Construction on two other long-awaited projects in the Wasena area is set to begin in June. Virginia’s first in-river kayak park, located on the Roanoke River, is expected to open next year.

Roanoke natives knew about the construction of a new bridge, but now they can expect two new attractions in Wasena Park: a skate park and an in-river park. Construction on both is set to begin ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke City officials ... park where we can be that attractive area, you know, for our region,” Hagen said. The Wasena Skatepark will be completed first, with construction ...

Plans continue for a new Roanoke river park in the Wasena area and the city is asking for ... this will be the first of its kind in the state of Virginia, according to the release.

We're near the anticipated halfway point of the Wasena Bridge replacement project. 'Big beautiful bill' could be 'most consequential piece of legislation' in decades, Speaker Johnson says ...

Timmons has 20 offices, including the new Roanoke office and its headquarters, located across Virginia, North Carolina ... Roanoke Valley includes contributing to the master plan for the Wasena ...

Clues hiding in the details of a 400-year-old map could ... after they landed in Roanoke, Eleanor gave birth to the first English baby born in the New World and named her Virginia Dare.

Chris Chittum lives in the Grandin neighborhood and said it's one of his favorite parts of Roanoke. Photo by Samantha Verrelli. Chris Chittum went to Virginia Tech hoping to ... We ate up a lot of our ...

Although Roanoke has been a longtime staple city, the revitalization of the downtown area has made way for locally-owned shops, boutique hotels, and unique restaurants to thrive. Beyond the central ...

Roanoke finds itself in good company these days. Locals describe their former railroad town as Southwest Virginia’s version of Asheville, North Carolina. And indeed, both cities dazzle visitors ...

It will be worth it for the spectacular 360-degree views of the Peaks of Otter area, The Piedmont to the East ... Hang 10 Hawaiian Ice Cream, Wasena You may be in the Virginia Mountains but in Roanoke ...