The parking garage beside the Amtrak platform has been closed since April, when city officials deemed the structure unsafe.

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Roanoke property owners are seeing an average 8 percent increase in their real estate tax bills this year, a historically high but downward-trending assessment.

An affordable housing developer proposes building a 155-unit apartment complex on the properties between Bullitt and Jamison avenues, as seen above. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER For ...

The head of the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission submitted his resignation last week. Local governments task the commission with coordinating the planning, development and maintenance of trails for ...

Crews plan to significantly expand the trail system on Mill Mountain this spring, adding four miles of new pathways for hiking, running, biking or any non-motorized use. Above, the view of a trail in ...

A view of Mill Mountain under a 2022 snowfall. Want to see your photo in Happenings? Send us your best recognizably Roanoke shots to [email protected]. We scoured 30 disparate community ...

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