Leaders in Roanoke City have proposed bringing an “entertainment district” to the area, and the possibility of a casino being housed within the Berglund Center.

The Smokey Bones Bar and Fire Grill in Valley View is set to close on July 6, according to note left on the window of the restaurant Tuesday and in an email sent to customers.

Construction is ramping up for the new Amazon facility coming to Blue Hills Drive.

The Roanoke Economic Development Authority has given $225,000 of its funds to the Roanoke Workforce Housing Development Fund to increase the availability of affordable housing.

Roanoke city leaders have announced the development of an Amazon last-mile facility on Blue Hills Drive.

State and local governments reported more than $117 billion of revenue losses in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.

Roanoke has pressed pause on a plan that would have added more hotel rooms and parking to downtown Roanoke.

The Liberty Trust hotel, a new boutique hotel in downtown Roanoke, is set to open in the fall of 2021.