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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
Roanoke Ranks Last Among Virginia Localities On LGBTQ-Friendly Laws, Again. Why?
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 2, 2022 • 7 min read
Teachers Resigning From Salem Schools Cite School Conditions, Workload As Factor, Report Says
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 2, 2022 • 5 min read
Ramblings: Hepatitis A Surges, Covid Falls; Nashville Flight Comes to Roanoke; DJ Battle Canceled Over Lack of Diversity
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 2, 2022 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/2 to 2/9.
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Feb 2, 2022 • 6 min read
Ring in Lunar New Year With These Symbolic Dishes From Roanoke's Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean Restaurants
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.

  • Layla Khoury-Hanold
Layla Khoury-Hanold Jan 26, 2022 • 8 min read
Outcry Over Video of 2016 Fight at Salem High School Renews Focus on Principal's Actions
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 26, 2022 • 7 min read
Ramblings: Local Health Director Hopeful Omicron Peaked; Grants for Roanoke Small Businesses; Top Donors to Youngkin Inaugural
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 26, 2022 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/26 to 2/2.
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 26, 2022 • 6 min read
Morale At Salem City Schools At 'All-Time Low,' Record Says, As Teachers Point To Toxic Climate Under High School Principal
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

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 19, 2022 • 11 min read
Dante's Tombs
Poetry

Dante's Tombs

Seven hundred years ago, / Dante died in exile in Ravenna / and was buried there.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 19, 2022 • 2 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke City Scraps Employee Vaccine Mandate; New Candidate Enters Council Race; More Bills From Local Lawmakers
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 19, 2022 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/19 to 1/26.
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 19, 2022 • 5 min read
Proposal to ‘Reimagine’ Catawba Hospital Points To Need For More Addiction, Mental Health Care
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 12, 2022 • 5 min read
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