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Evans Spring Could Be Suited for Mixed-Use 'Human-Scaled Neighborhood,' Consultants Tell Roanoke City Council

Consultants gave Roanoke City Council its first update since the city tasked them with devising a master plan for the land.

City Hall

Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Bid Gets Second Chance After Roanoke Council Amends Sale

City Council extended its sale of the cottage and 1.1 acres of parkland through September, allowing more time for a new rezoning.

Transportation

Roanoke Heralds Completion of Long-Awaited Downtown Bus Station

Roanoke's $14-million downtown transit center has been four years in the making.

Housing

Roanoke Started a Land Bank in 2019. It's Just Now Getting Off the Ground.

Officials hope a change to the program run by the nonprofit Total Action for Progress will get more abandoned homes restored.

Gun violence

Roanoke Expands Youth Curfew To Prevent Gun Violence, Despite Tepid Public Response

The new provision, which will expire at the end of August, adds an extra hour of curfew to those aged 13 and under.

Homelessness

Roanoke Valley Homelessness Count Reflects Highest Annual Increase Since 2007

While homelessness has declined in the region since it peaked in 2009, this January’s point-in-time count reflects a 54-percent increase, the sharpest yet.

Interview

6 Questions with DeAnthony Pierce, Candidate for Roanoke, New River State Senate Seat

In advance of the June 20 Democratic primary, The Roanoke Rambler is publishing interviews with each of the three candidates.

Interview

6 Questions with Trish White-Boyd, Candidate for Roanoke, New River State Senate Seat

In advance of the June 20 Democratic primary, The Roanoke Rambler is publishing interviews with each of the three candidates.

Housing

Roanoke's Public Housing Authority Plans First New Major Development in Decades

The city’s housing authority hopes to construct an initial 86-unit complex in Northwest Roanoke.

City Hall

'It's Not Over': Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Proposal May Be Revived, Roanoke Leaders Say

Some members of Roanoke City Council say a deal over the Fishburn Park caretaker's cottage could still be worked out.

City Hall

New Washington Park Pool May Replace Historic Caretaker's House, Roanoke City Plans Say

Roanoke has earmarked $3.25 million for the construction of a new pool to replace the one built in 1976.

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.

Development

Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Proposal Rejected by Council, Despite Prior Vote To Sell Land

In a surprising move, City Council voted against rezoning land for the business, despite agreeing earlier to sell the property for that purpose.

Investigation

Roanoke’s Iconic Neon Star May Need To Be Demolished, Replaced, City Records State

City leaders say any wholesale changes to the Star, which was erected in 1949, will only come after extensive community engagement.

Letter

Letter From the Editor: Check Out Our Award-Winning Journalism of 2022

The Rambler earned six awards from the Virginia Press Association for coverage in 2022.

Homelessness

Roanoke Chamber Opposes Plan Moving City Homeless Aide Office To Amtrak Station Site

The city still plans to provide some sort of Amtrak station in the 4,000 square-foot building, which can contain other tenants.

City Hall

How Roanoke's Proposed $355-Million Budget Came Together — And What Didn't Make the Cut

Sometimes called “a moral document,” a city’s budget may be its most important plan and one on which citizens can have a direct impact.

Neighborhoods

Gainsboro Residents Urge City To Focus on Present Housing Stock Over Future Hub

Residents expressed confusion and criticism over a report aimed at guiding the long-neglected neighborhood’s revitalization.