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Roanoke Valley Greenway Czar Resigns, Mill Mountain Trails To Expand, City Manager Sworn In

Roanoke Valley greenway coordinator resigns; new Mill Mountain trails in the works; Roanoke swears in new city manager.

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

A tale of two shopping malls; affordable housing project proposed for Rescue Mission land; we're hiring a managing editor

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Roanoke's 2025 food scene; our top stories of 2024; in-river park gets pricier.

From local food scene news to city hall drama, here were your favorite stories of 2024.

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

New fiction and poetry from writers near and far.

I was born in the Dutch Republic in the year of our Lord, 1654.

Every day for more than a decade I took the same road / to work in the morning, and home again in the evening.

A cloud choked evening sky funneled its dull hue of various grays into the slits of squinted eyes.

Many of Genghis Kahn’s children wanted nothing to do with their father’s lifestyle ...

Roanoke botched after-school program funding, audit says; we're hiring a segregation reporter; new city manager gets promoted.

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

State faults former Roanoke nursing home leaders; Harrison Museum to move; Rasoul faces challenger.

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

Redevelopment proposed at Walker Foundry land; Roanoke hires city manager; new poetry.

Beginning with those hedges, gnarled like her hands, / branches of veins spreading out, setting the house apart.