The report cites a 63% increase in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the past six years.
Samantha Verrelli
Sam graduated from Penn State with degrees in journalism and Spanish. She was an investigative reporter for The Daily Collegian at Penn State and a freelance reporter with PennLive. She’s from outside Philadelphia, and loves hiking, live music and finding new restaurants.
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Help is on the way to relight Roanoke’s H&C Coffee sign. Over $100,000 is raised toward $430,000 goal.
The “Light the Skyline” drive will include money for restoration and for future upkeep.
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Army Corps of Engineers chose not to hold public hearing on Botetourt County Google data center project after getting hundreds of requests for one
The agency didn’t need that to assess the proposal, it decided
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Top candidates for campaign fundraising in Roanoke, Salem council races both have ties to same political consulting firm
As the election approaches, Amanda Marko and Jeffrey Hoeflich-Nickels have accumulated the most campaign cash.
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‘We’re not there yet’: Salem City Council candidates mostly still shaping opinions about data center growth in the region
They generally agree that the issue certainly can’t be ignored.
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Have you seen Bandit? Two women have been tracking the dog’s movements for almost a year.
Stephanie Bowyer and Cera Wadsworth have been working since the summer to catch him so they can give him a home.
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Google confirmed as parent company for data center project in Roanoke County
The Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority recently pulled out of an NDA on the project at I-81/581 junction, and information has flowed more freely.
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Vinton hopes a downtown anchor project will rise from the ashes of 2022 fire
The town is seeking development proposals for a site it called a “visible scar.”
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HopeTree and Stateson Homes gearing up to begin largest Salem development of its kind
The start of construction on hundreds of homes is scheduled to begin by spring.
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Why did regional authority that owns Wood Haven pull out of data center NDA? Transparency, it says
“Ethical obligations” remain to protect information, including the name of the buyer’s corporate parent, its director said.
