Business Roanoke-Based Credit Union's New Checking Accounts Spark Concerns Over Fees Freedom First Federal Credit Union says new accounts will offer perks, including the potential to save on insurance.
Essay These Photos Show How Roanoke Caught a Glimpse of the Solar Eclipse Though the solar eclipse was often thwarted by cloud cover, residents saw a phenomenon that won't happen again in these parts for two decades.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Schools To Unveil New Career Center; Party Council Candidates Finalized; Legislators' Bills Become Laws 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 4/10 to 4/17. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Transportation As Roanoke City Expands Bike Lanes, Cyclists See Room for Improvement Roanoke officials want to build streets that are safe for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. But the city's progress does not always meet best practices.
Politics Republicans Enter Roanoke City Council Races As Priddy Stuns Party Leaders By Bowing Out Luke Priddy won't seek reelection, while Nick Hagen and Jim Garrett are vying to become the first Republicans on Council in decades.
Ramblings Ramblings: Hotel Roanoke Finalizes Expansion Plans; City Upgrading Street After Child Killed; Council Shakes Up Gun Violence Panel Membership 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 4/3 to 4/10. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Neighborhoods Ownership of Historic Gainsboro Property Fraught with Legal Claims of Fraud, Defamation Two Roanoke community advocates are asking a judge to decide who’s the proper owner of a building recently eyed by city officials for rehabilitation.
Food Access Northwest Roanoke Residents See Glimmer of Hope As Grocery Store Plans Take Shape The Market on Melrose is slated to open in November in the heart of a food desert. The store will create up to 70 jobs in its first year.
Ramblings Ramblings: Council Seeks More School Board Applicants; Equity Board Wants To Delay Apology; Roanoke Times Union To Picket 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 3/27 to 4/3. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Transportation 'A Perfect Storm': Roanoke Bus System Has Major Financial Control Issues, Audits Find An auditor described one finding that Valley Metro failed to pay contractors who built the new transit center on time as 'a big deal.'
Education Roanoke Has Long Given 40 Percent of Local Taxes to Schools. That Could Change. Roanoke City Council members say the city has pressing needs that could benefit from more flexibility with any end-of-year surplus.
Housing Roanoke Ends Single-Family-Only Zoning in Bid for More Housing, Diversity Roanoke joins cities in Virginia and across the country that are rolling back single-family-only zoning in favor of more dense housing.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/20 to 3/27. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Politics Roanoke Mayor’s Race Gets Crowded As Moon Reynolds, Bowers Challenge Cobb A victory for any would be historic — Moon Reynolds as Roanoke's first female mayor, Cobb as its first openly gay mayor and Bowers for the sheer precedent of a fifth term.
Housing Roanoke Planning Commission Advances End to Single-Family Zoning in Bid for More Housing City Council is expected to vote Monday on reforms staff say is aimed at increasing housing and decreasing racial and economic inequities.
