Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/26 to 11/2. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Education At One Roanoke Elementary School, 2 in 5 Students Were 'Chronically Absent' Last Year, Data Show Effects from the pandemic contributed to more than 3,500 students missing weeks of instruction, data show.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Joe Cobb on Deterring Youth From Gun Violence, Dismantling Racism, and Listening to Land Joe Cobb, a Democrat, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Jamaal Jackson on Retaining Police, Strong Neighborhoods, and Protecting Green Spaces Jamaal Jackson, an independent, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Nick Hagen on Shootings Downtown, Government Bloat, and Imposing a Marijuana Tax Nick Hagen, a Republican, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ramblings Ramblings: City Hits Modest Climate Goal; Roanoke Boosts Deputy Pay; GOP Beats Dems in City Council Money Race 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 10/19 to 10/26. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Racial justice Roanoke's Federal Courthouse Should Be Named After Civil Rights Icon, Not Lawmaker Who Fought Integration, Lawyer Says An attorney is calling to rename Roanoke's federal building after Reuben E. Lawson, who helped to end school segregation throughout Southwest Virginia.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Vivian Sanchez-Jones on Being An Advocate, Riding the Bus and Bringing Benches to Amtrak Vivian Sanchez-Jones, a Democrat, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate David Bowers on Segregation, His Middle-Class Constituents, and Tackling Climate Change David Bowers, an independent, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Maynard Keller on Police Pay, Breakdowns in City Services, and Judeo-Christian Values Maynard Keller, a Republican, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/12 to 10/19. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Neighborhoods Roanoke City Tried To Buy Claytor Clinic Property As Part of Gainsboro Revitalization Negotiations broke down in recent months because of the property’s convoluted ownership model, the city said.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Peg McGuire on Urban Renewal, School Closures' Dire Impacts, and 'After Church on Sundays' Peg McGuire, a Republican, is one of two candidates in a special Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Luke Priddy on Working in State Government, Investing in Parks and Pushing the City Manager Luke Priddy, a Democrat, is one of two candidates in a special Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke EnVision Center To Open, Business PAC Makes Council Endorsements, Tourism Group Pitches Plan 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 10/5 to 10/12. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Criminal justice 'We Got Soft on Crime': As Gun Violence Spikes, Roanoke Mayor Is Among Democrats Rethinking State Criminal Justice Reforms Mayor Sherman Lea said Roanoke should consider using stop-and-frisk among other approaches to crack down on violent crime.
