Moving to Roanoke, VA

[slave2six]

Originally Posted by Twootees

The Melrose Rugby neighborhood is very strong- It has an active membership and the people who live in this neighborhood are amazing! They continue to work hard on making their neighborhood a vital part of the city- I agree, make a trip here and check it out- Good luck- p.s. we'd love to have you in Old Southwest- The more diversity, the better!

I'll probably be out in July. Would you list your top three neighborhoods so I can narrow my search?

[Twootees]

Of course I will put Old Southwest at the top of the list- Old Southwest, Inc - Roanoke, Virginia - Roanoke's Historic Neighborhood Our neighborhood just placed 2nd in the Nation for Best Neighborhood of the Year for it's efforts in the Social Revitalization/Neighborliness category held in Hampton, VA at this years NUSA (Neighborhoods USA) conference- Over 850 people from all over the U.S. attended this year's 33rd conference. Our neighborhood has held a "Food with Friends" (pot-luck) each month for over two years now as a way to bring the neighborhood community together- It allows folks to get to know their neighbors, network, talk, laugh and share a delicious meal. The cost is minimal because the host household is only responsible for hosting the event and providing the paper products. Each person that attends brings either an appetizer, entree, side dish or dessert and their favorite beverage. We also have a different theme each month, for example: We have had American, Mexican, Thai, Italian, etc. So the dishes that are prepared and offered have those themes associated with them. We average between 30 and 75 neighbors each month. Our website and calendar are up to date with each months info. It's been so successful that a neighboring community of Wasena just started their own "Food with Friends" and call their's "Fridays on the Front Porch" Old Southwest is home to Roanoke's oldest and 1st city park which is Highland Park and has 32 acres which is just beautiful. We are on the verge of having the cities FIRST fenced/off leash dog park and are very excited about it coming our way. Can you tell I love Old Southwest? We have a rainbow of professions that live here too. We have doctors, lawyers, medical staff, federal and city govt. employees, contractors, students and self-employed individuals.

Okay, now onto the other two recommended neighborhoods in the city of Roanoke which are just my opinion. I would check out Raleigh Court. There are some wonderful people in this neighborhood which has a strong neighborhood community and they are involved in what goes on. Another neat neighborhood to check out would be Wasena which is also in S.W. city but not to leave out Melrose Rugby which is N.W. in the city- You will find diversity in all of these neighborhoods. Good Luck and WELCOME!