# roanoke (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover roanoke. Page: Feed: --- ## [Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 8/19 to 8/26.](https://www.roanokerambler.com/happenings-the-only-roanoke-events-calendar-youll-ever-need-week-of-8-19-to-8-26/) _2026-08-19 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ We checked event Calanders, so you don't have to. As always, confirm times directly with the venue in case of last-minute changes. ## [Too Many Mics and Not Enough MCs](https://www.roanokerambler.com/too-many-mics-and-not-enough-mcs/) _2026-08-19 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/barricade-on-bandy-road-ends-peacefully-roanokes-crime-numbers-tell-a-more-complicated-story/) _2026-08-19 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/roanokes-drought-is-getting-worse/) _2026-08-19 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ While the rest of Virginia's drought map turns from red to yellow, one number keeps sinking: the water level at Carvins Cove. ## [Campaign for Excellence receives combined $600,000 contribution](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/campaign-for-excellence-receives-combined-600000-contribution) _2026-08-17 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Roanoke County Public Schools is proud to announce that Altec and Varney have made independent contributions totaling more than half a million dollars to the Roanoke County Public Schools Campaign for Excellence. ## [Scanning a whole cache of old photos…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/08/17/scanning-a-whole-cache-of-old-photos/) _2026-08-17 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ Recently, I took a day trip down to Stuarts Draft visit my parents and scanned in a bunch of old photos from various old photo albums. I did this mostly to have a larger pool of vintage content for the photo set about my trip to Arkansas back in May, but it also helps to \[…\] ## [We're looking for your feedback about the draft 2026-2032 RCPS Strategic Plan](https://www.rcps.us/strategicplan) _2026-08-14 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ A new strategic planning cycle begins next year for Roanoke County Public Schools, and we are updating how we share our goals and progress with the community. What’s new in the proposed plan? Continued focus on the C-Change Framework, greater transparency, more data-driven approach and ongoing stakeholder input. ## [Roanoke Memorial's Belleview Closure Will Stretch Into 2027, Hospital Confirms](https://www.roanokerambler.com/roanoke-memorials-belleview-closure-will-stretch-into-2027-hospital-confirm/) _2026-08-12 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/have-your-quesadilla-and-eat-it-too/) _2026-08-12 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/10-things-you-have-to-do-in-roanoke-before-you-call-yourself-a-local/) _2026-08-12 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ Star City style guide: from the mountain star that gave Roanoke its nickname to the mountain-bike trails that gave it a new one. ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bakk8TFoYxci) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Happenings: The Roanoke Events Calendar: Week of 8/12 – 8/19](https://www.roanokerambler.com/happenings-the-roanoke-events-calendar-week-of-8-12-26/) _2026-08-12 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/sanchez-jones-stays-volosin-out-as-challengers-moore-and-clawson-advance-to-general-election-in-november/) _2026-08-05 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ 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](https://www.roanokerambler.com/canadas-wildfire-smoke-drifts-into-roanoke-prompting-air-quality-concerns-even-as-roanokes-air-recovers/) _2026-08-05 · Roanoke Rambler · The Roanoke Rambler_ Roanoke residents saw smoke-filled skills and declining air quality as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada drifted into Southwest Virginia. ## [A little too close for comfort…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/08/01/a-little-too-close-for-comfort/) _2026-08-01 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ Sometimes, things come just a little too close for comfort. Such was the case on July 28, when a tree fell behind my house during a storm while I was at work. I got a message from Elyse at 5:30 PM telling me that a tree had fallen on the house, and that she didn’t \[…\] ## [Bringing a piece of Arkansas home…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/07/27/bringing-a-piece-of-arkansas-home/) _2026-07-27 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ So… Elyse and I are now the proud parents of two buses. We have former CARTA bus 3426, i.e. “Biscuit”, and now we also have former Razorback Transit bus 2, which Elyse has nicknamed “Onion”. Yes, you heard that right. A bus from Razorback Transit, as in the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. As in, from \[…\] ## [Flying through a thick atmosphere…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/07/17/flying-through-a-thick-atmosphere/) _2026-07-18 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ So once again, smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed much of the eastern US in a thick haze, which has been a somewhat regular summer occurrence since 2021. It rolled in yesterday, on a day that Elyse made me go up to York, Pennsylvania. The wildfire smoke in Pennsylvania had something of a burnt-plastic smell \[…\] ## [Transit of the past and the future…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/07/07/transit-of-the-past-and-the-future/) _2026-07-08 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ On June 29, Elyse, Kyle, and I went down to the National Mall and checked out the Great American State Fair. We really only went for one reason, that being to see Metro’s exhibit, where they had car 1000 on display following a recent restoration, alongside a hard mockup of the upcoming 8000-Series railcars. Other \[…\] ## [A long weekend in Niagara Falls…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/06/29/a-long-weekend-in-niagara-falls/) _2026-06-29 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ From June 4-7, Elyse and I took a long weekend and made a trip up to Niagara Falls in Canada. The main inspiration for the trip was to go to the Niagara Falls Comic Con, i.e. one of those fan expo events where people dress up in cosplay outfits, celebrities do meet-and-greets and panel discussions, \[…\] ## [Meeting some Power Rangers…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/06/18/meeting-some-power-rangers/) _2026-06-18 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ Back in late April, I met a couple of Power Rangers at a meet-and-greet event at Big Lick Comics in Roanoke, Virginia. Elyse and I made it a weekend trip down to Roanoke, and went to the event on the last day. The meetup was through Power Rangers Playback, which is Catherine Sutherland and Nakia \[…\] ## [RCPS highlighted by Carnegie Foundation for Opportunity Ready Graduate program](https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FINAL_FHS-Innovation_Reimagining-Learning-in-the-Classroom-2.pdf) _2026-06-16 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Read about three school divisions in the Future of High Schools network addressing a shared set of questions to reimagine learning in the classroom, where educators are redesigning daily instruction so that rigorous, real-world, competency-rich learning isn’t an add-on or a pilot: It’s what school has become. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hZEHmNaew5xa) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Going to see the White House…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/06/10/going-to-see-the-white-house/) _2026-06-10 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ On May 29, I got to go on a special VIP tour of the White House with a group that I am a part of. I have studied the history of the White House quite a bit, learning about the different modifications that it has had over the years, the various decorative styles that have \[…\] ## [Education Scorecard highlights RCPS as a "District on the Rise"](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/education-scorecard-highlights-rcps-as-a-district-on-the-rise) _2026-05-29 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Roanoke County Public Schools is proud to be highlighted as a “District on the Rise” by the Education Scorecard, a national report on student growth in math and reading. ## [If you’re going to get hurt, at least have a good story to go with it, right?](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/05/26/if-youre-going-to-get-hurt-at-least-have-a-good-story-to-go-with-it-right/) _2026-05-26 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ I figure, if you’re going to get hurt, you might as well have a good story to go along with it, right? I recently managed to hurt myself while flying my drone, and while the injury was minor and will heal on its own just fine, it came with a really good story that I \[…\] ## [RCPS named a best community for music education for 22nd year](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/rcps-named-a-best-community-for-music-education-for-22nd-year) _2026-05-25 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ The NAMM Foundation has again recognized Roanoke County Public Schools for its outstanding commitment to music education with a Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation for the 22nd year (2002-2004, 2006, 2008-2019, 2021-2026). ## [Making peace with my elementary school experience…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/05/22/making-peace-with-my-elementary-school-experience/) _2026-05-22 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ While Elyse and I were in Rogers, Arkansas on our recent trip, I made specific efforts to make peace with my experience in elementary school. Recall that I had a difficult time in elementary school, likely due to my autism, and the school’s being somewhat unequipped to handle cases of mild autism like mine, mainly \[…\] ## [A happy ending for a spite fence…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/05/08/a-happy-ending-for-a-spite-fence/) _2026-05-08 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ So as I announced previously, hello from Rogers, Arkansas, where I lived from 1985 to 1992. I’ve been having a good time out here, seeing a much bigger and more developed Rogers than was there when I left it, but which still feels very familiar. One thing that I did was to swing by our \[…\] ## [CSHS science teacher wins 2026 RCPS Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Award](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/cshs-science-teacher-wins-2026-rcps-golden-apple-teacher-of-the-year-award) _2026-05-07 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Anne Houston, an anatomy and physiology teacher at Cave Spring High School, has been selected as the 2026 Roanoke County Public Schools Golden Apple Teacher of the Year. ## [National Canvas incident Update](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/statement-concerning-cybersecurity-incident-involving-canva) _2026-05-07 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Instructure Inc., an international provider of education administration software, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in late April affecting Canvas. ## [Keeping the trademarks warm…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/04/26/keeping-the-trademarks-warm/) _2026-04-27 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ Recently, Elyse went to a Washington Nationals game and came back with this: For those not familiar, that is a Montreal Expos hat, with “Montréal Baseball” text and “elb” logo. Prior to 2005, what is now the Washington Nationals played in Montreal, Quebec as the Expos, where they led a somewhat ho-hum existence. When the \[…\] ## [Ft. Lewis, HVMS principals included in 2025-2026 Va. Principals of Distinction](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/ft-lewis-hvms-principals-included-in-2025-2026-va-principals-of-distinction) _2026-04-23 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ The Virginia Department of Education announced today the recipients of the 2025-2026 Virginia Principals of Distinction, the first-year completion of a recognition and professional development program. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Q8UxLwACHqV) _2026-04-23 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [CVA students earn local and national recognition](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/cva-students-earn-local-and-national-recognition) _2026-04-15 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Three Burton Center students were recognized at the national level in the Scholastic Art Awards, the country’s longest-running and most respected program for creative teens. Presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the awards date back to 1923 and draw thousands of entries from across the nation each year. ## [Let’s talk about the 25th Amendment…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/04/11/lets-talk-about-the-25th-amendment/) _2026-04-11 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ File this under “things that I really didn’t think that I would ever have to discuss”, but here we are. Recently, following some extremely unhinged remarks from the White House concerning Iran, there have been various calls to remove President Donald Trump from office via the 25th Amendment. That amendment, which governs presidential succession and \[…\] ## [No Kings Day in Trenton…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/04/04/no-kings-day-in-trenton/) _2026-04-04 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ On Saturday, March 28, I found myself at the third day that “No Kings” events were held, this time in Trenton, New Jersey, of all places. I realize that Trenton seems like a really random place for me to go to attend one of these things, but I promise you that it makes sense. Every \[…\] ## [RCPS and Carilion Clinic announce a long-term partnership to support CTE](https://www.rcps.us/post-details/~board/district-front-page-news/post/rcps-and-carilion-clinic-announce-a-long-term-partnership-to-support-cte) _2026-03-30 · Chuck Lionberger · District FRONT PAGE News_ Carilion is investing, over a five-year period, approximately $1.25 million in medical instruction provided at the Roanoke County Career and Technology Center (RCCTC), which will open in early 2027. ## [Thirty years of adventures…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/03/29/thirty-years-of-adventures/) _2026-03-29 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ Recently, I changed the line beneath the logo from the site URL to the tagline “Thirty Years of Adventures”. That change is consistent with what I’ve done for past anniversaries divisible by five, though this is completely new wording compared to what I’ve done for 10, 15, 20, and 25, which all said either “Celebrating \[…\] ## [Returning to Rogers…](https://www.schuminweb.com/2026/03/20/returning-to-rogers/) _2026-03-20 · SchuminWeb · The Schumin Web_ I am really looking forward to the first half of May. That’s when Elyse and I are making a two-week trip to Rogers, Arkansas, where my family lived from February 1985 to August 1992. Living in Rogers was a mixed bag, for sure. Neither parent had particularly wanted to move to Arkansas in the first \[…\]