City Hall Roanoke To Name Kennedy Park After Late Neighborhood Icon Estelle McCadden McCadden founded the Melrose-Rugby Neighborhood Forum in the early 1990s as a way for residents to address problems plaguing the neighborhood.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke's Homeless Assistance Team Eyes Moving; GPS Tracker Comes To Buses; Council OKs Housing Project 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 1/18 to 1/25. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall Dozens Serving on Roanoke City Citizen Boards Don't Live in Roanoke City, Data Show While Black residents are well represented, Roanoke's citizen panels have few Hispanic and Asian members.
City Hall 'Friends of Mountain View' Seeks To Restore Roanoke's Historic Fishburn Mansion A nonprofit is raising funds for the city-owned Fishburn Mansion, which needs as much as $2 million in repairs.
Ramblings Ramblings: 5 Bills To Watch in Virginia General Assembly; City Panel Approves Apartment Plan; Roanoke Seeks Citizen Leaders 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 1/11 to 1/18. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Drink Roanoke, Known As A Beer Town, Has Gotten Crafty With Cocktails Roanoke's growth of high-end cocktail bars speaks to an aesthetic that is giving this hops-driven town a run for its money.
Development At 768 Apartments, Roanoke's Largest Housing Development Ever Proposed Seeks Approval The mixed-use project will also include businesses and for residents feature a swimming pool, clubhouse, coffee bar and dog park.
Legal City Did Not Defame Roanoke Police Officer In Describing 'End Racism Now' Mural, Judge Rules Sgt. Jason Hicks alleged the city's description of a mural implied he was fueled by racism when he fatally shot a Black man in 2009.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 1/4 to 1/11. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Fiction Learn To Fly “I think they call it flying because it uses all the same muscles,” Anael says. Above, a shout, “Ready! Hup!” and a shadow sails through afternoon sunbeams.
Poetry Fireworks Green is gorgeous is too soon gone, / she thought. Rockets fell toward new year’s dawn.
Photography These 7 Historical Photographs Offer A Glimpse Into Roanoke's Winter Holiday Past We dove into the archives at the Virginia Room to find moments of our community's Christmases and winters past.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/28 to 1/4. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
City Hall A Roanoke Boxing Gym Wants To Renew Its Lease in An Old Fire Station. So Why Has the City Put Its Building Up For Bid? “There’s been a lot of misinformation going around concerning our program,” said the president of the Melrose Athletic Club.
Arts Henrietta Lacks Statue Concept Unveiled at Roanoke Plaza Named in Her Honor The Black woman’s statue is to be erected where an obelisk dedicated to Confederate general Robert E. Lee used to stand across from city hall.
