's Not Over': Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Proposal May Be Revived, Roanoke Leaders Say

Some members of Roanoke City Council say a deal over the Fishburn Park caretaker's cottage could still be worked out.

City Hall

New Washington Park Pool May Replace Historic Caretaker's House, Roanoke City Plans Say

Roanoke has earmarked $3.25 million for the construction of a new pool to replace the one built in 1976.

Business

War on Retail? Radical Bookseller Opens Brick-and-Mortar in Roanoke

The pop-up bookstore trading in radical literature has opened a permanent shop in Roanoke's trendy west downtown area.