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A new headquarters under formal consideration would give the medical school more room and solve a space issue for the Fralin ...

The largest subsidized housing provider in western Virginia can’t afford air conditioning for all of its tenants. And there’s ...

Vandalism and violence in the days after the joyful June 6 opening of the new Washington Park pool frustrate city leaders and ...

Belmont Baptist traced its roots back to about 1901, when worshippers gathered at a smaller sanctuary at the corner of Ninth Street and Stewart Avenue. The church was rebuilt in 1914, and thanks to a ...

Politics Roanoke Council Candidate Drops Out Weeks Before Primary Amid Review of 'Questionable' Voter Signatures A week after city officials received a complaint alleging an illegal campaign act, ...

The theater swells with history. Before it was a nightclub, The Strand showed movies for mostly Black audiences and was home to the film company of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneering Black filmmaker of the ...

'You have to have park equity' Cathy Carter, president of advocacy group Friends of Washington Park, said it’s not lost on her that the city sold the Fishburn Park cottage and land for $10 in a ...

Developers plan to invest $50 million into a project meant to revitalize the Walker Machine and Foundry property in Roanoke's Norwich neighborhood. PHOTO BY DAVID HUNGATE FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER Where ...

Investigation Roanoke’s Iconic Neon Star May Need To Be Demolished, Replaced, City Records State City leaders say any wholesale changes to the Star, which was erected in 1949, will only come after ...

Jamaal Jackson speaks during a run for Roanoke City Council. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO Former Roanoke City Council candidate Jamaal Jackson was indicted by a grand jury last week and faces four ...

Friday, July 4 –– Independence Day 8 a.m. — Four on the Fourth to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of SWVA, presented by the Vinton Moose Lodge starting at the Vinton War Memorial (814 E. Washington ...