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New LGBTQ Nonprofit Aims To Bring Pride To Southwest Virginia
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 12, 2022 • 3 min read
Ramblings: COVID-19 Prompts Record-High Hospitalizations; Bills from Local Legislators; AG Says Youngkin Can't Ditch RGGI
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 12, 2022 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/12 to 1/19.
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.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 12, 2022 • 7 min read
Roanoke Homeless Pushed To Periphery, Shelters As Ban on Downtown Camping Takes Effect
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 5, 2022 • 4 min read
'Worst I've Ever Seen': Plastics Choke Roanoke River As City Bag Fee Encourages Alternatives
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.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 5, 2022 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Covid Cases Could Affect Roanoke City Services; Pay Set for Sheriff, Revenue Czar; Real Estate Values Soar
Ramblings

Ramblings: Covid Cases Could Affect Roanoke City Services; Pay Set for Sheriff, Revenue Czar; Real Estate Values Soar

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 5, 2022 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/5 to 1/12.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/5 to 1/12.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 5, 2022 • 4 min read
Letter From the Editor: Our 'Thirdly' Financial Report and a Preview of Website Changes
Letter

Letter From the Editor: Our 'Thirdly' Financial Report and a Preview of Website Changes

My letter today focuses on our first “thirdly” financial report, and previews some forthcoming website changes

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 5, 2022 • 2 min read
The Mountaineer and His Dog
Fiction

The Mountaineer and His Dog

It was late in October, and the Carolina mountains were dressed in the gorgeous reds and yellows of autumn.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 13 min read
Pushing Eighty
Poetry

Pushing Eighty

Months away, but the milestone looms.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 1 min read
Vivid Tales of War and Miracles
Essay

Vivid Tales of War and Miracles

One day, I was taken from the village by the blue-eyed soldiers. They had set up camp in the nearby woods.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 9 min read
The Claw Beneath the Sea
Fiction

The Claw Beneath the Sea

People had known about the Claw beneath the sea for years, passing its story down again and again.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 3 min read
The Tail of the Snake
Essay

The Tail of the Snake

The attachment of unhappiness to happiness, like the head of the snake to its tail, did seem to be the moral of the story, however, when I acquired my dream car.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/29/21 to 1/5/22.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/29/21 to 1/5/22.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 29, 2021 • 5 min read
'You're Lucky If One Shows Up To An Interview': Roanoke Valley Restaurants Among Hardest Hit By Pandemic-Era Labor Shortage
Economy

'You're Lucky If One Shows Up To An Interview': Roanoke Valley Restaurants Among Hardest Hit By Pandemic-Era Labor Shortage

In the Roanoke Valley, the struggle to find workers — particularly in food services — has led to inconveniences small and significant.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Dec 22, 2021 • 5 min read
Taubman Museum of Art Brings Virginia Artists 'Homeward Bound' In Richly Textured Show
Art Criticism

Taubman Museum of Art Brings Virginia Artists 'Homeward Bound' In Richly Textured Show

Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art has arranged an unhurried, lovingly unfolding exhibition in "Homeward Bound."

  • Aaron Horst
Aaron Horst Dec 22, 2021 • 5 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Boosts Police, Employee Pay; City Names Citizen of the Year; Radford Plant Granted Permit for Incinerators
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Boosts Police, Employee Pay; City Names Citizen of the Year; Radford Plant Granted Permit for Incinerators

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 22, 2021 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/22 to 12/29.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/22 to 12/29.

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

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Dec 22, 2021 • 4 min read
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