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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/26 to 3/5.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/26 to 3/5.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 25, 2025 • 11 min read
Roanoke Sues Residents Who Cut Down City-Owned Trees
City Hall

Roanoke Sues Residents Who Cut Down City-Owned Trees

It’s a rare case for the city to bring to court. In recent years, Roanoke has tried to protect and expand the city’s tree canopy.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 18, 2025 • 4 min read
Powers Sworn In on Roanoke City Council After Council Reverses Earlier Deadlock
City Hall

Powers Sworn In on Roanoke City Council After Council Reverses Earlier Deadlock

The swearing-in capped an intense lobbying campaign to fill the rest of Mayor Joe Cobb’s City Council term.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 18, 2025 • 3 min read
Ramblings: Roanokers Protest Federal Worker Purge; Plaza To Honor Onzlee Ware; Affordable Housing Project Approved
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanokers Protest Federal Worker Purge; Plaza To Honor Onzlee Ware; Affordable Housing Project Approved

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 18, 2025 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/19 to 2/26.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/19 to 2/26.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 18, 2025 • 11 min read
As Roanoke City Council Deadlocks Over Filling Vacancy, Judge Says 'It's a Shame'
Politics

As Roanoke City Council Deadlocks Over Filling Vacancy, Judge Says 'It's a Shame'

Roanoke’s political and legal establishment is reeling after a deadlocked City Council said it couldn’t agree on who should become its seventh member.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 11, 2025 • 4 min read
Roanoke's Valley Metro Bus System Still Struggles with Financial Issues, Audit Finds
Transportation

Roanoke's Valley Metro Bus System Still Struggles with Financial Issues, Audit Finds

Problems persist one year after an external audit unearthed issues that could imperil funding and services if not addressed.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 11, 2025 • 3 min read
Ramblings: New High School Eyed In Lieu of Jefferson Center; Housing Vouchers Resume; New Nonstop Flight Added
Ramblings

Ramblings: New High School Eyed In Lieu of Jefferson Center; Housing Vouchers Resume; New Nonstop Flight Added

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 11, 2025 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/12 to 2/19.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/12 to 2/19.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 11, 2025 • 14 min read
After Being Served, Roanoke Restaurants Settle Tax Bills
Food

After Being Served, Roanoke Restaurants Settle Tax Bills

Recent crackdowns on Roanoke restaurateurs have resulted in an influx of owed taxes to the city, plea deals and dropped criminal charges.

  • Jeff Sturgeon
  • Henri Gendreau
Jeff Sturgeon, Henri Gendreau Feb 4, 2025 • 3 min read
Roanoke To Defend Against 2 Lawsuits Alleging Toxic Workplace Under Ex-Leaders
City Hall

Roanoke To Defend Against 2 Lawsuits Alleging Toxic Workplace Under Ex-Leaders

The lawsuits could shed further light on a drama that gripped Roanoke city hall last year, when claims of a toxic workplace preceded the city manager’s resignation.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 4, 2025 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke Mayoral Recount Costs Taxpayers; Council Appointee Undecided; School Board Member Picked
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke Mayoral Recount Costs Taxpayers; Council Appointee Undecided; School Board Member Picked

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 4, 2025 • 4 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/5 to 2/12.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/5 to 2/12.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Feb 4, 2025 • 14 min read
Tenants Evicted from Riverdale As Southeast Roanoke Community Takes Shape
Development

Tenants Evicted from Riverdale As Southeast Roanoke Community Takes Shape

Developer Ed Walker has stripped the former Roanoke Industrial Center of junk cars, scrap, chemicals, waste and unwanted tenants.

  • Jeff Sturgeon
Jeff Sturgeon Jan 28, 2025 • 7 min read
Appointee to Roanoke City Council To Determine Fate of Single-Family Zoning Reforms
Politics

Appointee to Roanoke City Council To Determine Fate of Single-Family Zoning Reforms

Battle lines are being drawn over who will fill the remaining two years of Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb’s vacant City Council seat.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 28, 2025 • 4 min read
The Science of Falling Things
Poetry

The Science of Falling Things

Outside, the yard is gap-toothed. It’s like there’s been / a war: Oaks choke the yard with limbs askew.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jan 28, 2025 • 1 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/29 to 2/5.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/29 to 2/5.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jan 28, 2025 • 9 min read
Roanoke Aims To Seize, Sell Downtown Parking Garage Plagued By Tax, Code Issues
City Hall

Roanoke Aims To Seize, Sell Downtown Parking Garage Plagued By Tax, Code Issues

The parking garage beside the Amtrak platform has been closed since April, when city officials deemed the structure unsafe.

  • Jeff Sturgeon
  • Henri Gendreau
Jeff Sturgeon, Henri Gendreau Jan 21, 2025 • 4 min read
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