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Letter From the Editor: We're Hiring a Director of Revenue As We Celebrate Our Second Birthday
Letter

Letter From the Editor: We're Hiring a Director of Revenue As We Celebrate Our Second Birthday

Google News Initiative has committed upwards of $80,000 so we can attract a candidate eager to help us achieve financial self-sufficiency.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 29, 2023 • 2 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/30 to 9/6.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/30 to 9/6.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Aug 29, 2023 • 9 min read
Roanoke Boxing Gym Puts Up Fight As City Seeks To Evict Club from City-Owned Building
City Hall

Roanoke Boxing Gym Puts Up Fight As City Seeks To Evict Club from City-Owned Building

Melrose Athletic Club, which runs Champ’s Gym, is in a legal battle with the city, which insists the group vacate a former Southeast Roanoke fire station.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 22, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke City Council Refines Travel Policy As Members Spend Over Their Allotted Budgets
City Hall

Roanoke City Council Refines Travel Policy As Members Spend Over Their Allotted Budgets

Council members say the spending isn’t extravagant — there’s just not enough money in each member's budget for travel.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 22, 2023 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Sells Site for Affordable Housing; Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Bid Gets Crucial Vote; New Preston Park School Okayed
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Sells Site for Affordable Housing; Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Bid Gets Crucial Vote; New Preston Park School Okayed

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Aug 22, 2023 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/23 to 8/30.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/23 to 8/30.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Aug 22, 2023 • 9 min read
Affordable Housing Proposed for Site of Downtown Roanoke's Former Homeless Aid Office

Affordable Housing Proposed for Site of Downtown Roanoke's Former Homeless Aid Office

Developers propose spending as much as $8 million on a six-story building with 80 affordable apartment units, according to city records.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 15, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke Planning Commission Approves Preston Park Elementary School Rezoning Despite Qualms
Education

Roanoke Planning Commission Approves Preston Park Elementary School Rezoning Despite Qualms

Pleading teachers convinced commissioners to approve designs that city staff say do not adhere to Roanoke's master plan.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 15, 2023 • 5 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Gun Panel Eyes Legislative Fixes, Police Chief Survey Opens, Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Plan Advances
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Gun Panel Eyes Legislative Fixes, Police Chief Survey Opens, Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Plan Advances

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Aug 15, 2023 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/16 to 8/23.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/16 to 8/23.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Aug 15, 2023 • 9 min read
As Washington Park Swimming Pool Looms, Roanoke Residents, City Leaders Tussle Over Cottage
City Hall

As Washington Park Swimming Pool Looms, Roanoke Residents, City Leaders Tussle Over Cottage

The sudden activism around the cottage prompted visible frustration among some city leaders and members of City Council.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 8, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke Council Moves To Fold Climate Change Action Into City's Master Plan
Climate Crisis

Roanoke Council Moves To Fold Climate Change Action Into City's Master Plan

City Council disagreed whether to adopt the plan sooner as a standalone or to formally incorporate it later into the city’s master plan.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 8, 2023 • 5 min read
Praying Mantis
Poetry

Praying Mantis

This morning / a praying mantis— / I call her Virgie— / climbed ...

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Aug 8, 2023 • 1 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/9 to 8/16.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/9 to 8/16.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Aug 8, 2023 • 10 min read
Roanoke Valley Police Have New Helpers Responding to 911 Calls: Mental Health Therapists
Policing

Roanoke Valley Police Have New Helpers Responding to 911 Calls: Mental Health Therapists

The Marcus Alert system, created by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020, went live last month in the Roanoke Valley.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 1, 2023 • 5 min read
Drug Recovery Home Moves Into Longtime Roanoke Homeless Shelter That Shuttered
Addiction

Drug Recovery Home Moves Into Longtime Roanoke Homeless Shelter That Shuttered

Trust House, which focused on veteran homelessness, has become a 26-bed halfway house from Anderson and Associates.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 1, 2023 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Bus Advocates Hold Disability Awareness Ride; 22 Apply To Be Roanoke Police Chief; White-Boyd Trails in Money Race
Ramblings

Ramblings: Bus Advocates Hold Disability Awareness Ride; 22 Apply To Be Roanoke Police Chief; White-Boyd Trails in Money Race

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Aug 1, 2023 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/2 to 8/9.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/2 to 8/9.

We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Aug 1, 2023 • 10 min read
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