Development Goodwill Buys Roanoke Properties Around Burgeoning Melrose Plaza Goodwill sees expansion potential in the properties that abut Melrose Plaza, but has not identified a specific use for the properties yet.
Economy Is Roanoke's Regional Tourism Group Doing Enough for City? Some on Council Wonder. Roanoke City Council is revisiting its 10-year-old agreement with Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Business War on Retail? Radical Bookseller Opens Brick-and-Mortar in Roanoke The pop-up bookstore trading in radical literature has opened a permanent shop in Roanoke's trendy west downtown area.
Economy Roanoke Has Branded Region As an Outdoor Sports Mecca. Is There Still Room To Grow? Despite the influx of endurance sports, the Roanoke region’s outreach efforts face concerns about long-term growth — both in infrastructure and diversity.
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.
Development Virginia Tech Foundation Razes Historic Roanoke Lumber Shop For Development Along Carilion Innovation Corridor The university and hospital system say they don’t have specific plans for what may replace the recently demolished buildings.
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.
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.
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.
Development As Developer Fralin Revives Townhome Project, Neighbors Eye City Council Swing Vote R. P. Fralin Inc.’s scaled-back plan is the third time in five years it has tried to develop the land, efforts neighbors have rebuffed.
Food Access In 'Restoration' of Northwest Roanoke, Goodwill To Transform Campus Into Community Hub Anchored By Grocery Store Called Melrose Plaza, the facility include a grocery store, banking center, health clinic and free high school for adults.
Business Roanoke Furniture Showroom, Hotel and Restaurant Coming to Historic Downtown Fire Station Local furniture maker Txtur will open Friday, followed by a boutique hotel and Nordic-inspired restaurant.
Business From Snout to Tail, Roanoke's 'Only True Butcher Shop' Joins Crystal Spring Food Scene Yard Bull Meats opens beside Crystal Spring Grocery Co. and The River and Rail Restaurant with a variety of sausages, beef and seafood.
Business Carilion Clinic Projects Loss As Pandemic's Toll Totals $250 Million And Counting, Officials Say The hospital system avoided losses in recent years only thanks to pandemic relief funds, officials said.
Business You Don't Have To Pay For Lunch at Roanoke's Ursula's Café, And Its Owners Are OK With That The eatery and arts venue that opened in downtown Roanoke last week brings what may be the first donate-what-you-can cafe to the city.
Business and Economy Carilion Clinic Delays Plan To Build New Mental Health Center in Roanoke, Citing Pandemic Carilion Clinic has postponed plans to build a new mental health center as part of a $300-million expansion of its southwest Roanoke campus.
Labor Roanoke Starbucks Unionizes In Unanimous Vote, Becoming First Such Store In Southwest Virginia Employees of The Bridges Roanoke store this week voted 14-0 to join the Workers United union.
Development Modern-Looking Boutique Hotel Proposed For South Roanoke's Crystal Spring Village Center The hotel and an adjoining restaurant would replace a hair salon and former Famous Anthony's.