LGBTQ Roanoke Ranks Last Among Virginia Localities On LGBTQ-Friendly Laws, Again. Why? While Roanoke has made strides since 2018, the City has remained in last place among Virginia peers on an LGBTQ-friendly score.
Education Teachers Resigning From Salem Schools Cite School Conditions, Workload As Factor, Report Says An outside survey at Salem City Schools found low employee turnover, with attrition rates and reasons why teachers leave varying by school.
Ramblings Ramblings: Hepatitis A Surges, Covid Falls; Nashville Flight Comes to Roanoke; DJ Battle Canceled Over Lack of Diversity 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 2/2 to 2/9. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Food Ring in Lunar New Year With These Symbolic Dishes From Roanoke's Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean Restaurants From dumplings to noodles, sticky rice to sesame balls, here are some of the symbolic dishes to look for at Roanoke restaurants and markets.
Investigation Outcry Over Video of 2016 Fight at Salem High School Renews Focus on Principal's Actions Principal's intervention in the fight fractured a rib of a 14-year-old with special needs, according to the family.
Ramblings Ramblings: Local Health Director Hopeful Omicron Peaked; Grants for Roanoke Small Businesses; Top Donors to Youngkin Inaugural 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 1/26 to 2/2. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation Morale At Salem City Schools At 'All-Time Low,' Record Says, As Teachers Point To Toxic Climate Under High School Principal Former and current teachers describe a toxic work environment under the leadership of High School Principal Scott Habeeb
Poetry Dante's Tombs Seven hundred years ago, / Dante died in exile in Ravenna / and was buried there.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke City Scraps Employee Vaccine Mandate; New Candidate Enters Council Race; More Bills From Local Lawmakers 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 1/19 to 1/26. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Addiction Proposal to ‘Reimagine’ Catawba Hospital Points To Need For More Addiction, Mental Health Care A proposal from Del. Sam Rasoul would study how a transformed Catawba Hospital could expand into addiction treatment.
LGBTQ New LGBTQ Nonprofit Aims To Bring Pride To Southwest Virginia A new nonprofit aims to unify the region’s LGBTQ community through year-round Pride festivities and educational programs.
Ramblings Ramblings: COVID-19 Prompts Record-High Hospitalizations; Bills from Local Legislators; AG Says Youngkin Can't Ditch RGGI 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 1/12 to 1/19. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Homelessness Roanoke Homeless Pushed To Periphery, Shelters As Ban on Downtown Camping Takes Effect A new city law has sent people who sleep outside in downtown Roanoke into shelters — and other parts of the city.
Environment 'Worst I've Ever Seen': Plastics Choke Roanoke River As City Bag Fee Encourages Alternatives A plastic bag fee that went into effect this year is one of the ways Roanoke City is trying to reduce plastic waste.
