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Where To Satisfy Your Snack Cravings? These 3 Shops Bring Worldly Flair to Roanoke Valley
Food

Where To Satisfy Your Snack Cravings? These 3 Shops Bring Worldly Flair to Roanoke Valley

Score Mexican ice cream, Japanese chips, Swiss chocolate, and more at these three Roanoke Valley snack shops.

  • Layla Khoury-Hanold
Layla Khoury-Hanold Mar 5, 2024 • 6 min read
Roanoke School Board To Gain New Faces As Leaders Step Off
Education

Roanoke School Board To Gain New Faces As Leaders Step Off

School board members Mark Cathey and Diane Casola are stepping off this June, while incumbent Michael Cherry II is seeking another term.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 5, 2024 • 4 min read
Ramblings: City Eyes Tweaks to Historic Preservation Rules; Gun Violence Panel Changes Sought; Final Evans Spring Plan Adopted
Ramblings

Ramblings: City Eyes Tweaks to Historic Preservation Rules; Gun Violence Panel Changes Sought; Final Evans Spring Plan Adopted

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Mar 5, 2024 • 6 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/6 to 3/13.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/6 to 3/13.

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

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Mar 5, 2024 • 10 min read
After Threats Shutter Roanoke Schools, Parents Scrutinize How Officials Respond
Education

After Threats Shutter Roanoke Schools, Parents Scrutinize How Officials Respond

Some parents see the school district as changing tack after community members raise concerns, which school officials deny.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 27, 2024 • 5 min read
Roanoke City Treasurer Evelyn Powers To Retire, Setting Up Potential Special Election
City Hall

Roanoke City Treasurer Evelyn Powers To Retire, Setting Up Potential Special Election

City treasurer since 2003, Evelyn Powers will retire with a 43-year career in Roanoke government.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 27, 2024 • 3 min read
Neighbor's Lawsuit Challenging Fishburn Park Cottage Sale Dismissed by Roanoke Judge
Neighborhoods

Neighbor's Lawsuit Challenging Fishburn Park Cottage Sale Dismissed by Roanoke Judge

Owen McGuire, who lives beside the park, sued the city and a business run by Justin and Keri vanBlaricom in September.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 27, 2024 • 2 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/28 to 3/6.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/28 to 3/6.

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

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 27, 2024 • 12 min read
Despite Public Outcry, Roanoke Council Adopts Evans Spring Plan To Guide Development
Development

Despite Public Outcry, Roanoke Council Adopts Evans Spring Plan To Guide Development

The plan says Evans Spring should become a mix of big box stores, smaller shops, and hundreds of houses and apartments.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 20, 2024 • 6 min read
‘Extremely Troubled’: Roanoke Leaders Called for Probe into Parks Director’s Leaked Resignation Letter, Emails Show
City Hall

‘Extremely Troubled’: Roanoke Leaders Called for Probe into Parks Director’s Leaked Resignation Letter, Emails Show

“I would like to see us investigate how this information was leaked,” the mayor told Roanoke's city manager.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 20, 2024 • 4 min read
City To Seize Land of Homeless Hangout in Southeast Roanoke
Homelessness

City To Seize Land of Homeless Hangout in Southeast Roanoke

The city’s planned seizure marks the second time Roanoke has taken over properties that owe taxes and where people have set up camp.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 20, 2024 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/21 to 2/28.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/21 to 2/28.

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

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 20, 2024 • 8 min read
Roanoke Proposes Allowing Multi-Unit Housing Throughout Residential Neighborhoods
Housing

Roanoke Proposes Allowing Multi-Unit Housing Throughout Residential Neighborhoods

Effort to end single-family-only zoning is meant to spur more housing, decrease inequities, city officials say.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 13, 2024 • 6 min read
My Stories Revealed Roanoke’s Urban Renewal History. In Plans for Evans Spring, I Hear Echoes.
Essay

My Stories Revealed Roanoke’s Urban Renewal History. In Plans for Evans Spring, I Hear Echoes.

What happened long ago has new relevance for the future of Evans Spring, home to African Americans and others who fear a new version of urban renewal.

  • Mary Bishop
Mary Bishop Feb 13, 2024 • 12 min read
Ramblings: Judge Onzlee Ware Dies; Roanoke Schools Aim To Ditch Bus Contractor Durham; Planetarium Opens at Museum
Ramblings

Ramblings: Judge Onzlee Ware Dies; Roanoke Schools Aim To Ditch Bus Contractor Durham; Planetarium Opens at Museum

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 13, 2024 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/14 to 2/21.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/14 to 2/21.

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

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 13, 2024 • 9 min read
Roanoke Judge Ware Agrees To Supervision, Suspension Lifted After Claim He Traded Legal Aid for Sex, Agency Letter Says
Investigation

Roanoke Judge Ware Agrees To Supervision, Suspension Lifted After Claim He Traded Legal Aid for Sex, Agency Letter Says

Virginia's Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission says it will monitor Onzlee Ware's conduct over the next 12 months.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 6, 2024 • 6 min read
Roanoke Leaders, Residents Tangle Over Evans Spring As Activists Ratchet Up Pressure
City Hall

Roanoke Leaders, Residents Tangle Over Evans Spring As Activists Ratchet Up Pressure

City Council is nearing a vote on whether to incorporate a development plan into Roanoke's master plan.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 6, 2024 • 4 min read
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