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The awful history that Roanoke will remember today

by Dwayne Yancey September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

The city will erect a historical marker about a lynching that was part of what’s known as the Riot of 1893.

Posted inOpinion

People are moving out of Lynchburg and Roanoke. Where are they going?

by Dwayne Yancey August 31, 2022October 10, 2022

The third part of a seven-part series on migration trends in Virginia.

Posted inEconomy

Creating a front door for startups

by Megan Schnabel June 14, 2022June 13, 2022

Roanoke’s RAMP accelerator is marking five years with plans for significant changes.

Posted inCulture

A quest to remember Roanoke’s nameless dead

by Randy Walker May 6, 2022May 5, 2022

City council member Joe Cobb seeks to identify those whose graves were dug up and reburied in a cemetery marked by a single tombstone.

Posted inOpinion

Lynchburg metro grows, Roanoke metro shrinks

by Dwayne Yancey April 19, 2022October 17, 2022

Another look at the latest census estimates, which show some potentially important new population trends.

Posted inOpinion

Does Youngkin want Roanoke to take down a sculpture?

by Dwayne Yancey February 26, 2022February 26, 2022

The governor called on Norfolk and Roanoke to end their “sister city” relationships with Russian cities. Here’s the problem with that.

Posted inCulture

‘When she sings, it’s like the voice of God’

by Doug Doughty January 24, 2022January 23, 2022

Marisa Sifontes has made an unusual journey from lawyer to the pulpit. She once sang with Grammy winner John Legend.

Posted inPolitics

Roanoke sets vaccine mandate for city employees

by Markus Schmidt January 7, 2022January 11, 2022

Vaccine-or-testing policy could go in effect by Feb. 1 if U.S. Supreme Court upholds federal requirements.

Posted inNews Briefs

Initial work done on abandoned mine that threatened homes in Wise; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 15, 2021December 14, 2021

Briefs: Roanoke County names county administrator. VCEDA approves grant for business in Clintwood. Griffith announces service academy nominations.

Posted inOpinion

Some of these proposed districts are a mess

by Dwayne Yancey December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Some of the proposed General Assembly districts for the Roanoke and New River valleys make no sense. Lots of maps here.

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