$50,000 grant will help bring arts to Roanoke neighborhoods Web Staff July 30, 2012 1 minute read Roanoke City was one of the 80 communities and organizations awarded money from the National Endowment of the Arts. The main goal is to use the $50,000 to bring arts in to the neighborhoods.WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story. Share: Post navigation Previous: Starting today: three weeks of stepped-up Electric Road traffic enforcementNext: Helping low-income children to better nutrituion — one backpack at a time Related Stories Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association rolls out Restaurant Week Gene Marrano March 17, 2026 0 Roanoke under tornado watch as severe storms, 40-degree temperature drop loom Ian Price March 16, 2026 0 Roanoke College and Korean Embassy to unveil new Kim Kyusik Center for Korean Studies Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0