Council member hears about downtown issues Gene Marrano July 9, 2021 1 minute read If there’s a public event in the City of Roanoke its often not unusual to see Councilman and recent former Vice-Mayor Joe Cobb in attendance. What he heard about at a recent meeting he sat in on, from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Nats dominate in win over San DiegoNext: Helping to fill the construction worker pipeline Related Stories Lebanese Festival preparing to celebrate 25th anniversary Clark Palmer April 7, 2026 Kaine touts next round of funding for McAfee Knob parking lot improvements Gene Marrano April 6, 2026 Artemis will study the back side of the moon today. A Virginia Tech aerospace expert on what’s ahead for NASA Gene Marrano April 6, 2026