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Roanoke Just Got $6.25 Million to Rip the Lead Out of Its Oldest Houses. Here's What That Actually Means

Roanoke has one of the oldest housing stocks in Virginia. Roughly 80 percent of owner-occupied homes and 76 percent of ...
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Ramblings: Apartments Planned for Old Bakery Building; Fralin Townhome Project Nears Start; Elmwood Park Trees To Be Axed

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another. We’re on the lookout for tidbits related to money in politics, data, business, ...
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Artemis 2026 celebrates its 50th anniversary since beginning in 1977 publishing over 3k poems

The stars were shining brightly over the Star City Friday evening as poets, artists, community leaders, and lovers of the ...
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Where the Data Centers Could Go

If it isn’t a data center coming to Roanoke, it sure looks, walks, chooses spots and draws immediate anti-data center opposition like one. On Friday, the announcement of a potential sale of the Wood ...
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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/18 to 3/25.

Blossoms and facades in downtown Roanoke are shown from a past March image. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Have a "recognizably Roanoke" photo for Happenings? Email us at ...
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Affordable Housing: Questioning the Meaning of Zero and the Importance of the Caper Report

The PowerPoint presenting the annual report was left out in a sparsely attended City Council meeting, with no mention of the many zeros filling out this year’s scorecard for federal Affordable Housing ...
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Proposed Reparations Fund for Urban Renewal Is Hazy Amid Roanoke Fiscal Mess, Council Members Warn

Roanoke is weighing a formal apology and reparations for 20th-century urban renewal policies, which destroyed neighborhoods in Northeast and hollowed out Gainsboro. Among suggestions are to redevelop ...
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Kathy Cohen Enters Roanoke Council Race, Criticizes Recent School Funding Cut

Kathy Cohen is the first challenger to enter the 2026 race for Roanoke City Council. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE CANDIDATE Retired Temple Emanuel Rabbi Kathy Cohen is running for Roanoke City Council, ...
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The data center debate hits home a mile and a half into Roanoke County, tracking an infrastructure footprint partially owned and aggressively developed by the City. Beth Macy has outraised Ben Cline ...
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Show Pony, Restaurant of Refined Comfort Food, Plans To Open in Former Local Roots Site

Food Show Pony, Restaurant of Refined Comfort Food, Plans To Open in Former Local Roots Site Show Pony aims to be a bar-forward neighborhood joint, with refined yet accessible comfort food in a classy ...
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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 12/25 to 1/1.

The Mill Mountain Star as seen on a Christmas Day. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably-Roanoke ...