We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to. Want to know when the next City Council meeting ...

I was born in the Dutch Republic in the year of our Lord, 1654. My earliest memory is of gripping a rain-bitten wood rail and ...

not to change at all, or if so imperceptibly. Two dozen times if once I vowed to stop by the fence. I believed we’d both ...

The city failed to budget enough money for youth programs run by The Foundry, leading to discord and lost revenue, an audit ...

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Report For America has selected The Rambler as a 2025 host newsroom to bring a segregation reporter to Roanoke.

A January 2023 meeting of the Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board at city hall. The city has focused on improving racial and ethnic diversity on its various citizen boards in recent years, according ...

Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth has brought regular police community walks and public forums to the city since his arrival from Danville on Oct. 31, 2023. Above, Booth and police officers take part ...

Find the information you need to make an informed decision in our compendium of the 2024 races for Roanoke mayor and City Council. Welcome to The Rambler’s compendium of the 2024 races for Roanoke ...

The rare sanction involving Raleigh Court Health and Rehabilitation highlighted the difficulties at long-term care centers ...

Vivian Sanchez-Jones, a Democrat, is one of nine candidates in the regular Roanoke City Council election Nov. 8, 2022. In advance of the Nov. 8 election for Roanoke City Council, The Roanoke Rambler ...

Melvin Hill, the Democratic nominee for Commonwealth's Attorney, did not respond to numerous requests by The Rambler for an interview. In advance of the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, The ...