Roanoke looking to grow more bustling Main Street corridors Gene Marrano December 27, 2024 1 minute read Marc Nelson City of Roanoke photo Roanoke City already has several vibrant “Main Street” corridors and now a new program will help explore how they can be enhanced, and how other neighborhoods might also become bustling Main Streets, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Holiday Travel-Leave early in the dayNext: Outgoing mayor remembers years of service Related Stories Beale’s Brewery set to reopen tomorrow under new owner Clark Palmer May 1, 2026 Radford political science chair weighs in on former FBI director’s indictment over social media post Web Staff May 1, 2026 Governor defends existing Google data center deals amid Roanoke-area protests Ian Price April 30, 2026