Coffee and Chat on Gentrification highlights community concerns Gene Marrano January 2, 2018 1 min 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 min read RAM House capital campaign making progress; matching challenge grant underway Gene Marrano December 15, 2025 0 1 min read Pulaski County Motorsports Park to reopen in 2026 Web Staff December 15, 2025 0 2 min read Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus Ian Price December 13, 2025 0
