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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You'll Ever Need. Week of 10/20 to 10/27.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

A Tale of Two Roanokes, Fralin's Controversial Proposal Heads To Council, Introducing Happenings

Census figures show not all areas of Roanoke are growing evenly; a Fralin proposal heads to Council; the debut of 'Happenings'

Ramblings

Ramblings: Where Roanoke Housing Is Growing; A Different Fralin Unveiling; Jabs at Sears

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/13 to 10/20.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

Scoop: Charges Against Roanoke Councilman Point To CARES Act Grants, Downtown's Retail Scene, New Poetry, and More

Downtown Roanoke has lowest retail vacancy rates in more than a decade; new charges against Roanoke councilman point to CARES Act grants; new poetry; and more.

Ramblings

Ramblings: Radford arsenal awards contract; apartments face resistance; Roanoke senator pushes back on redistricting

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Poetry

Dispelling the Arcana

I could not tell you / where these chambers exist...

Today's Rambler: Radford Arsenal's Plans, Williamson Road Markets You Need To Know, Gravestone Mystery, and More

Radford arsenal's plans include the continual burning of waste; Williamson Road markets you should know; follow-up to a mystery; and more.

Ramblings

Ramblings: Princess vs. Terry, Again?; Roanoke Vaccine Clinics; Rally for Reproductive Rights

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

This Week's Rambler: Mysterious Gravestones, Robert Jeffrey's Business Issues, and More

A mysterious case of two sets of identical gravestones; city councilman's business troubles; new nonfiction; and more.

Ramblings

Ramblings: Could John Edwards Be Toast?; Delta Variant Ravages Roanoke; Council Adopts Federal Relief Fund Proposals

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Essay

The Goat Field

My Baby-Boom neighborhood of modest dwellings on small lots, a few blocks off Williamson Road, encircled a ten-acre, Southern Gothic amusement park.

This Week's Rambler: Gainsboro's Future, Climate Action, Groceries in Northwest Roanoke, and More

Change, or its potential, in historic Gainsboro; Roanoke's climate action goals; food desert in Northwest; new fiction.

Fiction

The Three-Hour Lily

Mina set the silk lily down. It was a ridiculously oversized silk calla lily, but Bruce wanted it to show up in the movie.

Melvin Hill's Bankruptcies, Embracing Solar (and Coal) in Southwest Virginia, New Fiction and More

Melvin Hill's Bankruptcies; Embracing Solar and Coal in Southwest Virginia; Stunning Photos and Postcards; new fiction.

Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke’s Priorities for State Laws; Vaccination Rates Falling Behind; Top 5 Roanoke Donors Mostly Give to Youngkin

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Fiction

Adult Situations in Antarctica

“There are critical failures globally every day,” Eva says.

Welcome to the First Issue of The Roanoke Rambler

Roanoke councilman’s denial of 2009 domestic assault conflicts with what he told police; extreme heat in the city; a vegan explosion.