Construction is set to start today, Monday, June 30, on the $2.2 million Gainsboro Road Streetscape Project, aiming to transform the corridor from Salem Avenue to Orange Avenue into a safer, more welcoming destination.

We are a little less than three weeks away from St. Patrick’s Day activities and that means the return of many traditions.

Community members gathered tonight to discuss the history of gentrification in Roanoke.

The legacy of preserving African American literature is being celebrated.

Deer overpopulation in urban areas is causing safety concerns and spreading Chronic Wasting Disease, prompting authorities to employ deer culling measures.

A woman was killed following a single-vehicle crash in Roanoke on Saturday, Roanoke Police said.

One of the first Black-owned medical practices in Southwest Virginia is being recognized.

The goal of the changes would make it slightly easier for residents to upgrade their homes in certain neighborhoods with strict rules.

The library opened in 1921 with the largest collection of Black History in Roanoke.

Millions of dollars are being invested in historic Gainsboro to revitalize the area.

The City of Roanoke is looking at ways to revitalize the Gainsboro neighborhood.

On Tuesday night, the Gainsboro Neighborhood Center Report will be presented to the community after a year of planning and public input.

A new mural was unveiled in Roanoke on Wednesday, featuring the faces of the men and women who witnessed history unfold in Roanoke’s Gainsboro neighborhood.

The central walkway plaza shows moments in history that highlight the Gainsboro neighborhood that was a hub for African American businesses and culture.

The City of Roanoke says it’s serious about investing in the historic Gainsboro neighborhood.

Door after door, Chuck D’Aprix is making sure Gainsboro residents have their voices heard.

Survey hopes to bring new life to historic Gainsboro neighborhood

Many people go to the library to read or hear stories, but this library has its own.

To celebrate Juneteenth, a local historian guides a group through Gainsboro on Friday, teaching about the neighborhood’s rich African American history.

Roanoke’s Gainsboro Branch Library is officially back open to the public with a new look.

ROANOKE, Va. – About a hundred people saw history on foot through Roanoke’s Gainsboro neighborhood on this Juneteenth 2020. Bell has spent the last few months learning everything there is to know about the neighborhood. “It used to be our Black Wall Street, Black Wall Street is getting a lot of attention in Tulsa, Oklahoma over the past couple of months, but Roanoke had its own Black Wall Street and that was Gainsboro, Roanoke,” Bell said. “Having it offered today, and especially on Juneteenth, I was like, ‘Yes, this is the way I want to celebrate,‘ I want to learn history and do my part in terms of understanding what really happened,” Trozzo said. Urban renewal happened, primarily to build the Roanoke Civic Center and Interstate 581 decimated the neighborhood back in the 60s.