Urban camping comes to downtown Roanoke Gene Marrano April 18, 2014 1 minute read Next weekend’s Down by Downtown Music Festival and the Blue Ridge Marathon will also bring RV’s and pop-up campers to Roanoke. WFIR’s Gene Marrano explains: Share: Post navigation Previous: Police want to know what sex offender was doing in Roanoke day care centerNext: Salem council candidate receives endorsements Related Stories 200-year-old farmhouse may be saved; Water Authority releases data on Google data center water use Gene Marrano February 25, 2026 0 New FEMA map may change your need for flood insurance Denise Membreno February 24, 2026 0 VWCC, MGCC team up for joint CDL program, looking to grow professional driver workforce Gene Marrano February 24, 2026 0