Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea on Washington Park pool and more

Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea on Washington Park pool and more

Once again the Mayor of the City of Roanoke Sherman Lea Sr. joined us live in studio this morning to touch on several issues … including the proposed new public pool at Washington Park: The post Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea on Washington Park pool and more first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.Continue Reading

Barter Theatre offers four plays just a few hours away

Barter Theatre offers four plays just a few hours away

If you can’t get enough of live theater – even with 3 or 4 venues in the Roanoke Valley – there’s an opportunity to see 3 to 4 plays in the same WEEKEND just a few hours down the road in a community named one of the best “Tiny Towns” by Southern Living Magazine. More…Continue Reading

Carilion Mental Health opens new center at Tanglewood

Carilion Mental Health opens new center at Tanglewood

Carilion Clinic is celebrating World Mental Health Day with a ribbon cutting of its new mental health facility at Tanglewood Mall. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.   The post Carilion Mental Health opens new center at Tanglewood first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.Continue Reading

Hollins political science chair on Hamas-Israel confrontation

Hollins political science chair on Hamas-Israel confrontation

The current violence in Israel, and its possible implications for the Biden Administration and US politics in the aftermath of a prisoner swap that included un-frozen Irananian assets. A local political science expert who has been there weighs in. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Hollins political science chair on Hamas-Israel confrontation first appeared…Continue Reading

It takes a lot more money now to buy a late-model used car

It takes a lot more money now to buy a late-model used car

Just when new car prices were starting to edge downward, the cost of purchasing a recent used vehicle has jumped dramatically from pre-COVID levels. It’s a national trend, and Roanoke is no exception; what you would have paid to buy a three-year-old used car in 20-9 is now good enough only now to purchase a…Continue Reading

Report: more roadway spending needed to ease area driving costs

Report: more roadway spending needed to ease area driving costs

An organization funded by companies involved in highway construction says congestion and sub-standard road conditions cost Roanoke-area drivers hundreds of dollars a year — while increasing driving safety risks. The report comes from TRIP — The Road Information Program. Director of Policy and Research —  and it says traffic congestion  in in the Roanoke area…Continue Reading

Symposium to explore AI’s impact on project management

Symposium to explore AI’s impact on project management

Project management can cover a wide variety of applications but in general it describes a professional who organizes and plans within budget and time restraints. Now a local organization dedicated to that profession will explore where AI fits in, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Sign up for Oct. 20 AI symposium   The post Symposium…Continue Reading