Henri Gendreau - The Roanoke Rambler (Page 3)

Food

Show Pony, Restaurant of Refined Comfort Food, Plans To Open in Former Local Roots Site

Show Pony aims to be a bar-forward neighborhood joint, with refined yet accessible comfort food in a classy setting.

Food Access

In Roanoke's West End, Local Grocery Store Leaps into Action

LEAP now operates a brick-and-mortar store at its Patterson Avenue headquarters where it hosts weekly farmers markets.

Housing

Roanoke's Revised Zoning Reforms Still Face Pushback — from Plaintiffs and City Council Candidates

City Council is expected in September to again consider recently approved reforms that end exclusively single-family zoning.

Politics

Disparate Roanoke City Council Candidates Find Unity in Bashing Evans Spring Plan

None of the candidates has been elected to City Council before, and many found common ground in attacking the status quo.

Business

Former Local Roots Employees Await Payment After Roanoke Restaurant Closed Abruptly

The Grandin Village restaurant is awaiting a federal tax credit in order to make employees whole, according to a former owner.

Racial justice

At Roanoke's Historically Black Old Lick Cemetery, New Caretakers Confront Old Sins

In recent years, a group of churchgoers has been tending to the cemetery, a "gaping wound" of Roanoke's urban renewal history.

Business

Local Roots, Pioneer in Roanoke's Farm-to-Table Restaurant Scene, Closes

The restaurant, which first opened in 2007, made no public announcement about the sudden closure.

Investigation

'I Don't Have Any Confidence': Here's Why Transportation Museum Board Resignations Leave the Nonprofit Reeling

Former board members cited concerns over the direction and financial health of Roanoke's Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Education

As Roanoke School District Aims To Limit Cell Phones, Governor Orders Statewide Policies

A Roanoke school district group recommends different policies around cell phone use for K-8 students and high school students.

Neighborhoods

Claytor Clinic Gains State Historical Marker, But Future of Gainsboro Property Unclear

Gainsboro's historic Claytor Clinic has gained statewide recognition, but breakdowns over city negotiations leave the property's fate uncertain.

City Hall

'It Makes Us Look Like Fools': Riverdale Developer Urged Roanoke Council Not To 'Fire' City Manager, Emails Show

Other Roanoke developers expressed mixed feelings about Bob Cowell’s departure, with a couple saying it was time the city manager moved on.

City Hall

Roanoke City Council Votes To Raise Its Pay, Which Will Nearly Double By 2027

The action was a change from a last-minute meeting Friday, when City Council voted to institute a full $20,000 pay bump next year.

Politics

Roanoke Treasurer Runs For City Council As Independent, Jackson Drops Out Officially

Evelyn Powers is running for City Council as an independent, while Jamaal Jackson dropped out Tuesday, hours before polls closed in a Democratic primary.

City Hall

Roanoke Council Picks Former Member Fitzpatrick To Take Over Priddy's Term

Bev Fitzpatrick served three terms on Council beginning in the 1980s and was later executive director of the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Politics

Roanoke City Voter Registrar To Retire Before General Election

Andrew Cochran, who's served as Roanoke's voter registrar since 2013, says he will retire in September.

Housing

City To Repeal, Replace Zoning Reforms After Roanoke Sued Over Single-Family Housing

City Council voted to begin the process of repealing and replacing in “similar substance” a raft of zoning changes the city adopted in March.

City Hall

Roanoke Council Names Former Portsmouth City Manager As Interim After Cowell's Departure

Lydia Pettis Patton will succeed Bob Cowell in an interim capacity over the next four months, Roanoke leaders announced

City Hall

Roanoke To Pay Departed City Manager Cowell One Year’s Salary, Benefits, Per Contract

Bob Cowell's contract says the city must pay him a year's salary and benefits under a "no cause termination" clause.