Ramblings Ramblings: Virginia Tech Workers, Grad Students Form Unions; City Hosts Business Centers; Leaders Call for Gun Violence 'Ceasefire' What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another
Neighborhoods Roanoke City Struggles To Retain Neighborhood Liaison, With Fourth Hire in Five Years Some who served in the position felt their advocacy for neighborhoods and residents conflicted with the city’s position on issues.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 9/6 to 9/13. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Education Roanoke Schools Switch Up Bus Routes As Issues with Contractor Durham Persist A driver for Durham said the school district’s routes “look perfect” on paper, but they don’t account for traffic, stop lights or other realities of the road.
Policing Why Danville Police Chief Scott Booth Wants To Become Roanoke's Next Top Cop Booth is a finalist for the position vacant since former chief Sam Roman became an assistant city manager in July.
Letter Letter From the Editor: We're Hiring a Director of Revenue As We Celebrate Our Second Birthday Google News Initiative has committed upwards of $80,000 so we can attract a candidate eager to help us achieve financial self-sufficiency.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/30 to 9/6. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall Roanoke Boxing Gym Puts Up Fight As City Seeks To Evict Club from City-Owned Building Melrose Athletic Club, which runs Champ’s Gym, is in a legal battle with the city, which insists the group vacate a former Southeast Roanoke fire station.
City Hall Roanoke City Council Refines Travel Policy As Members Spend Over Their Allotted Budgets Council members say the spending isn’t extravagant — there’s just not enough money in each member's budget for travel.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Sells Site for Affordable Housing; Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Bid Gets Crucial Vote; New Preston Park School Okayed 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 8/23 to 8/30. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Affordable Housing Proposed for Site of Downtown Roanoke's Former Homeless Aid Office Developers propose spending as much as $8 million on a six-story building with 80 affordable apartment units, according to city records.
Education Roanoke Planning Commission Approves Preston Park Elementary School Rezoning Despite Qualms Pleading teachers convinced commissioners to approve designs that city staff say do not adhere to Roanoke's master plan.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Gun Panel Eyes Legislative Fixes, Police Chief Survey Opens, Fishburn Park Coffee Shop Plan Advances 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 8/16 to 8/23. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall As Washington Park Swimming Pool Looms, Roanoke Residents, City Leaders Tussle Over Cottage The sudden activism around the cottage prompted visible frustration among some city leaders and members of City Council.
Climate Crisis Roanoke Council Moves To Fold Climate Change Action Into City's Master Plan City Council disagreed whether to adopt the plan sooner as a standalone or to formally incorporate it later into the city’s master plan.
