Education Roanoke School Board To Gain New Faces As Leaders Step Off School board members Mark Cathey and Diane Casola are stepping off this June, while incumbent Michael Cherry II is seeking another term.
Ramblings Ramblings: City Eyes Tweaks to Historic Preservation Rules; Gun Violence Panel Changes Sought; Final Evans Spring Plan Adopted 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 3/6 to 3/13. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Education After Threats Shutter Roanoke Schools, Parents Scrutinize How Officials Respond Some parents see the school district as changing tack after community members raise concerns, which school officials deny.
City Hall Roanoke City Treasurer Evelyn Powers To Retire, Setting Up Potential Special Election City treasurer since 2003, Evelyn Powers will retire with a 43-year career in Roanoke government.
Neighborhoods Neighbor's Lawsuit Challenging Fishburn Park Cottage Sale Dismissed by Roanoke Judge Owen McGuire, who lives beside the park, sued the city and a business run by Justin and Keri vanBlaricom in September.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/28 to 3/6. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Development Despite Public Outcry, Roanoke Council Adopts Evans Spring Plan To Guide Development The plan says Evans Spring should become a mix of big box stores, smaller shops, and hundreds of houses and apartments.
City Hall ‘Extremely Troubled’: Roanoke Leaders Called for Probe into Parks Director’s Leaked Resignation Letter, Emails Show “I would like to see us investigate how this information was leaked,” the mayor told Roanoke's city manager.
Homelessness City To Seize Land of Homeless Hangout in Southeast Roanoke The city’s planned seizure marks the second time Roanoke has taken over properties that owe taxes and where people have set up camp.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 2/21 to 2/28. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Housing Roanoke Proposes Allowing Multi-Unit Housing Throughout Residential Neighborhoods Effort to end single-family-only zoning is meant to spur more housing, decrease inequities, city officials say.
Essay My Stories Revealed Roanoke’s Urban Renewal History. In Plans for Evans Spring, I Hear Echoes. What happened long ago has new relevance for the future of Evans Spring, home to African Americans and others who fear a new version of urban renewal.
Ramblings Ramblings: Judge Onzlee Ware Dies; Roanoke Schools Aim To Ditch Bus Contractor Durham; Planetarium Opens at Museum 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 2/14 to 2/21. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation Roanoke Judge Ware Agrees To Supervision, Suspension Lifted After Claim He Traded Legal Aid for Sex, Agency Letter Says Virginia's Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission says it will monitor Onzlee Ware's conduct over the next 12 months.
City Hall Roanoke Leaders, Residents Tangle Over Evans Spring As Activists Ratchet Up Pressure City Council is nearing a vote on whether to incorporate a development plan into Roanoke's master plan.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Rolls Back Some Gun Bans; Council Eyes School Zone Speed Cameras; Jeffrey Says He Can't Pay Debts What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
