Coffee and Chat on Gentrification highlights community concerns Gene Marrano January 2, 2018 1 minute read John Garland Roanoke City Councilman John Garland drew perhaps his biggest crowd of citizens ever for the latest “Coffee and Chat with John” last week – when the topic was gentrification. Its a touchy subject in Northwest Roanoke as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: 2018 gas prices: at first, anyway, they should trend lowerNext: “Taste of Naples” being offered at Roanoke’s only traditional Italian kitchen Related Stories 1 minute read Anthem says its ready to sit down with other parties help to lower health care costs in Virginia Gene Marrano December 16, 2025 0 1 minute read Roanoke honors 2025 citizen of the year Web Staff December 16, 2025 0 1 minute read AARP Virginia warns of rising airline scams during holiday travel Web Staff December 16, 2025 0
