Homelessness Debate Over Homelessness Finds a Flash Point: A City Bench in South Roanoke. Residents' frustrations are growing as a new task force begins its discussions toward new solutions.
Business Roanoke Bets on a Casino To Transform Berglund Center Whether there's a jackpot for the city at the end of the process remains to be seen.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/15 to 10/22. Find something to do - including fall festival and Halloween listings - in our comprehensive Happenings.
Business Virginia Tech Plans To Sell Hotel Roanoke, Conference Center Courtyard Expansion Unclear The university says the timing makes sense.
Travel This Fall, Get Bullish on Durham A short drive from Roanoke, Durham offers travelers cosmopolitan vibes and a community that celebrates an authentic sense of self.
Education School Funding Task Force To Shape Future As McGuire Joins Sanchez-Jones On Sidelines City leaders heard about school needs as a group meets privately to discuss the future of local education funding.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/8 to 10/15. Find something to do in the coming days and weeks - including Halloween and fall festival events - in our comprehensive Happenings.
Environment Municipal Munching Now Part of Roanoke's Landscaping Toolbox The first city project of its kind is using goats and sheep to clear a section of Valley Park.
Food Corner Booth: Appalachian Cafe to Open Next to Mast, Haven to Open in Awful Arthur's Spot, Impressions on Birrieria La Vaca Our monthly food column also includes Layla's take on a reader question about a new Mediterranean restaurant.
Racial justice Equity Board Grapples With Low Turnout On Proposed Apology The board is hoping more will attend two upcoming meetings.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/1 to 10/8. Find something to do in our comprehensive Happenings, including Halloween and fall festival listings.
City Hall 'Unacceptable': Roanoke City Leaders Say Change Is Needed in Youth Recreation Programs Some Roanoke leaders say they are frustrated by canceled football games and a critical audit of the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
Interview Four Quadrants, One City: Q&A with Theresa Gill-Walker, Evans Spring and Northwest Activist In this new Q&A series, we invite the community to reflect on living in a divided city. We sit down with Theresa Gill-Walker, an activist for Evans Spring and Northwest Roanoke.
Neighborhoods Washington Park Cottage Fails To Clinch State Heritage Grant, Stalling Restoration Efforts The question now is: What's next?
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/24 to 10/1. Our comprehensive event calendar includes Halloween and fall festival listings this week.
Legal Roanoke Councilwoman Settles Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit Against Downtown Restaurant The lawsuit says Vivian Sanchez-Jones injured herself seriously when she slipped on a wet floor one evening in May 2022.
City Hall Roanoke City Manager Eyes Future of Berglund Center's Name — and Operations Overall City Manager Valmarie Turner said the city's continued subsidy is one reason why she’s taking a thorough look at the facility’s operations.
Ramblings Ramblings: Audit Shows City Fleet Needs Tune-Up; Roanoke Tree-Cutting Case Settled; Suit Refiled in Toxic City Hall Claim What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
