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 Roanoke Valley enters Step One voluntary water conservation as drought drains reservoirs Ian Price July 9, 2026 LewisGale debuts new sim center for training Gene Marrano July 8, 2026 Roanoke City Council recap: Housing stalemate, gunshot sensor rollback top busy session Ian Price July 8, 2026
