On a chilly December morning in downtown Roanoke, dozens gather inside the Main Branch of the Roanoke Public Libraries. Some ...

In this Q&A series, we invite the community to reflect on living in a divided city. We sit down with Nelson Harris, whose ...

Your favorite Roanoke Rambler stories of 2025 spanned issues from city hall drama and homelessness to defamation and strip clubs.

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City Council members offered positive comments about an Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board plan to make sure action ...

A music hall, Spanish restaurant and boutique hotel are reviving a historic Downtown Roanoke building, thanks to Freedom ...

City Hall Roanoke Is Paying Richmond Lobbying Firm $6,000 Monthly To Pursue Casino Deal. The city will need to beat long odds at the moment to get a casino license.

Two familiar faces are departing Roanoke City Hall as the local government grapples with stresses caused by employee turnover. City Attorney Tim Spencer is retiring March 1 and Finance Director ...

Housing City To Repeal, Replace Zoning Reforms After Roanoke Sued Over Single-Family Housing City Council voted to begin the process of repealing and replacing in “similar substance” a raft of zoning ...

An affordable housing developer proposes building a 155-unit apartment complex on the properties between Bullitt and Jamison avenues, as seen above. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER For ...

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 Judge Ware Agrees To Supervision, Suspension Lifted After Claim He Traded Legal Aid for Sex, Agency Letter Says Virginia's Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission says it will ...