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

A new headquarters under formal consideration would give the medical school more room and solve a space issue for the Fralin ...

The largest subsidized housing provider in western Virginia can’t afford air conditioning for all of its tenants. And there’s ...

Vandalism and violence in the days after the joyful June 6 opening of the new Washington Park pool frustrate city leaders and ...

Retired from the sheriff’s office as assistant commander of the services division, the Roanoke native has 30 years of law enforcement experience. He grew up in the city’s Southern Hills neighborhood.

The theater swells with history. Before it was a nightclub, The Strand showed movies for mostly Black audiences and was home to the film company of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneering Black filmmaker of the ...

The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, as seen above at Center in the Square, plans to leave its downtown home for the burgeoning Melrose Plaza in Northwest. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ...

A caretaker's cottage in Washington Park is slated for removal for a new swimming pool. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER Washington Park’s new swimming pool will likely need to be ...

Jamaal Jackson speaks during a run for Roanoke City Council. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO Former Roanoke City Council candidate Jamaal Jackson was indicted by a grand jury last week and faces four ...

Spencer said people are more than welcome to continue panhandling — just not in the medians. “You can do it from the sidewalk. Perfectly legal to do it from the sidewalk,” he said. But a visible ...

A home in the 400 block of 8th St. SE, in Roanoke's Belmont-Fallon neighborhood, was transferred from the city's land bank, run by Total Action for Progress, to Habitat for Humanity for restoration.

Welcome to our food column, Corner Booth, where each month Layla Khoury-Hanold will guide us through what’s happening in Roanoke’s food scene. We’ll feature restaurant openings and closings, changes ...