Segregation These Interactive Maps Show How Segregation in Roanoke Has Evolved Over 50 Years Explore how lines of residential segregation have proved difficult to erase in Roanoke.
Homelessness Debate Over Homelessness Finds a Flash Point: A City Bench in South Roanoke. Residents' frustrations are growing as a new task force begins its discussions toward new solutions.
Business Roanoke Bets on a Casino To Transform Berglund Center Whether there's a jackpot for the city at the end of the process remains to be seen.
Sponsored Post Tourism in Virginia's Blue Ridge Boosts Local Economy and Tax Savings Tourism is thriving in the Roanoke Region in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, according to recently released data from the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
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Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/15 to 10/22. Find something to do - including fall festival and Halloween listings - in our comprehensive Happenings.
Business Virginia Tech Plans To Sell Hotel Roanoke, Conference Center Courtyard Expansion Unclear The university says the timing makes sense.
Travel This Fall, Get Bullish on Durham A short drive from Roanoke, Durham offers travelers cosmopolitan vibes and a community that celebrates an authentic sense of self.
Education School Funding Task Force To Shape Future As McGuire Joins Sanchez-Jones On Sidelines City leaders heard about school needs as a group meets privately to discuss the future of local education funding.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/8 to 10/15. Find something to do in the coming days and weeks - including Halloween and fall festival events - in our comprehensive Happenings.
Environment Municipal Munching Now Part of Roanoke's Landscaping Toolbox The first city project of its kind is using goats and sheep to clear a section of Valley Park.
Food Corner Booth: Appalachian Cafe to Open Next to Mast, Haven to Open in Awful Arthur's Spot, Impressions on Birrieria La Vaca Our monthly food column also includes Layla's take on a reader question about a new Mediterranean restaurant.
Racial justice Equity Board Grapples With Low Turnout On Proposed Apology The board is hoping more will attend two upcoming meetings.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/1 to 10/8. Find something to do in our comprehensive Happenings, including Halloween and fall festival listings.
City Hall 'Unacceptable': Roanoke City Leaders Say Change Is Needed in Youth Recreation Programs Some Roanoke leaders say they are frustrated by canceled football games and a critical audit of the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
Interview Four Quadrants, One City: Q&A with Theresa Gill-Walker, Evans Spring and Northwest Activist In this new Q&A series, we invite the community to reflect on living in a divided city. We sit down with Theresa Gill-Walker, an activist for Evans Spring and Northwest Roanoke.
Neighborhoods Washington Park Cottage Fails To Clinch State Heritage Grant, Stalling Restoration Efforts The question now is: What's next?
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/24 to 10/1. Our comprehensive event calendar includes Halloween and fall festival listings this week.
Legal Roanoke Councilwoman Settles Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit Against Downtown Restaurant The lawsuit says Vivian Sanchez-Jones injured herself seriously when she slipped on a wet floor one evening in May 2022.
City Hall Roanoke City Manager Eyes Future of Berglund Center's Name — and Operations Overall City Manager Valmarie Turner said the city's continued subsidy is one reason why she’s taking a thorough look at the facility’s operations.
Ramblings Ramblings: Audit Shows City Fleet Needs Tune-Up; Roanoke Tree-Cutting Case Settled; Suit Refiled in Toxic City Hall Claim What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
