Arts Daisy Art Parade Float Bringing Mardi Gras Whimsy Through Downtown Roanoke The parade seeks to demonstrate the ability of art and artistic expression to unite disparate people, communities and neighborhoods.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Gun Panel Leadership in Limbo; Consensus on Williamson Road Sought; Lacks Plaque To Be Unveiled 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 4/12 to 4/19. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall E-Scooter Parking Planned for Downtown Roanoke As Blocked Sidewalks Remain a Constant Plans for the parking corrals come about a year after officials had hoped to bring the matter before City Council.
Transportation Spotty Greyhound Bus Service Leaves Riders Stranded in Roanoke Overnight The situation emerged as Greyhound has cut services nationwide, including plans to staff and operate a bus station in Roanoke.
Ramblings Ramblings: City Seizing Site of Camps Near Roanoke Airport; School Board Candidates Vie; City Gets 2 State Laws Sought 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 4/5 to 4/12. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation Roanoke Built a Standalone Station for Greyhound. The Bus Company Won’t Occupy It. While Greyhound still provides bus service to and from Roanoke, the company no longer intends to operate the station especially built for it.
Addiction Fallout from Opioid Crisis Sparks New Interest in Ancient Practice: Acupuncture As the opioid epidemic rages, an increasing number of patients are seeking alternatives to painkillers.
Ramblings Ramblings: Startups Picked for Biotech Lab Space; Weed Board Holding Town Halls; Roanoke To Host 2nd Youth Curfew Hearing 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 3/29 to 4/5. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Development Residents Near Roanoke's Evans Spring Say 'No Development.' The Property Owners and City Have Other Ideas. “The ‘no development’ option is not really an option that’s on the table,” a city official says.
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Policing Roanoke Names Police Chief Sam Roman As New Assistant City Manager in Latest Agency Shake-Up The appointment of a police chief to a top city management role is an unusual move.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Increases Affordable Housing Units; Street Renamed for Civil Rights Leader; 5 Seek City School Board Seat 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 3/22 to 3/29. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Gun violence Roanoke City Idea To Expand Youth Curfew Met with Small, Lukewarm Response Roanoke City Council is weighing whether to enforce a more stringent youth curfew in an attempt to prevent shootings.
Criminal justice Roanoke Mayor Voted To Parole Inmate Whose 2020 Release Spurred Investigations, Outrage The news about Martin’s release prompted “a lot of adverse sentiment” including from “my chief police officer,” Lea said, according to records.
