City Hall Changes at Roanoke City Hall Show Interim Manager Isn't Just Keeping Seat Warm A recent reassignment of duties at the top shows Roanoke’s interim city manager, Lydia Patton, is not content to carry on the status quo.
Economy Roanoke Regional Tourism Agency Faces Repeated Council Scrutiny Over Value, Leadership City leaders say a new strategic plan for Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge should address what they see as a bloated board of directors.
Education 'A Brilliant Idea': Vision To Turn Jefferson Center into Magnet High School Met with Praise from Roanoke Council Members Support from the purse-string-controlling Council would be key if the district is to alleviate overcrowding at high schools.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/4 to 9/11. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Education Roanoke Superintendent Floats Third High School, Possibly in Renovated Jefferson Center Roanoke’s two public high schools have at least 20 percent more students than they can handle currently, according to a recent report.
Housing Affordable Apartment Tower No Longer Planned for Downtown Roanoke Site The city agreed last year to sell its former Homeless Assistance Team office for a proposed 80-unit affordable housing project.
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Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/28 to 9/4. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Neighborhoods Parking for Higher Ed Center Hits Gainsboro Nerve Amid Plan To Revive Neighborhood The center's proposal to take over a city-owned parking lot has prompted pushback from some Gainsboro residents amid a plan to revitalize the neighborhood.
Letter The Rambler Needs You Now More Than Ever Can you imagine if we didn’t exist? But that’s a real possibility now.
Homelessness As Roanoke Homeless Day Shelter Moves, Old Southwest Neighborhood Riven by Debate RAM House has encountered fierce resistance from some residents over its plans to move elsewhere in the Old Southwest neighborhood.
Ramblings Ramblings: Cline Opens Door To Rename Federal Building; Eureka Park Rec Center Upgrade Starts; Roanoke Picks Finance Director 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 8/21 to 8/28. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Feature Turning Food Waste into Soil, Roanoke Compost Company Aims To Fill a Curbside Void Star City Compost takes food waste from Roanoke residents and businesses and converts it into clean compost that will soon be available for sale.
Housing In Reversal, Roanoke Planning Board Advises Council Not To Approve Revised Zoning Policy City Council is still expected to decide on Sept. 16 whether to reapprove the zoning package.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Schools OK Cellphone Limits; Candidate for Mayor Launches Write-in Bid; Addiction Home Starts Repairs 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 8/14 to 8/21. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall Roanoke Proposes Disbanding Youth Athletics Board Created Three Years Ago It wasn’t immediately clear why City Council was considering disbanding the athletics board, or how that would fix a problem it’s seeking to solve.
