Roanoke's biotech incubator went from one tenant to nine in three months. Now it's getting $1 million in federal money for ...

Downtown Roanoke’s month of overnight paving starts Sunday. Here’s where to park, and what to do if your car gets towed. rews will work from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night, starting at Salem Avenue and ...

Open enrollment begins Oct. 15. Local counselors say the most common mistake is assuming this year’s coverage will work the same way next year.For people with Medicare, keeping the same insurance card ...

The state grant pays for teen jobs, free gun locks and neighborhood outreach. It arrives after a year that began with a spike ...

Highlights from the Roanoke Rambler's Roanoke City Council Candidate community forum and dinner at Melrose Library.

Roanoke doesn't have much empty land left. City Council member Phazhon Nash put it simply: "We don't have much available land in the city that is just up for dibs. Most of it is privately held or ...

Chrisandra Carr stocks the shelves at Market on Melrose Saturday afternoon. PHOTO BY NATALEE WATERS FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER Market on Melrose, a new Northwest Roanoke grocery store run by Goodwill ...

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport would acquire a large part of the former Countryside Golf Course property if the city, which now owns the land, agrees to a deal. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO BY ...

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 ...

A sunset view west of Roanoke's downtown, as seen in September 2025. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably Roanoke shots to ...

Nadirah Wright, left, and Wendi Schultz are organizers of Saturday's Strand Theatre Revival. PHOTOS BY NATALEE WATERS FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER Woodrow Walker remembered when the lights came up and the ...

GRAND OPENING: The newly redeveloped Eureka Recreation Center opens to the public on Friday morning with a ribbon cutting, guided building tours, and a neighborhood cookout. (Photo courtesy of Roanoke ...