John Cone Jr. turns 90 on Friday. An architect and environmentalist, he will celebrate his birthday at the Berglund Center — he was project manager when the civic center was built.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Beginning this season, Roanoke Rail Dawgs games at Berglund Center Coliseum will operate with a full 360° outer concourse. This means that the previously unused space ...

Starting in October, the Roanoke Civic Center will be known as the “Berglund Center.” The Roanoke City Council voted 6-0 Monday night, with Mayor David Bowers absent, to award naming rights ...

That puts civic center management in a better position to keep their goal well within reach. At one point, before private management came in, the subsidy for the Civic Center nearly hit $3,000,000.