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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/17 to 7/24.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/17 to 7/24.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 16, 2024 • 10 min read
'I Don't Have Any Confidence': Here's Why Transportation Museum Board Resignations Leave the Nonprofit Reeling
Investigation

'I Don't Have Any Confidence': Here's Why Transportation Museum Board Resignations Leave the Nonprofit Reeling

Former board members cited concerns over the direction and financial health of Roanoke's Virginia Museum of Transportation.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 8 min read
As Roanoke School District Aims To Limit Cell Phones, Governor Orders Statewide Policies
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 3 min read
Claytor Clinic Gains State Historical Marker, But Future of Gainsboro Property Unclear
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/10 to 7/17.
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.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 9, 2024 • 10 min read
'It Makes Us Look Like Fools': Riverdale Developer Urged Roanoke Council Not To 'Fire' City Manager, Emails Show
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 2, 2024 • 6 min read
Roanoke City Council Votes To Raise Its Pay, Which Will Nearly Double By 2027
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 2, 2024 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke's Norwich Neighborhood Named Historic; City Seeks Input on Williamson Road; Housing Fund Gets Boost
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 2, 2024 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/3 to 7/10.
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.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 2, 2024 • 8 min read
Wise Up: Southwest Virginia County Banks on Music and Nature in a Post-Coal Future
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.

  • Ralph Berrier Jr.
Ralph Berrier Jr. Jun 25, 2024 • 12 min read
These 4 Foodie Destinations Are Worth the Drive from Roanoke
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.

  • Layla Khoury-Hanold
Layla Khoury-Hanold Jun 25, 2024 • 10 min read
For a Retro Road Trip, Get Your Kicks on Route 11, Where Monumental Kitsch Abounds
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.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jun 25, 2024 • 7 min read
36 Hours in Blacksburg
Travel

36 Hours in Blacksburg

There's more to this New River Valley college town than hikes and higher ed.

  • Amy Loeffler
Amy Loeffler Jun 25, 2024 • 10 min read
Happenings: A Special Travel Issue Events Calendar Beyond Roanoke. Week of 6/19 to 6/26.
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.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jun 25, 2024 • 8 min read
Roanoke Treasurer Runs For City Council As Independent, Jackson Drops Out Officially
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jun 18, 2024 • 4 min read
Roanoke Council Picks Former Member Fitzpatrick To Take Over Priddy's Term
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jun 18, 2024 • 3 min read
Roanoke City Voter Registrar To Retire Before General Election
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jun 18, 2024 • 3 min read
City To Repeal, Replace Zoning Reforms After Roanoke Sued Over Single-Family Housing
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jun 18, 2024 • 3 min read
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