City Council candidate ready to “step forward” Gene Marrano February 5, 2016 1 minute read Trish White-Boyd A week from tomorrow seven Democrats will take part in a firehouse primary at the Berglund Center – when three candidates for the Roanoke City Council election in May are chosen. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has another in a series of candidate profiles: Share: Post navigation Previous: “Star Trek” star coming to Roanoke; was critical of Bowers’ Japanese internment statementNext: Evidence collected in thousands of Virginia sexual assaults to get first tests, some after waiting decades Related Stories Nokefest returns with riverside music, custom local art Ian Price June 11, 2026 1st Annual Roanoke Valley Book Swap and Fair coming to Golden Cactus Brewing Clark Palmer June 11, 2026 Excel Center adult high school gets visit from Virginia’s Secretary of Labor Gene Marrano June 10, 2026
