Author Archives: Emily Marsh

About Emily Marsh

Emily takes impressive photos, interviews interesting locals, and keeps things organized for Harrisonblog. She also works on special marketing projects, transaction management, and event management for The Harrisonburg Homes Team. Emily loves dogs, her friends and family, dancing, and getting outdoors.

The Inside Scoop on the New Gelato Shop Downtown

It’s hard for us to believe that the downtown staple, Shank’s Bakery, will be closing its doors on Christmas Eve after nearly 10 years of serving Harrisonburg their delicious baked goods. Source: Shank’s Bakery facebook Shank’s – you will be missed. But, thankfully, the space will not be sitting vacant...

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43 Places to Shop Local for Your Last-Minute Gifts

Do you have some last-minute gifts you need to buy before Christmas? Is that one particular person on your list proving to be difficult to buy for again this year? Or maybe the list of people to buy for is still very (embarrassingly) lengthy. Never fear! We’ve compiled a categorized...

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Don’t Miss It! Rocktown Food Release Party

Have you ordered your copy of the beautiful, Harrisonburg-produced Rocktown Food Book? Source: Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance If you haven’t, you can pre-order it here. And if you have, don’t miss the Rocktown Food Release Party on December 12th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Visitor’s Center downtown. The talented team...

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New Life at the Old Nile Location

Good news for any of you who are missing the cultural and social hub that was the Blue Nile – the building will be taking on new life as…. The Golden Pony   Harrisonburg’s very own Paul Somers is gearing up to open the restaurant/bar in February. Source: Old South...

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