An in-depth exploration of municipal capital improvements, neighborhood equity investments, and the recreation projects tracing how massive waves of municipal funding are actively reshaping public infrastructure.
A video and text interview recorded at the Aurora Studio Center evaluating the financial, legal, and local administrative realities of Virginia’s recreational cannabis rollout.
https://www.roanokerambler.com/are-you-going-to-complain-about-it-or-fix-it-2/
A two-part discussion with Councilman Phazhon Nash navigating the fiscal challenges of the Berglund Center, the regional casino debate, and city council dynamics.
Early election coverage documenting municipal policy debate, public education funding, and automated surveillance tracking ahead of the local election cycle.
An investigation into how tech data center footprint expansions intersect with regional utility changes, water variations at Smith Mountain Lake, and local consumer utility rate hikes.
A video and text feature sitting down with City Manager Valmarie Turner to analyze administrative directives, permit pathways, and contentious zoning modifications.
A close look at grassroots immigrant legal defense efforts in Old Southwest, parsing out the friction between digital progressive campaigns and real local field work.
Tracking historic activism versus decentralized social media movements.
Grassroots public murals demonstrate how altering Roanoke’s physical surroundings can organically help in securing our streets.
An analytical piece breaking down a CAPER report show a failure in Roanoke affordable housing projects.
National and Regional Publications:
Artists have used Grand Theft Auto V as a canvas for years. Now, protesters are doing the same.
more to come…