City Hall 'Council Isn't Immune': Property Values Are Rising. Here's How Much Elected Leaders' Homes Went Up. Roanoke property owners are seeing an average 8 percent increase in their real estate tax bills this year, a historically high but downward-trending assessment.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke's Electric Buses Arrive; 11 Apply for City Council Vacancy; Industrial Sites Greenlit as Urban Centers 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 1/22 to 1/29. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Outdoors Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Resigns, Saying He Felt Stymied by Governments “I’ve gotten kind of frustrated by the level of locality cooperation,” Frank Maguire, who's been in the role since 2021, said.
Outdoors Mill Mountain Trails To Expand Significantly with First Professional Build, Plans Show Four miles of new pathways are planned to get underway this spring on Mill Mountain, which has at least 10 miles of trails.
Ramblings Ramblings: New Roanoke City Manager Sworn In; White-Boyd, Powers Vie for Council Vacancy; Hotel Roanoke Opens Spa 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 1/15 to 1/22. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Business A Tale of Two Malls: Valley View and Tanglewood Plot Routes To Stay Alive in the Age of Amazon This is the story of two malls and their divergent approaches to dealing with the seismic changes in shopping habits in the 21st century.
Housing Affordable Housing Complex Proposed For Rescue Mission Land in Southeast Roanoke Developers propose building a 155-unit apartment complex at the entry of Southeast Roanoke from downtown.
Letter Letter From the Editor: We're Hiring a Managing Editor To Advance Our Journalism This journalist will be a critical member of our team, overseeing and reporting journalism that informs the community and holds the powerful accountable.
Ramblings Ramblings: Fork in the Alley Gets New Owners; Pickleball Goes Inside; Applicants Sought for City Council, School Board 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 1/8 to 1/15. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Food From Buzzy New Restaurant Openings to Savory Cocktails, Here's What Roanoke's Food Scene Has in Store for 2025 From buzzy new restaurants to big mushroom energy, these are the destinations, dishes and drinks we can’t wait to try in the new year.
Newsroom Here Were Your Top 15 Favorite Rambler Stories of 2024 From local food scene news to city hall drama, here were your favorite stories of 2024.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke In-River Park Gets Pricier; Cobb Win Sets Up Council Vacancy; 267-Unit Riverdale Apartment Proposed 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 1/1 to 1/8 We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Poetry My Gentleman Friend Every day for more than a decade I took the same road / to work in the morning, and home again in the evening.
