Hi all, Lindsey is out today and tomorrow, so this is her editor, Kathy Lu, filling in as needed.

I’d like to share photos from inside the renovated Roanoke City Market Building that retail reporter Amanda Codispoti has posted on her blog. It’s a dramatic change from before, from the pristine white paint to the fact that it looks like there are stalls in the middle of the building’s first floor.

According to Amanda, “The Roanoke Times has already reported that five restaurants have signed leases to operate in the Market Building. They are All Sports Cafe, Euro Bakery, Hong Kong Restaurant, New York Subs and Habana Cafe. Deyerle says more leases are being negotiated and will be announced soon.”

Are you looking forward to the opening on Labor Day weekend?