Feature Meet The Man Behind The Uplifting Roanoke Museum You've Probably Never Heard Of Andrew Reams runs what he calls the International Elevator Museum, perhaps Roanoke’s most unusual tourist destination.
Neighborhoods Plan To Revitalize Roanoke's Former Viscose Plant Gives Residents of Southeast, Long Seen as Neglected, New Hope Over the last decade, Southeast Roanoke has experienced the steepest drop in population among any Roanoke neighborhood.
Ramblings Ramblings: Bill Seeks To Enact Catawba Hospital Expansion; Roanoke School Board Terms Up; Candidate, PAC Avoid Fines 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 1/25 to 2/1. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Development Developer Aims To Transform Southeast Roanoke's Former American Viscose Plant Into 'A New Type Of Neighborhood' An economic impact study estimates the project will support 2,053 jobs and generate $326 million in economic impact by 2040.
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.
