$50,000 grant will help bring arts to Roanoke neighborhoods Web Staff July 30, 2012 1 min 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: Continue Reading 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 1 min read Indie Bookstore Day on Saturday features local author – and his dark fantasy novel Gene Marrano April 25, 2025 1 min read 44-mile pilgrimage celebrates bio-diversity and the diversity in our community Denise Membreno April 25, 2025 1 min read Vaccination key to preventing any measles outbreak Gene Marrano April 24, 2025