Arts Fewer Hours, More Tours: Roanoke's Taubman Museum Charts a Post-Pandemic Future The museum has settled into a new routine post-pandemic: fewer public hours, more group tours and more special events.
Development Goodwill Buys Roanoke Properties Around Burgeoning Melrose Plaza Goodwill sees expansion potential in the properties that abut Melrose Plaza, but has not identified a specific use for the properties yet.
Economy Is Roanoke's Regional Tourism Group Doing Enough for City? Some on Council Wonder. Roanoke City Council is revisiting its 10-year-old agreement with Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Business War on Retail? Radical Bookseller Opens Brick-and-Mortar in Roanoke The pop-up bookstore trading in radical literature has opened a permanent shop in Roanoke's trendy west downtown area.
Economy Roanoke Has Branded Region As an Outdoor Sports Mecca. Is There Still Room To Grow? Despite the influx of endurance sports, the Roanoke region’s outreach efforts face concerns about long-term growth — both in infrastructure and diversity.
Transportation Spotty Greyhound Bus Service Leaves Riders Stranded in Roanoke Overnight The situation emerged as Greyhound has cut services nationwide, including plans to staff and operate a bus station in Roanoke.
Development Virginia Tech Foundation Razes Historic Roanoke Lumber Shop For Development Along Carilion Innovation Corridor The university and hospital system say they don’t have specific plans for what may replace the recently demolished buildings.
Neighborhoods Plan To Revitalize Roanoke's Former Viscose Plant Gives Residents of Southeast, Long Seen as Neglected, New Hope Over the last decade, Southeast Roanoke has experienced the steepest drop in population among any Roanoke neighborhood.
Development Developer Aims To Transform Southeast Roanoke's Former American Viscose Plant Into 'A New Type Of Neighborhood' An economic impact study estimates the project will support 2,053 jobs and generate $326 million in economic impact by 2040.