Ramblings Ramblings: Could John Edwards Be Toast?; Delta Variant Ravages Roanoke; Council Adopts Federal Relief Fund Proposals What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Essay The Goat Field My Baby-Boom neighborhood of modest dwellings on small lots, a few blocks off Williamson Road, encircled a ten-acre, Southern Gothic amusement park.
Neighborhoods On the Future of Gainsboro Tensions over whether and how the neighborhood should change, cross generational, racial and class lines.
Food Access Could a Grocery Store Come to Northwest Roanoke? Residents Have Been Waiting 25 Years. Establishing a grocery store in Northwest Roanoke has emerged as a top contender for some of the $64.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds allocated to the city.
Climate Crisis Roanoke To Take ‘Aggressive’ Climate Action After Report Urges City To Halve Emissions Since 2009, the city has had goals to reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent citywide every five years.
Fiction The Three-Hour Lily Mina set the silk lily down. It was a ridiculously oversized silk calla lily, but Bruce wanted it to show up in the movie.
Investigation Facing Unpaid Taxes, Candidate for Roanoke Prosecutor Filed for Bankruptcy. He’s Done It Before. Melvin Hill, who seeks to become the city’s next top prosecutor, filed for bankruptcy last year, citing $217,100 in unpaid federal income taxes. It wasn’t the first time Hill declared bankruptcy while facing tax debts.
Environment Leaders in Southwest Virginia Are Embracing Green Energy — And Hoping Coal Stays Alive These are interesting — and seemingly contradictory — times in Virginia’s coalfields.
Art Criticism These Photos and Postcards Capture the Beauty and Solitude of Pandemic-Era Appalachia L.S. King’s prints at the Appalachian Center for Photography in Floyd County are a kind of inarguable beautiful.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke’s Priorities for State Laws; Vaccination Rates Falling Behind; Top 5 Roanoke Donors Mostly Give to Youngkin What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Climate Crisis As Roanoke Grows Hotter, Poor and Black Neighborhoods Face the Most Danger, Study Shows Extreme heat can pose a huge threat to the safety and prosperity of a neighborhood, a community and an entire city.
Letter Letter From the Editor: Welcome to The Roanoke Rambler There is a subtle crisis that has been accelerating over the last couple decades: the decline of local news.
Food 'Vegan Food Made with Love': Roanoke Sprouts Diverse Array of Plant-Based Eateries A diverse roster of eateries has opened in Roanoke in recent years — diverse in every sense, from the ownership to the location to the menu.
Investigation Roanoke Councilman: ‘I Never Touched’ Ex-Wife in 2009 Assault. He Told Police He Did. Robert Jeffrey’s past is facing renewed public scrutiny after prosecutors charged him in July with two counts of felony embezzlement.
Ramblings Ramblings: $64.5-Million-Dollar Question; MVP Money to Lawmakers; Roanoke Voter Registration Drive What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
