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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/31 to 8/7.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/31 to 8/7.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 30, 2024 • 11 min read
Disparate Roanoke City Council Candidates Find Unity in Bashing Evans Spring Plan
Politics

Disparate Roanoke City Council Candidates Find Unity in Bashing Evans Spring Plan

None of the candidates has been elected to City Council before, and many found common ground in attacking the status quo.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 23, 2024 • 5 min read
Former Local Roots Employees Await Payment After Roanoke Restaurant Closed Abruptly
Business

Former Local Roots Employees Await Payment After Roanoke Restaurant Closed Abruptly

The Grandin Village restaurant is awaiting a federal tax credit in order to make employees whole, according to a former owner.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 23, 2024 • 3 min read
An Eye for An Eye
Poetry

An Eye for An Eye

The Sheriff in this small southern town / Appears regularly on TV

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 23, 2024 • 1 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/24 to 7/31.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/24 to 7/31.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 23, 2024 • 12 min read
At Roanoke's Historically Black Old Lick Cemetery, New Caretakers Confront Old Sins
Racial justice

At Roanoke's Historically Black Old Lick Cemetery, New Caretakers Confront Old Sins

In recent years, a group of churchgoers has been tending to the cemetery, a "gaping wound" of Roanoke's urban renewal history.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 16, 2024 • 6 min read
Local Roots, Pioneer in Roanoke's Farm-to-Table Restaurant Scene, Closes
Business

Local Roots, Pioneer in Roanoke's Farm-to-Table Restaurant Scene, Closes

The restaurant, which first opened in 2007, made no public announcement about the sudden closure.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 16, 2024 • 3 min read
Ramblings: Carilion Cancer Center To Break Ground; New Roanoke Voter Registrar Named; Fishburn Cottage Work Delayed
Ramblings

Ramblings: Carilion Cancer Center To Break Ground; New Roanoke Voter Registrar Named; Fishburn Cottage Work Delayed

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 16, 2024 • 5 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/17 to 7/24.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/17 to 7/24.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 16, 2024 • 10 min read
'I Don't Have Any Confidence': Here's Why Transportation Museum Board Resignations Leave the Nonprofit Reeling
Investigation

'I Don't Have Any Confidence': Here's Why Transportation Museum Board Resignations Leave the Nonprofit Reeling

Former board members cited concerns over the direction and financial health of Roanoke's Virginia Museum of Transportation.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 8 min read
As Roanoke School District Aims To Limit Cell Phones, Governor Orders Statewide Policies
Education

As Roanoke School District Aims To Limit Cell Phones, Governor Orders Statewide Policies

A Roanoke school district group recommends different policies around cell phone use for K-8 students and high school students.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 3 min read
Claytor Clinic Gains State Historical Marker, But Future of Gainsboro Property Unclear
Neighborhoods

Claytor Clinic Gains State Historical Marker, But Future of Gainsboro Property Unclear

Gainsboro's historic Claytor Clinic has gained statewide recognition, but breakdowns over city negotiations leave the property's fate uncertain.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 9, 2024 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/10 to 7/17.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/10 to 7/17.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 9, 2024 • 10 min read
'It Makes Us Look Like Fools': Riverdale Developer Urged Roanoke Council Not To 'Fire' City Manager, Emails Show
City Hall

'It Makes Us Look Like Fools': Riverdale Developer Urged Roanoke Council Not To 'Fire' City Manager, Emails Show

Other Roanoke developers expressed mixed feelings about Bob Cowell’s departure, with a couple saying it was time the city manager moved on.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 2, 2024 • 6 min read
Roanoke City Council Votes To Raise Its Pay, Which Will Nearly Double By 2027
City Hall

Roanoke City Council Votes To Raise Its Pay, Which Will Nearly Double By 2027

The action was a change from a last-minute meeting Friday, when City Council voted to institute a full $20,000 pay bump next year.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 2, 2024 • 4 min read
Ramblings: Roanoke's Norwich Neighborhood Named Historic; City Seeks Input on Williamson Road; Housing Fund Gets Boost
Ramblings

Ramblings: Roanoke's Norwich Neighborhood Named Historic; City Seeks Input on Williamson Road; Housing Fund Gets Boost

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

  • Roanoke Rambler
Roanoke Rambler Jul 2, 2024 • 3 min read
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/3 to 7/10.
Happenings

Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 7/3 to 7/10.

We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.

  • Lindsey Hull
Lindsey Hull Jul 2, 2024 • 8 min read
Wise Up: Southwest Virginia County Banks on Music and Nature in a Post-Coal Future
Travel

Wise Up: Southwest Virginia County Banks on Music and Nature in a Post-Coal Future

Wise County is building an economy on things that can’t be outsourced: natural beauty and traditional mountain music.

  • Ralph Berrier Jr.
Ralph Berrier Jr. Jun 25, 2024 • 12 min read
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