On Monday afternoon, Richmond Vincent, chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, will present information about Melrose Plaza at the Roanoke City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting.
Melrose Plaza, a Northwest Roanoke community center that held its grand opening in late July, includes a full-service grocery store, Market on Melrose, with an extension called Henrietta’s Cafe serving ready-made meals. The Excel Center, the first adult high school in Virginia, will open Aug. 25 in the building.
Other pieces of this project include a branch of the Bank of Botetourt, the Melrose Branch Library and the Harrison Museum of African American Culture. Wellness on Melrose offers a number of opportunities related to health and wellness, like chronic disease screenings and flu vaccinations through community health nurses…