Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/19 to 8/26.
We checked event Calanders, so you don't have to. As always, confirm times directly with the venue in case of last-minute changes.
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Too Many Mics and Not Enough MCs
Deskchair, Phone Quarterbacks and the Blueprint for Lasting Progressive Wins in Roanoke
Barricade on Bandy Road Ends Peacefully, Roanoke's Crime Numbers Tell a More Complicated Story
A 59-year-old man is in custody after a five-hour standoff that ended without a shot fired. It's also a snapshot of a city that says its crime rate is falling — even as one alarming incident after another keeps testing that claim.
Roanoke's Drought Is Getting Worse
While the rest of Virginia's drought map turns from red to yellow, one number keeps sinking: the water level at Carvins Cove.
Roanoke Memorial's Belleview Closure Will Stretch Into 2027, Hospital Confirms
West Pavilion brick repair project won't wrap until summer 2027, more than two years after the street first shut down.
Have Your Quesadilla and Eat It Too
Inside the week in Old Southwest where progressive anti-ICE virality collided with a boozy arrest record and an ill-timed fundraiser, exposing the stark local divide between performative internet outrage and real grassroots immigrant defense . Roanoke, VA Author: Roanoke Rambler Staff, Hart Fowler Lead Published: 12:41 AM
10 Things You Have To Do In Roanoke Before You Call Yourself A Local
Star City style guide: from the mountain star that gave Roanoke its nickname to the mountain-bike trails that gave it a new one.
Happenings: The Roanoke Events Calendar: Week of 8/12 – 8/19
We scoured calendars so you didn't have to: here's what's happening in Roanoke and the surrounding valley from Wednesday, Aug. 12 through Wednesday, Aug. 19. As always, confirm times directly with the venue in case of last-minute changes.
Sanchez-Jones Stays, Volosin Out as Challengers Moore and Clawson Advance to General Election in November
Delivering victories to grassroots challengers while unseating an incumbent, this Democratic primary election was shaped by zoning, school funding, an errant comment on the mic during a City Council meeting, and a surge of high-profile local endorsements.
Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Drifts into Roanoke, Prompting Air Quality Concerns Even as Roanoke's Air Recovers
Roanoke residents saw smoke-filled skills and declining air quality as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada drifted into Southwest Virginia.