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Roanoke could also consider raising its meals tax rate to help pay for a backlog of deferred maintenance, a financial advisor ...

Plans for the apartment building involve demolishing four century-old residences in the Crystal Spring commercial area.

Spending above what was budgeted by previous city administrators is in part to blame for some of the expected shortfall, ...

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Health care facilities have begun to scan visitors for weapons in response to high rates of violence against health care ...

Roanoke City is taking a Grandin Village couple to court for cutting down the city-owned trees in the curb strip outside their house, as seen above in January 2024. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOUG HUBERT When ...

While Valley Metro has made improvements, financial problems persist one year after an external audit unearthed issues that could imperil funding and services if not addressed. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE ...

Roanoke gets hit by snow, February 2025. Photo by HENRI GENDREAU. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably-Roanoke shots to [email protected].

Evelyn Powers was sworn into office Tuesday to fill a two-year Roanoke City Council seat, a week after Council initially deadlocked on making the appointment. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE ...

Roanoke’s political and legal establishment is reeling after a deadlocked City Council said it couldn’t agree on who should become its seventh member. Stonefaced Council members on Monday voted to ask ...