Local Government, Civic Affairs and Education
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By May the 85-year-old Wasena Bridge demolition will get underway. At a ceremonial groundbreaking this morning Roanoke City Councilman Peter Volison says supporting Wasena neighborhood businesses during the two years there will be no connection to old Southwest is an imperative. (Volosin also recalled the community engagement process the city undertook when the Franklin Road bridge to Old Southwest was torn down and replaced in 2019.)
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The latest allocation from the Virginia Housing Trust Fund Homeless Reduction Grant for 12 million dollars includes funds for a Roanoke-based non-profit that works with other local agencies to battle the homeless issue. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Roanoke County Public Schools is planning a new career and technical education center. The new school needs a name and that’s where you come in, WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno explains.
Construction on the new school replacing the Burton Center for Arts and Technology will start this summer. The process of naming it has already begun. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports you have until Friday to turn in your suggestion to Roanoke County Public Schools.
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They’re calling it Suites by T-lot! Short-term affordable housing for those needing shelter. The grand opening at the former Apple Valley Motel on Franklin Road was today. Guests are required to pay an affordable rate. The 19 rooms at Suites by T-lot! are each fully furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, television, a private bathroom and other amenities. The Least of These Ministries will also offer a shuttle three days a week to downtown Roanoke for guests that need transportation. Dawn Sandoval founded The Least of These Ministries, which has its headquarters in downtown Roanoke:
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Between now and March 3 if you feel like a shopping spree for clothing or home fashions is in order, it can also be for a good cause that helps local schoolchildren enrolled in Boys and Girls Clubs programs. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
An artful afternoon is bringing crafts to artists at Brambleton Recreation Center next Wednesday, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
