Roanoke eateries targeted for criminal meals tax charges; the Joe Cobb profile; mayoral candidates make their pitch — on video.

Roanoke bus plan calls for expanding 'microtransit' service; the Stephanie Moon Reynolds profile; Jeff Sturgeon joins The Rambler.

Roanoke homelessness prompts new city initiatives downtown; the David Bowers profile; 3 City Council candidates make their case.

Mayoral candidates trade views on zoning, racism; housing authority pauses voucher program; storm damages Greenway bridge.

Roanoke urban farm clinches long-term protections; Council Democrats prefer independent over nominee; new poetry.

Five new Roanoke area eateries you need to know; City Council ends exclusively single-family zoning, again; Roanoke weighs renaming bus station.

Claytor family members sell historic Gainsboro health clinic land; Roanoke reverses on abolishing youth athletics board; audit scrutinizes fire-EMS overtime.

Interim Roanoke manager is setting a new tone at city hall; tourism group faces renewed Council scrutiny; magnet school idea praised.

Roanoke superintendent floats need for third high school; affordable apartment project nixed; results of our reader fund drive.

A parking plan from Roanoke Higher Education Center sparks Gainsboro concerns; RAM House encounters neighborhood pushback; Cline opens door to rename federal building.

Star City Compost converts food waste into clean soil; Roanoke planning commission reverses advice on zoning reforms; school board limits cell phone use.