Energy Roanoke City School Buildings To Go Solar in First Such Project As County Weighs Similar Bid The company will own the solar array and sell the electricity generated back to the school system at a lower rate than it's currently paying.
Gun violence Roanoke Gun Violence Panel Selects Nonprofits For Grants, Focusing on Northwest Youth Commissioners said probing from City Council resulted in the quick turnaround time between grant announcement and project completion.
Ramblings Ramblings: 'Microtransit' Pilot Launches Next Week; McGuire Enters City Council Race; City Seeks School Board Applicants 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 1/17 to 1/24. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation In Resignation Letter, Roanoke Parks Director Cites Culture of ‘Passive Aggression and Intentional Slight’ at City Hall Michael Clark, who worked for the city for 15 years, resigned suddenly last week.
Housing Roanoke Housing Authority Seeks Affordable Developer For 8-Acre Gainsboro Property The housing authority’s ownership of the steep-sloped woods traces back to urban renewal.
Ramblings Ramblings: Evans Spring Master Plan To Go Before Council; Tax Bills Go Up with Real Estate Values; Drug Clinic Proposed 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 1/10 to 1/17. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Politics Roanoke Vice Mayor Cobb Files To Run For Mayor As Lea, White-Boyd Bow Out of Council Races Cobb is laying the groundwork for a campaign as Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilwoman Trish White-Boyd announce they won’t seek reelection.
Gun violence In $300,000 Question, Roanoke Leaders Ask Who Should Get Grants To Reduce Gun Violence City staff say organizations must spend this second cycle of grant funding by the end of June.
Newsroom Your Top 12 Favorite Roanoke Rambler Stories of 2023 From Roanoke's drag scene to drama over a proposed coffee shop at Fishburn Park, check out our best-read stories of 2023.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/3 to 1/10. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/27 to 1/3. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Racial justice Decades After Urban Renewal Razed Black Neighborhoods, Roanoke Prepares To Apologize The apology is “intended to be an action document with firm commitments and identifiable results."