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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/9 to 3/16.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/9 to 3/16.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Mar 8, 2022 • 7 min read
Roanoke City Schools Spent $1.5 Million on Covid-Killing Air Cleaners. But Do They Work?
Investigation

Roanoke City Schools Spent $1.5 Million on Covid-Killing Air Cleaners. But Do They Work?

While school officials defended the use of bipolar ionization, experts said there's no convincing evidence the technology is effective.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Mar 1, 2022 • 6 min read
She Was Part of a Chain of Women Stretching Back Through Time
Fiction

She Was Part of a Chain of Women Stretching Back Through Time

For a moment she pictured herself living somewhere else. Somewhere far away where women fixed things in order to live.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Mar 1, 2022 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Mayor Rejects Call To Cut Roanoke Ties to Russia Sister City; Covid Cases Mark New Low; Paper's Owner Beats Hedge Fund
Ramblings

Ramblings: Mayor Rejects Call To Cut Roanoke Ties to Russia Sister City; Covid Cases Mark New Low; Paper's Owner Beats Hedge Fund

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 1, 2022 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/2 to 3/8.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/2 to 3/8.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Mar 1, 2022 • 7 min read
Police, Not Roanoke Councilman, Destroyed Computer Records During Embezzlement Probe
Investigation

Police, Not Roanoke Councilman, Destroyed Computer Records During Embezzlement Probe

Police's initial statement left the impression that Councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr. tried to destroy potentially incriminating information.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 23, 2022 • 5 min read
Rising Rates of Gun Violence Prompt Republicans To Enter Roanoke City Council Race
Politics

Rising Rates of Gun Violence Prompt Republicans To Enter Roanoke City Council Race

Two Republicans cite Roanoke's ongoing issue with gun violence as influencing their decision to run for City Council.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 23, 2022 • 3 min read
Ramblings: Parking Changes Come to Roanoke's Downtown; Mass Robin Die-Off Discovered; Congressional Money Race
Ramblings

Ramblings: Parking Changes Come to Roanoke's Downtown; Mass Robin Die-Off Discovered; Congressional 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 Feb 23, 2022 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/23 to 3/2.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/23 to 3/2.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 23, 2022 • 8 min read
Workers at Roanoke Starbucks Seek To Join Union Movement
Labor

Workers at Roanoke Starbucks Seek To Join Union Movement

Roanoke store becomes one of a handful in Virginia seeking to join growing labor movement within coffee chain.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 15, 2022 • 3 min read
Facing Diminished Funding, Roanoke Housing Authority Eyes Shift To Section 8 Voucher Model
Housing

Facing Diminished Funding, Roanoke Housing Authority Eyes Shift To Section 8 Voucher Model

Roanoke's housing authority is beginning to explore a shift that would allow it to more easily retrofit, demolish and expand housing.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 15, 2022 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Bus Station Moves This Month; Audio Studio Comes to Mansion; Democrats To Pick Primary Election Method
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Bus Station Moves This Month; Audio Studio Comes to Mansion; Democrats To Pick Primary Election Method

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 15, 2022 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/16 to 2/23.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/16 to 2/23.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 15, 2022 • 7 min read
Memento Mori
Fiction

Memento Mori

Surrounded by distant relatives he’d never met and couldn’t remember, the old surgeon lay wheezing in his deathbed, clutching the small model of a human heart.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 9, 2022 • 6 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Mayor Vents Angst at Gun Violence; How Bills Could Cost City; 70 New Jobs Tied to Lowe's Warehouse
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Mayor Vents Angst at Gun Violence; How Bills Could Cost City; 70 New Jobs Tied to Lowe's Warehouse

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 9, 2022 • 3 min read
City Workers Can Unionize In Virginia. In Roanoke, Such Efforts Appear Slow Going, Nonexistent
Labor

City Workers Can Unionize In Virginia. In Roanoke, Such Efforts Appear Slow Going, Nonexistent

While teachers and firefighters in Roanoke are taking steps to collectively bargain, there seems little interest for public-sector unions.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 9, 2022 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/9 to 2/16.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/9 to 2/16.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 9, 2022 • 6 min read
Letter From the Editor: New Easy Sign-Up for Free Trial, and a More Reader-Friendly Homepage
Letter

Letter From the Editor: New Easy Sign-Up for Free Trial, and a More Reader-Friendly Homepage

We’ve made some recent changes to the look and feel of The Rambler in the spirit of greater reader accessibility.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 9, 2022 • 2 min read
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