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.
Development After 5 Years and 3 Proposals, Roanoke City Council Approves Fralin Development on Brandon Council members said the need for more housing trumped neighbors' concerns about traffic and the environment.
City Hall City Agrees To Sell Fishburn Park Cottage, Land To Roanoke Couple Proposing Coffee Shop The fate of the dilapidated caretaker's cottage has been a point of contention over the years.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/21 to 12/28. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Education ‘We Are Happy To Fire Durham’: Roanoke School Leaders Vexed Over Late Buses As Board Nixes School Time Changes This Year The school board rejected a proposal that would change schools' schedules to accommodate late buses.
Development Contentious Fralin Development To Go Before Roanoke City Council With Panel's Approval Roanoke’s planning commission said the city should rezone the Brandon Avenue property for 29 townhomes.
Ramblings Ramblings: City Picks Master Planner for Evans Spring Land; Roanoke School Staff Diversity Lags; 5 Points Music Nears Goal 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 12/14 to 12/21. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Transportation Roanoke Airport Officials Talk of Extending Runway Over I-581 An extended runway would be critical to the Roanoke airport’s long-term survival, according to the agency's executive director.
Criminal justice Confusion Clouds Roanoke City Council's Removal of No-Knock Warrant Request As It Endorses Other Police Reform Rollbacks Mayor Sherman Lea said he would have kept the provision to revive no-knock warrants had he known state law forbade a judge from authorizing them.
