City Hall Roanoke Botched Funding for After-School Contractor, Lost Out on Grant Money, Audit Finds The city failed to budget enough money for youth programs run by The Foundry, leading to discord and lost revenue, an audit found.
Letter Letter From the Editor: We're Hiring a Segregation Reporter Thanks to Report For America Report For America has selected The Rambler as a 2025 host newsroom to bring a segregation reporter to Roanoke.
Ramblings Ramblings: New Roanoke City Manager Gets Quick Promotion; Equity Board Ideas Linger; Land Donated for New Fire Station What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Sponsored Post Market on Melrose Opens, Ending Decades-Long Food Desert in Northwest Roanoke The grocery store, operated by Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, represents the first phase of the larger Melrose Plaza development project.
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Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/18 to 12/25. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation In Rare Sanction, State Faults Former Roanoke Nursing Home Head After Pandemic-Era Death The rare sanction involving Raleigh Court Health and Rehabilitation highlighted the difficulties at long-term care centers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Arts Roanoke's Black History Museum Plans To Leave Downtown for Melrose Plaza Center in the Square was not planning on renewing the Harrison museum’s same lease, which is up in 2026.
Ramblings Ramblings: Rasoul Faces Challenger; Cat Cafe Opens; Massive Tree Plant Underway 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 12/11 to 12/18. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Development New Life Proposed for Walker Foundry Land in Apartments, Restaurant, Pickleball Courts Apartment complex, restaurant and pickleball courts could forge a new community in Roanoke’s Norwich neighborhood.
City Hall For City Manager, Roanoke Hires Northern Virginia Official with Background in Housing Valmarie Turner, Fairfax’s deputy city manager, becomes Roanoke’s next city manager next month, replacing Bob Cowell.
Poetry I Found My Grandmother’s Home on Zillow Beginning with those hedges, gnarled like her hands, / branches of veins spreading out, setting the house apart.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/4 to 12/11. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Policing Roanoke Gun Violence Rates Fall to Pre-Pandemic Levels, One Year into Police Chief's Tenure “I found a department that was hungry for leadership,” Police Chief Scott Booth said about arriving in Roanoke a year ago.
Ramblings Ramblings: Church Restores Building and Plans Coffee Shop; City Manager Search Nears End; Mayoral Recount Proceeds 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 11/27 to 12/4. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Economy Once Roanoke's Sleepy Blue-Collar Neighbor, Vinton Tries Making Itself a Hip Destination Big things have been happening in Vinton, where $50 million in investment since 2015 has filled once-empty buildings with new restaurants and retail businesses.
Politics As Cobb Is Elected Mayor, Roanoke City Council Is Poised To Appoint a New Member David Bowers has until Monday to request a recount, though an analysis of recounts nationwide shows it's unlikely to change the outcome.
Politics These Maps Show Where Roanoke Mayoral, City Council Candidates Found Support New data show how well candidates for mayor and City Council performed across Roanoke’s diverse neighborhoods.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 11/20 to 11/27. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
