Villa Heights Rec Center will come back to life as community hub Gene Marrano September 25, 2018 1 min read Its been vacant for a decade and its “good bones” survived a fire and water damage since then. Now a landmark in northwest Roanoke will soon be a community center again as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Man killed when truck strikes his disabled car on I-81Next: Dave Matthews Bands sets two more Charlottesville concerts Related Stories 1 min read Nutcracker on stage this weekend Denise Membreno December 10, 2025 0 1 min read Virginia consumers more upbeat as the holiday shopping season rolls along Gene Marrano December 10, 2025 0 1 min read The Nutcracker, Shakespeare, Best Christmas Pageant ever … and RSO’s Holiday Brass all this weekend Gene Marrano December 10, 2025 0