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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/22 to 3/29.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/22 to 3/29.

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

  • Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton Mar 21, 2023 • 6 min read
Roanoke City Idea To Expand Youth Curfew Met with Small, Lukewarm Response
Gun violence

Roanoke City Idea To Expand Youth Curfew Met with Small, Lukewarm Response

Roanoke City Council is weighing whether to enforce a more stringent youth curfew in an attempt to prevent shootings.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 15, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke Mayor Voted To Parole Inmate Whose 2020 Release Spurred Investigations, Outrage
Criminal justice

Roanoke Mayor Voted To Parole Inmate Whose 2020 Release Spurred Investigations, Outrage

The news about Martin’s release prompted “a lot of adverse sentiment” including from “my chief police officer,” Lea said, according to records.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 15, 2023 • 4 min read
State Senate Race Heats Up As 3 Seek Democratic Party Nod in Roanoke Valley District
Politics

State Senate Race Heats Up As 3 Seek Democratic Party Nod in Roanoke Valley District

Roanoke City Council members Trish White-Boyd and Luke Priddy as well as political novice DeAnthony “DA” Pierce are running.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 15, 2023 • 3 min read
Ramblings: Panel Picks Finalists for Roanoke School Buildings; Court Makes Jeffrey Ruling; Kiwanis Launch Pancake Plans
Ramblings

Ramblings: Panel Picks Finalists for Roanoke School Buildings; Court Makes Jeffrey Ruling; Kiwanis Launch Pancake Plans

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 15, 2023 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/15 to 3/22.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/15 to 3/22.

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

  • Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton Mar 15, 2023 • 6 min read
When Jimmy Carter Came To Roanoke
Feature

When Jimmy Carter Came To Roanoke

The Carter family recently revealed that the former president, now 98 years old, is receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.

  • Ralph Berrier Jr.
Ralph Berrier Jr. Mar 7, 2023 • 10 min read
City Acknowledges 'Definite Overreach' After Clear-Cutting Roanoke Man's Native Garden
Environment

City Acknowledges 'Definite Overreach' After Clear-Cutting Roanoke Man's Native Garden

“There’s a lot of lessons to be learned here and we stand ready to be accountable for our part in it,” a city official said.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 7, 2023 • 7 min read
Ramblings: Gun Violence Panelist Blasts City Council; Fishburn Cabin Sale Delayed; Norwich Historic District Sought
Ramblings

Ramblings: Gun Violence Panelist Blasts City Council; Fishburn Cabin Sale Delayed; Norwich Historic District Sought

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 7, 2023 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/8 to 3/15.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/8 to 3/15.

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

  • Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton Mar 7, 2023 • 7 min read
Longtime Roanoke Valley State Sen. Edwards To Retire — Leaving Democrats Scrambling and Republicans Salivating
Politics

Longtime Roanoke Valley State Sen. Edwards To Retire — Leaving Democrats Scrambling and Republicans Salivating

Roanoke City Council members Joe Cobb and Luke Priddy did not rule out running for the Roanoke Valley seat.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 28, 2023 • 6 min read
Despite Improvements, Roanoke Schools Contractor Durham Missed Marks on Late Buses
Education

Despite Improvements, Roanoke Schools Contractor Durham Missed Marks on Late Buses

Durham hit only one of the district's five benchmarks in time, according to data provided last week to The Rambler.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 28, 2023 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Outcome of Bills from Local Lawmakers; School Absentee Rates Rise; City Puts Homeless Team Office for Bid
Ramblings

Ramblings: Outcome of Bills from Local Lawmakers; School Absentee Rates Rise; City Puts Homeless Team Office for Bid

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 28, 2023 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/1 to 3/8.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/1 to 3/8.

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

  • Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton Feb 28, 2023 • 7 min read
Roanoke Started A Commission To Reduce Gun Violence. It’s Become A Political Lightning Rod.
Gun violence

Roanoke Started A Commission To Reduce Gun Violence. It’s Become A Political Lightning Rod.

“All I see is gun violence increasing in the Black neighborhoods,” Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds said.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 22, 2023 • 10 min read
As Overdoses Spike in Roanoke Valley, Localities Must Decide How Best To Spend Opioid Settlement Money
Addiction

As Overdoses Spike in Roanoke Valley, Localities Must Decide How Best To Spend Opioid Settlement Money

Roanoke must decide by early May how it will spend roughly $575,000 it will receive by this summer, city manager says.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 22, 2023 • 3 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Schools Weigh Building Names, Evans Spring Website Live; Roanoke Pauses Russian Sister City
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Schools Weigh Building Names, Evans Spring Website Live; Roanoke Pauses Russian Sister City

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 22, 2023 • 6 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/22 to 3/1.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/22 to 3/1.

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

  • Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton Feb 22, 2023 • 7 min read
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