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.

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of Roanoke City Council, including Mayor Sherman Lea (third from left), Trish White-Boyd (third from right) and Stephanie Moon Reynolds (right) asked the City Manager to look into the leak of ...