Climate Crisis From Flooding to Home Repairs, Here’s How Virginia’s Intent to Leave Carbon Cap and Trade Program Could Affect Roanoke Funding for low-income home repairs may be harder to come by if Virginia pulls out of regional carbon cap-and-trade market.
Politics Race for Roanoke City Council Already Underway As Retiring Incumbent Ensures A New Face Candidates are preparing for next year’s City Council race as Councilman Bill Bestpitch’s retirement ensures the election of at least one new face.
Ramblings Ramblings: Mountain Valley Gets Key Permit; What Redistricting Means for Roanoke; Fast Growth Projected for Local Economy 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 12/15 to 12/22. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation Groups Paid for Ads in Roanoke Councilman's Magazine. He Won't Say If They Were Printed. Some businesses paid for ads for October and November issues. Jeffrey refuses to say whether the magazine printed those months.
LGBTQ New Book Reveals Roanoke's Hidden Queer History Did you know Roanoke was once home to five gay bars and clubs in the late 1970s?
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Bans Camps on Downtown Sidewalks; Mayor, Senator Spar; Police Seek Hotel Records Tied to Councilman 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 12/8 to 12/15. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall From Tiny Homes to Solar Panels, Changes to Roanoke's Zoning Code Could Have Wide Impact Whether you’re looking to build a tiny house or install solar panels on your roof, Roanoke City just made it a little easier.
Ramblings Ramblings: City Offers Pandemic Relief; Regional Trail Study; Newspaper Owner Rebuffs Alden 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 12/1 to 12/8. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Addiction Millions of Dollars To Fight Opioid Epidemic Are Heading To Roanoke. Will It Be Enough? For decades, painkillers flooded the Roanoke Valley as part of a push by pharmaceutical companies that helped fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic.
Environment Map of Air Pollution Data Shows Higher Cancer Risk Around Radford Army Ammunition Plant People living near the Radford Army Ammunition Plant have an increased lifetime cancer risk, according to a new report of air pollution data.
Ramblings Ramblings: Congressmen Vote Against Spending; Hedge Fund Bids for Newspaper Owner; City Gang Survey; Carilion Mandate 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 11/24 to 12/1. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Environment Roanoke Residents Shoulder Recycling Burden As Economic Markets Bind Localities' Efforts “We need to lead from the bottom up, because our leaders aren’t doing what they need to do,” one advocate said.
Coronavirus From Healthcare To Government, Roanoke's Top Employers Refrain From Vaccine Mandates, For Now Without mandates, several local governments and businesses simply don’t know — or won’t say — how many workers are protected from the virus.
