Feature - The Roanoke Rambler

Hailed as Visionary, Roanoke Libraries Director Sheila Umberger Retires after 43 Years

Sheila Umberger, who began working for the city in 1982, leaves behind a transformative legacy.

Determination to save the Washington Park cottage was spurred by historic renovation of another dilapidated house in Fishburn Park.

MAKE Roanoke, a new nonprofit, will provide tools and machinery for builders and tinkerers to create their own projects.

Openly gay and deeply spiritual, Cobb has focused on tackling two of Roanoke’s thorniest issues: gun violence and public transit.

Moon Reynolds, a longtime city clerk who is finishing her first term on Council, is trying to notch a historic doubleheader.

Even in Bowers's lengthy political career, though, this year marks a first: 2024 is the first time Bowers has run as a Republican.

Star City Compost takes food waste from Roanoke residents and businesses and converts it into clean compost that will soon be available for sale.

The Carter family recently revealed that the former president, now 98 years old, is receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.

Andrew Reams runs what he calls the International Elevator Museum, perhaps Roanoke’s most unusual tourist destination.

While murals remain the Nolan-Shafers’ number one art priority, the couple has found surprise best-sellers in their number two.

When a person dies in Roanoke and officials can’t find the person’s family, it becomes the city's responsibility to arrange for a cremation.