The city hired the top-ranked, global consulting firm AECOM to find the strengths and weakness of Valley Metro under the ...

Corner Booth food column, we feature restaurant openings, closings, changes, a first-impression review and more.

The heated exchange — in the middle of a tight budget year — played out in letters last week between City Manager Valmarie ...

A new AI chatbot - Virtual Assistant Virginia - is now at work on Roanoke’s municipal website. A new AI chatbot - Virtual ...

The city of Roanoke is seeking to dismiss two lawsuits that challenge its sweeping zoning changes enacted last year to try to ...

A craft vendors market at Golden Cactus Brewing in Roanoke. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Have a "recognizably Roanoke" photo for Happenings? Email us at [email protected] for a chance to be ...

Roanoke’s meals tax rate would go to 6.5 percent, which would put it in the middle of a state peer list that’s been used during the budget discussions – lower than Bristol, Christiansburg, ...

The Roanoke Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board will continue to meet and pursue its mission, its chair says.

The community turned out for a public hearing on the city's budget and tax rates on Monday night. PHOTO BY TODD JACKSON FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER The city’s budget back-and-forth entered its go-time ...