“It is a nicely walkable city with a compact downtown centered around the Market District. The Historic Roanoke City Market is the oldest continually running open air market in Virginia, and area vendors offer locally grown foods and other products there 363 days a year. One block over is the City Market Building, a 1922 structure set to have its Grand Reopening on Labor Day after extensive renovations. Renowned artist Cheryl Foster has created colored tile mosaics at the building’s four main entrances, each depicting an element of Roanoke history and culture.”  Knoxville News Sentinel