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The poll gauged voters on various local issues, including on reforms that ended single-family-only zoning and potential development of Evans Spring. Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 10/30 to 11/6. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Election 2024: Our Complete Coverage of Roanoke Mayoral and …
Oct 23, 2024 · Welcome to The Rambler’s compendium of the 2024 races for Roanoke mayor and City Council. We’ll continue to update this page with stories through the election, and hope you’ll find all the information you need to make an informed decision. Early voting began Friday, Sept. 20 and ends Saturday, Oct. 26.
Cobb Expands Lead To 69 Votes Over Bowers As Roanoke Mayor's …
13 hours ago · Democrat Joe Cobb has taken a 69-vote lead over Republican David Bowers in Roanoke’s mayoral race one week after Election Day as officials continue counting ballots. Above, Cobb speaks on election night at 5 Points Music Sanctuary, where local Democrats had gathered to watch returns come in. PHOTO BY SCOTT P. YATES FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER ...
Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need.
13 hours ago · Saturday, November 16. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Fall Poker Run at the Virginia Museum of Transportation (303 Norfolk Ave., Roanoke) to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Find more information and purchase your tickets at this link.; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Market on Melrose Family Fun Day at Market on Melrose (2502 Melrose Ave. NW, Roanoke). Celebrate NW Roanoke’s full-service grocer’s grand ...
Roanoke Mayor's Race Too Close To Call As Bowers Holds 19-Vote …
Nov 6, 2024 · Republican David Bowers held a 19-vote lead over Democrat Joe Cobb out of more than 41,000 votes cast, with possibly 1,000 provisional ballots yet to be counted, which could sway the race. Bowers eked out the small lead when the last precinct reporting, East Gate in Northeast Roanoke, put him over the top for the first time all night in a three ...
'He Genuinely Cares': Joe Cobb, Proudly Spiritual and Gay, Sees ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Just behind the van, a baby blue electric car whirs up to a stop sign. “You got this, Joe!”. The driver, an older white woman, steps out. Cobb recognizes the friend from South Roanoke and goes over to chat. A staunch liberal, the woman says she’s scared of the potential outcome of the presidential election.
Cobb Leads Roanoke Mayor's Race By Double Digits, Roanoke …
Nov 6, 2024 · Henri Gendreau. Vice Mayor Joe Cobb, right, leads Roanoke’s mayoral race by double digits over former mayor David Bowers, left, and Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds, middle, according to a new poll from Roanoke College co-sponsored by The Roanoke Rambler. Above, the candidates appear at an Oct. 2 candidates forum in downtown Roanoke.
An Independent Streak Since Childhood, Stephanie Moon …
Oct 15, 2024 • 12 min read. Stephanie Moon Reynolds, a longtime city clerk who is finishing her first term on Roanoke City Council, is trying to notch a historic doubleheader by becoming Roanoke’s first woman mayor, and the first Black woman mayor. Some local political leaders see her independent bid as a spoiler.
Roanoke Mayor’s Race Gets Crowded As Moon Reynolds, Bowers …
Mar 12, 2024 · A victory for any would be historic — Moon Reynolds as Roanoke's first female mayor, Cobb as its first openly gay mayor and Bowers for the sheer precedent of a fifth term. Moon Reynolds, 66, kicked off her campaign before a crowd of just over 80 supporters inside Jefferson Center’s Fitzpatrick Hall Saturday morning.
Roanoke Once Again Ends Single-Family-Only Zoning After …
Sep 17, 2024 · Roanoke has ended exclusively single-family zoning — period. City Council on Monday voted 6-1 to readopt essentially the same package of zoning reforms approved in March that make it easier to build duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings throughout Roanoke’s residential neighborhoods. Council made the “redo” after a lawsuit ...