Education As Roanoke School District Aims To Limit Cell Phones, Governor Orders Statewide Policies A Roanoke school district group recommends different policies around cell phone use for K-8 students and high school students.
Neighborhoods Claytor Clinic Gains State Historical Marker, But Future of Gainsboro Property Unclear Gainsboro's historic Claytor Clinic has gained statewide recognition, but breakdowns over city negotiations leave the property's fate uncertain.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/10 to 7/17. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall 'It Makes Us Look Like Fools': Riverdale Developer Urged Roanoke Council Not To 'Fire' City Manager, Emails Show Other Roanoke developers expressed mixed feelings about Bob Cowell’s departure, with a couple saying it was time the city manager moved on.
City Hall Roanoke City Council Votes To Raise Its Pay, Which Will Nearly Double By 2027 The action was a change from a last-minute meeting Friday, when City Council voted to institute a full $20,000 pay bump next year.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke's Norwich Neighborhood Named Historic; City Seeks Input on Williamson Road; Housing Fund Gets Boost 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 7/3 to 7/10. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Travel Wise Up: Southwest Virginia County Banks on Music and Nature in a Post-Coal Future Wise County is building an economy on things that can’t be outsourced: natural beauty and traditional mountain music.
Food These 4 Foodie Destinations Are Worth the Drive from Roanoke Wine and charcuterie with mountain views, English afternoon tea, retro pints and pub grub, and eclectic small plates.
Travel For a Retro Road Trip, Get Your Kicks on Route 11, Where Monumental Kitsch Abounds An hour north of Roanoke, you’ll find larger-than-life attractions along U.S. 11 — the Route 66 of Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Travel 36 Hours in Blacksburg There's more to this New River Valley college town than hikes and higher ed.
Happenings Happenings: A Special Travel Issue Events Calendar Beyond Roanoke. Week of 6/19 to 6/26. This week, happenings is rambling. We scoured the calendars of a dozen different communities in the region.
Politics Roanoke Treasurer Runs For City Council As Independent, Jackson Drops Out Officially Evelyn Powers is running for City Council as an independent, while Jamaal Jackson dropped out Tuesday, hours before polls closed in a Democratic primary.
City Hall Roanoke Council Picks Former Member Fitzpatrick To Take Over Priddy's Term Bev Fitzpatrick served three terms on Council beginning in the 1980s and was later executive director of the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Politics Roanoke City Voter Registrar To Retire Before General Election Andrew Cochran, who's served as Roanoke's voter registrar since 2013, says he will retire in September.
Housing City To Repeal, Replace Zoning Reforms After Roanoke Sued Over Single-Family Housing City Council voted to begin the process of repealing and replacing in “similar substance” a raft of zoning changes the city adopted in March.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 6/19 to 6/26. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall Roanoke Council Names Former Portsmouth City Manager As Interim After Cowell's Departure Lydia Pettis Patton will succeed Bob Cowell in an interim capacity over the next four months, Roanoke leaders announced
