The Roanoke Rambler

The Rambler: Roanoke’s new source for local and investigative news.

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What is The Rambler?

The Roanoke Rambler is a weekly emailed newsletter that provides in-depth and exclusive stories, with an emphasis on local government, the environment and racial justice. We also publish original fiction, essays and poetry.

We are reader-supported and fiercely independent.

Our mission is to enlighten members of the community with vibrant, local journalism that exposes wrongdoings, uncovers societal ills and holds the powerful accountable – and with essays and fiction that provoke and inspire.

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Each issue of our local, investigative and literary newsletter will highlight at least four pieces, including Happenings, our round-up of events in the Roanoke area, and Ramblings, short news items that have caught our attention. 

Today, the vast majority of new digital ad revenue goes to Google and Facebook. A digital-only news outlet premised on ad revenue is nearly impossible. So rather than rely upon advertisers, our publication must depend on the support of you, our readers. 

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The Roanoke Rambler was established in September 2021 by Henri Gendreau, a former reporter at The Roanoke Times newspaper, with invaluable support from investigative reporter Mary Bishop, a Roanoke Times journalist from 1983-2002. 

The Rambler is only made possible thanks to a network of talented and professional freelance journalists and writers.

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