Good morning, Roanoke.

Roanoke’s Happenings calendar brings a comprehensive list of events from Sep.

30 to Oct. 6, including live music, theatre, city meetings (plus family-friendly festivals and ghost tours) compiled from 30 community calendars. Locals should confirm details with venues before attending.

Community leaders preview the 19th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk happening this weekend at Melrose Plaza & hosted by the Roanoke Valley Violence Prevention Council to support survivors with free admission.

Local Colors will host a celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month in Roanoke.

The event will feature cultural displays that honor Hispanic traditions.

Chanlee Luu became the 12th Writer by Bus author this morning at Third Street Transit Station after riding Valley Metro buses for a month and writing a poetic book with scientific themes — The Bus Goes on Green — from Atom to Biosphere.

A Valley Metro bus now displays artwork by Lucinda Rowe from a mural at the Roanoke Co-op in Grandin Village.

Rising grocery prices + fuel costs have led local families to shop at farms instead of grocery stores.

Thornfield Farms at Grandin Village offers more affordable prices than Kroger, making it an appealing cost-saving alternative.

W.E. Cundiff Elementary in Vinton marked its two-year renovation completion today with a ribbon cutting.

The project added a new administrative wing, rebuilt classrooms, a new cafeteria, and bus lanes, and cost over $20 million after delays from the pandemic.

Carvins Cove water level is nearly 21 feet below full pond + this is the lowest level recorded since 2002.

With a potent El Niño in action, increased rainfall is forecast to eventually help refill reservoirs in the coming weeks.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia warned residents that glue traps cruelly injure animals and cause prolonged suffering, advising them to seal entry points or use live traps to safely remove intruders.

Officials noted that animals (snakes, rabbits, and birds) caught in glue traps often face starvation, dehydration, and painful wounds.

Town officials in Vinton are asking for proposals to redevelop a property destroyed by fire in 2022.

The site on East Lee Avenue and South Pollard Street may become a 3-story boutique hotel or mixed-use project to revitalize downtown.

Roanoke City Council accepted a $2.95 million Safer Communities grant on Sept.

21 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to fund teen apprenticeship programs, free gun locks and community outreach. The grant supports safety efforts — helping reduce violence before it starts.

The Hotel Roanoke Conference Center sale closes today as the commission transfers the facility to the Virginia Tech Foundation, which will market it to a third-party buyer.

The $14 million from the sale will go to the city.