Drink Roanoke's Only Distillery Revives Regional Spirits History After 100-Year Dry Spell Three brothers are reviving a tradition that Roanoke hasn’t seen in more than 100 years.
Food Restaurant Roundup: New Eateries Include O.T.H. Chophouse & Oyster Bar, Brood, Six and Sky, Laughing Bull and Fruits & Roots From a rooftop restaurant featuring upscale seafood to a burger ramen fusion, check out these new and recent eateries in the Roanoke area.
Interview 7 Questions with John Park, Roanoke's 'Food Evangelist' Park talks his love for food, his knowledge of the Roanoke food scene and how he made a business out of being a food influencer.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/13 to 9/20. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Development Goodwill Buys Roanoke Properties Around Burgeoning Melrose Plaza Goodwill sees expansion potential in the properties that abut Melrose Plaza, but has not identified a specific use for the properties yet.
Ramblings Ramblings: Virginia Tech Workers, Grad Students Form Unions; City Hosts Business Centers; Leaders Call for Gun Violence 'Ceasefire' What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another
Neighborhoods Roanoke City Struggles To Retain Neighborhood Liaison, With Fourth Hire in Five Years Some who served in the position felt their advocacy for neighborhoods and residents conflicted with the city’s position on issues.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/6 to 9/13. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Education Roanoke Schools Switch Up Bus Routes As Issues with Contractor Durham Persist A driver for Durham said the school district’s routes “look perfect” on paper, but they don’t account for traffic, stop lights or other realities of the road.
Policing Why Danville Police Chief Scott Booth Wants To Become Roanoke's Next Top Cop Booth is a finalist for the position vacant since former chief Sam Roman became an assistant city manager in July.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
