Two city council members will work with the community to develop a list of recommended amendments to last year’s mass rezoning.
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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Early 19th-century Museum Building near Fincastle courthouse torn down, with replica planned
The building, which once housed the office of James Breckenridge and also became part of the Western Hotel complex, had deteriorated to the point that it could not be moved as planned.
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Roanoke City Council to receive presentations Monday on newly opened Melrose Plaza and the police department’s Crime Control Center
Melrose Plaza serves as a community center in Northwest Roanoke and includes a wellness center, a full-service grocery store and a museum, among other services.
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Roanoke seeks to bring all city workers over $42K ‘living wage’ pay threshold
Before raises took effect July 1, about 15% of the city’s full-time employees made less than $42,000. Now the number is about 10%.
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Roanoke City Councilman Nick Hagen to introduce initiative to study effects of amending or repealing rezoning amendments
The rezonings eliminated single-family-only neighborhoods in the city and allowed for greater building density in residential neighborhoods.
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‘Microclimates’ make some parts of your cities hotter. We hit the streets (and fields) to find out more.
Microclimates abound in communities with an uneven distribution of concrete and shade.
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Redevelopment of Roanoke’s Walker Foundry receives $1 million state award
The developer plans to rehabilitate the vacant industrial site to include housing, green space, wellness providers and other uses.
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Agenda Salem: City Council to finalize purchase of home in disrepair on Chapman Street
The city plans on purchasing the property for $72,500.
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Roanoke’s Arthur Taubman is featured on the city’s newest historic marker
Taubman is known for being the businessman behind the start of Advance Auto Parts and for his humanitarian efforts during World War II.
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Agenda Roanoke: City council to hold hearing on financing up to $25 million in deferred maintenance
The areas of work that the funds will be spent on include $4.3 million on elevators, $14.3 million on HVAC, $1.8 million on electrical replacements and upgrades and about $1.2 million on boilers.
