Government and Politics A Full House with Five Council Contenders Highlights from the Roanoke Rambler's Roanoke City Council Candidate community forum and dinner at Melrose Library.
Policing Roanoke Gets $2.9 Million to Stop Violence Before It Starts The state grant pays for teen jobs, free gun locks and neighborhood outreach. It arrives after a year that began with a spike in homicides.
Neighborhoods Roanoke Buys Its Last Big Open Space. What Happens to Ole Monterey Now? The city paid $8 million for 236 acres off Tinker Creek Lane, one of the only large, open pieces of land left inside city limits. A school, housing, parks and jobs are all being considered. Council members say a data center is not.
Sponsored Post Investing in Roanoke’s Future: Freedom First Powers New Downtown Concert Venue, Restaurant and Hotel A music hall, Spanish restaurant and boutique hotel are reviving a historic Downtown Roanoke building, thanks to Freedom First Credit Union financing.
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Happenings Happenings: The Roanoke Rambler Events Calendar 9/30 to 10/06. Find something to do in our comprehensive weekly calendar. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Healthcare For Some Southwest Virginia Women, Maternity Care Is an Hour or More Away More than one-third of Virginia counties are maternity care deserts, leaving some families traveling an hour or longer for prenatal, specialty and delivery care.
Neighborhoods More Than a Haircut: Community Barber Shop Leaves a Lasting Mark on Northwest Roanoke From 11th Street to Cove Road, generations came for a haircut, and stayed for the conversation.
Government and Politics Democrats Find a Crack in the Tech Industry's NDA Armor Governor Spanberger’s transparency directive was months, if not years, in the making, but did it arrive soon enough to affect the data center planned for Wood Haven?
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You'll Ever Need. Week of 9/23 to 9/30. We scoured disparate community calendars, so you didn't have to. From live music to theatre, lectures to concerts, we've got you covered. We encourage folks to contact the venue directly to learn of any last-minute changes or cancellations.
Government and Politics A Roanoke Delegate Helped Write Virginia's New Data Center Law. Here's What It Does, and What It Doesn't Section 15.2-2209.5 took effect July 1. It forces developers to study noise and utilities to disclose substations. It sets no limits on either.
Environment Where the Data Centers Could Go The data center debate hits home a mile and a half into Roanoke County, tracking an infrastructure footprint partially owned and aggressively developed by the City.
Government and Politics The Reporter who Wrote about the Opioid Crisis is now Running Against the Congressman She Says Helped Cause It Beth Macy has outraised Ben Cline for three straight quarters in a district Republicans win by 26 points. Here is where the two actually stand, verified against their own words and his roll-call record.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You'll Ever Need. Week of 9/16 to 9/23. We scoured disparate community calendars, so you didn't have to. From live music to theatre, lectures to concerts, we've got you covered. We encourage folks to contact the venue directly to learn of any last-minute changes or cancellations. Special Roanoke Rambler Sponsored Upcoming Event: City
Government and Politics Affordable Housing: Questioning the Meaning of Zero and the Importance of the Caper Report The PowerPoint presenting the annual report was left out in a sparsely attended City Council meeting, with no mention of the many zeros filling out this year’s scorecard for federal Affordable Housing initiatives.
Healthcare Roanoke Just Got $6.25 Million to Rip the Lead Out of Its Oldest Houses. Here's What That Actually Means The city already knows where the poison lives. The question was always whether it had the money to go get it.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You'll Ever Need. Week of 9/9 to 9/16. We scoured community calendar, so you didn’t have to. From live music to theatre, lectures to shows, we’ve got you covered.
Literature Artemis 2026 celebrates its 50th anniversary since beginning in 1977 publishing over 3k poems The stars were shining brightly over the Star City Friday evening as poets, artists, community leaders, and lovers of the arts gathered at the Taubman Museum of Art to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Artemis Journal.
Addiction A Purple Box Next to the AED: How Roanoke's Neighbors Are Racing Fentanyl to a Draw In gas stations, libraries and high school hallways across the New River Valley, a video-guided naloxone kit is turning bystanders into first responders. What the ONEbox rollout means for Roanoke, where overdose deaths have been cut in half but still take a life almost every week.
Healthcare From Lab to Patient: Can Roanoke Build a Medicine From Start to Finish? Inside a new manufacturing facility in Roanoke, something ordinarily found in a refrigerator is being prepared for a far more ambitious purpose.
Social Issues An Ounce of Creative Prevention is Worth a Pound in Police Enforcement As a victory for local activism changes the city’s safety conversation, grassroots public murals demonstrate how altering Roanoke’s physical surroundings can organically help in securing our streets.
