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Blacksburg Town Council considering zoning amendment to allow for smaller residential lots
Read full article: Blacksburg Town Council considering zoning amendment to allow for smaller residential lotsLeaders in Blacksburg are looking to change their zoning rules to allow for residential buildings to be built on smaller plots of land.
WSLS launches tenth Home for Good Project with Habitat for Humanity
Read full article: WSLS launches tenth Home for Good Project with Habitat for HumanityWSLS 10 launched its tenth Home for Good project along with Habitat for Humanity. The home on Bullet Avenue in south east Roanoke will be finished before the end of the year.
Homelessness, housing and haircuts: The reality of one couple at the Rescue Mission
Read full article: Homelessness, housing and haircuts: The reality of one couple at the Rescue MissionMillions of Americans face the risk of homelessness due to financial instability. A couple staying at the Roanoke Rescue Mission shares their struggles with finding affordable housing and their gratitude for receiving free haircuts before their wedding.
Senators Kaine, Warner secure nearly $100 million for affordable housing, homelessness
Read full article: Senators Kaine, Warner secure nearly $100 million for affordable housing, homelessnessNearly $100 million is headed to the Commonwealth to fund affordable housing, community development, and homelessness.
Warner, Kaine announce federal funding to help veterans access affordable housing
Read full article: Warner, Kaine announce federal funding to help veterans access affordable housingOn Wednesday, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced over $842,140 in federal funding to help homeless veterans access affordable housing in Virginia.
Problems plaguing the future: How one network is actively looking for solutions
Read full article: Problems plaguing the future: How one network is actively looking for solutionsWhen we think about the world and the problems people encounter every day, a few of the biggest hurdles would be poverty and hunger, climate change and inequality, to name a few.
WATCH | Episode 2: Solutionaries tackles affordable housing crisis
Read full article: WATCH | Episode 2: Solutionaries tackles affordable housing crisisEpisode 2 of โSolutionariesโ tackles the lack of affordable housing across America and highlights the people and organizations who are working to solve the crisis.
How the government is addressing housing issues
Read full article: How the government is addressing housing issuesAs part of an initiative to create more affordable housing and an increased inventory of homes, President Joe Biden recently announced his administration wants to make single-family homes less available to investors.
How did the housing market get so crazy? These 4 reasons help break it down
Read full article: How did the housing market get so crazy? These 4 reasons help break it downItโs been a strange time, living through a global pandemic. What first might have come as a surprise, is the housing boom that followed -- and the fact that things have stayed red hot.
Sen. Mark Warner discusses affordable housing, Capitol riot during news conference
Read full article: Sen. Mark Warner discusses affordable housing, Capitol riot during news conferenceLYNCHBURG, Va. โ Sen. Mark Warner touched on several issues during a news conference Thursday. He said affordable housing is critical, especially in parts of our area. Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine recently announced $46 million in federal funding for affordable housing across the Commonwealth. โJust getting the doors locked, where the visitors normally sit in the gallery, did not seem to be well organized. Where they were going to transfer the senators and their staff did not seem to be very well organized,โ he said.