Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Roanoke area
 [Register]
Roanoke area Roanoke - Salem area
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 05-01-2007, 08:35 AM
 
567 posts, read 2,141,239 times
Reputation: 142

Advertisements

Judy,

I don't know anything about New River Community College, I'm sorry.

I think Sean covered the weather pretty well in his post! Send me a PM if you want to know anything else.

Erin
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-02-2007, 02:34 PM
 
1,233 posts, read 3,434,255 times
Reputation: 300
Default Hey Erin...

Did you get my email awhile back? I hope so...you had mentioned that Covington had a drug problem remember? Was this you? I thought so, if not, sorry to bother you...I wanted more info on this and why you thought so here, since it will be close to where Clifton Forge is and we most likely will be near the town...thanks!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-03-2007, 09:32 AM
 
1,233 posts, read 3,434,255 times
Reputation: 300
I guess it wsan't you, I am sorry to keep asking you something, you never answer me, so I guess your not the right person, sorry.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-03-2007, 01:19 PM
 
567 posts, read 2,141,239 times
Reputation: 142
Hi there,
I replied to your PM saying the person that told me was credible and a co-worker, but other than that, I don't know any details, I'm sorry!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-03-2007, 06:21 PM
 
1,233 posts, read 3,434,255 times
Reputation: 300
Thanks for replying to me! I thought that was you, is it really bad there? I really need to know this, if you don't mind, I need to know how bad is bad here.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-27-2007, 10:06 AM
 
37 posts, read 118,146 times
Reputation: 22
Default Is there a great need for family childcare providers in the Roanoke, Salem, Vinton areas?

We are considering a move to the Roanoke area and was wondering about the availabilty of childcare providers, centers, camps etc. We are moving from the New Jersey area and finding affordable, flexible childcare can be a issue, more so the affordability. Previous my current job, I operated my own family childcare program out of my home on a full-time basis, I'm currently operating part-time. Is there anyone with knowledge of the childcare needs in the area? Is there more of a need for the infant- toddler ages, pre-school, or does the area offer free full time preschool? Are there FT kindergarten programs? School- age before and after-care programs? what would you say the greatest need or needs would be and if you have a general knowledge of what the childcare costs are that would be helpful as well. Thank you for any and all information given..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-02-2007, 12:05 PM
 
1 posts, read 3,127 times
Reputation: 10
Default moving to roanoke

Help im moving to roanoke virginia too I realize its a small town especially to some 1 movn from chicago. So does anyone know any good deals on apartments....I wanna live downtown....even a studio would do. Also what do ppl do for fun....from wht i know thrs nothing there. Thanks.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-07-2007, 05:09 PM
 
2 posts, read 7,592 times
Reputation: 10
I would just like to say my piece on Hampton Roads...I like it here, but it is BUSY here. You will not get away from the traffic by any means. In fact, I would bet that it's going to be worse here than in Roanoke. I am actually looking forward to living in Roanoke where it seems to be a little more laid back than Hampton Roads. I think Hampton Roads' problem is it's a lot of cities (big cities) smashed together in a pretty small area. We live in Williamsburg currently and we love Williamsburg, but my husband received an awesome job offer in Roanoke that he could not turn down.
You will not escape the cold here either, I'm afraid, because you are going to get the breezes from the water here and that makes it colder. Also, people here freak out when it snows half an inch. Things close down and everyone tries to drive and ends up in the ditch. Keep in mind, I love living here, but my point is that every place that you live is going to have it's problems I am very much looking forward to having a change of pace, but GradVT06, you are scaring me a bit by your post. By the way, do you need housing? We have our house up for rent...
papertrail...my husband and I are in our late 20's/early 30's and we would certainly be considered young professionals!!! We were wondering the same thing you are about people our age. Good luck to everyone!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-07-2007, 07:36 PM
 
Location: Apex, NC
1,341 posts, read 6,189,119 times
Reputation: 618
Hey movingtoroanoke, congrats on the move to Roanoke. I'm 34 so I think that still qualifies me as a young professional (haha). We've entered our third year in the area (we live in Boones Mill, about a 25 minute drive from downtown Roanoke) and we absolutely love it. We'd never dream of leaving. If you have any questions feel free to PM me or ask publicly.

Sean
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-13-2007, 01:11 PM
 
1 posts, read 3,029 times
Reputation: 10
Default Still considering Roanoke - with reservations

I am a 67 year old single guy looking again for a place to retire retire. Roanoke has been second on my list for a year or more.

I have lived in Prescott, AZ (Heaven for some) for years but family-and-friends picture has changed drastically, so I am looking east again.

Priorities are affordability, health and health care environment, transportation, crime rates, and overall quality of life. Roanoke has been looking pretty good until a few minutes ago.

Several writers at this site have expressed concern about crime rate. Most of the best secondary sources, like "Cities Rated and Ranked" and "Places Rated Alamanac" report for the MSA and not the central city. But, if you want to live in that central city as I do, you need different stats. Moderator cut: linking to competitors sites is not allowed and City-Data.com do that very well. All use standard FBI stats. All the MSA suburbs do is dilute the crime statistics.

Lately, Roanoke has looked awful. Another source summed it up pretty well by stating that the City of Roanoke (pop. 92,000) in 2006 had the second worst crime rate in Virginia after Petersburg.

Most of my working life was in DC. I lived in northwest DC which was very decent in a city with an "awful" crime image. So, do neighborhoods matter that much in Roanoke? Probably.

The cities in competition with Roanoke are (1) Madison, WI, (2) Erie and (3)Pittsburgh, PA, (4) Charlottesville, VA, and (5) Asheville, NC. I am a native Californian, but the Middle Atlantic states are VERY attractive.

And I'm willing to listen.

Last edited by Yac; 01-09-2008 at 04:50 AM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Roanoke area

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:20 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top