Roanoke weighs disbanding youth athletics board; new restaurant plans to open in Local Roots space; Council seeks oversight over real estate valuation director.

Community grocery store opens in West End neighborhood; zoning code changes still face pushback; residents voice visions for Williamson Road.

Roanoke Council candidates unite in bashing Evans Spring plan; Local Roots employees await payment; new poetry.

Old Lick Cemetery caretakers confront urban renewal's sins; Local Roots restaurant shutters; new Roanoke voter registrar chosen.

Former transportation museum leaders cite concerns over nonprofit's future, finances; Roanoke schools weigh cell phone restrictions; Claytor Clinic honored.

Ed Walker told City Council letting Bob Cowell go was 'unwise'; Council votes to increase its pay; Norwich neighborhood listed as historic.

Wise up on the far southwest county; foodie destinations you won't find in Roanoke; a Route 11 road trip; 36 Hours in Blacksburg.

Evelyn Powers runs for City Council, Jamaal Jackson drops out; Bev Fitzpatrick appointed to Council vacancy; voter registrar Andrew Cochran to retire.

Roanoke names interim city manager; Cowell owed one year's salary, benefits; candidate who said he'd withdraw could still be elected.

Review of Council candidate paperwork found 'questionable' signatures; meet the likely Democratic nominees; homelessness rises.