We had the privilege of not only attending, but also sponsoring, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance’s (HDR) annual Renaissance Night this past Saturday. It is always a wonderful event filled with food, spirits, fun, and fundraising. This year, one really sweet announcement was made as well… Harrisonburg was given the 2014 Great American...
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Wilson Downtown Gallery: Jennifer Lockard Connerley
For the past two months, we’ve had Zach Sensabaugh’s photographs displayed in our office, AKA Wilson Downtown Gallery (side note: have we mentioned how cool it is to have our office double as an art gallery?!), and come June, Zach will be taking down his photographs to make room for...
Earth & Arbor Day Celebration at Virginia’s Natural Bridge
Virginia’s Natural Bridge and Historic Hotel, now under new management and owned by the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, has re-opened and is hosting an Earth & Arbor Day Celebration on April 26, 2014. Although Natural Bridge is located about an hour south of Harrisonburg, it is definitely worth the drive...
Charlottesville-Based Brewery Adding Location in Harrisonburg
There is a lot of hustle and bustle happening at Urban Exchange these days. The reason is this: a Charlottesville-based brewery, Three Notch’d Brewery, is working to open a location in Harrisonburg. The beer they brew at this new location will be sold exclusively in Harrisonburg, and it will not...
New Roundabout Coming to Intersection of Reservoir and Carlton
The busy intersection at Reservoir Street and Carlton Street in the City of Harrisonburg, with the McDonalds on one corner and Spotswood Elementary School on the other, will soon have a single-lane roundabout. The traffic is a good mix of commuters, pedestrians, residents, and errand-runners to nearby businesses, the school,...
Wilson Downtown Gallery: “Visual Noise” by Zach Sensabaugh
We have loved having the beautiful and innovative artwork of Ragan McManus gracing the walls of our office — now dubbed the Wilson Downtown Gallery — the past two months. If you haven’t seen her work yet, stop in before she packs up her paintings at the end of the month. Next,...