West End hosts “Better Block Party” tomorrow Gene Marrano August 21, 2015 1 minute read The “Better Block Party” as it is being billed tomorrow is an opportunity to show off Roanoke’s revitalized West End community … as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: New Broadband Authority Director namedNext: Agencies say wrong bear killed following attack on hiker Related Stories U.S. Supreme Court denies Virginia Dems appeal on referendum vote Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 The Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail officially launches Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 Roanoke Women’s Foundation honors two people with ties to Taubman Museum Gene Marrano May 14, 2026