We are excited to introduce you to our newest team member, Emily Marsh! She is a smart, young Valley “transplant,” who married into a local family, and works for us as a Client Care Coordinator. Her role on the team is to assist in planning events at our downtown office,...
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Planning a Garden? Building a Home? Calculate Sun Position At Your Address
If you are planning a garden, placing windows strategically in your new home construction project, or installing solar panels for going green, this SunCalc tool is for you! Even if you’re not currently doing any of the aforementioned tasks, its pretty sweet to see how the sun moves over your...
Celebrate Downtown Celebration & Reception: February 24, 2014
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance is throwing a party! On Monday evening, February 24th, toast to another year of downtown’s success, hear exciting plans for the future, and enjoy complimentary refreshments, while also finding out who has won Design Excellence Awards, Partner of the Year Award, and Volunteer of the Year Awards....
Scrabble Tournament Fundraiser for Skyline Literacy: February 23, 2014
Scrabble — a competitive word game for people of all ages to enjoy — was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame ten years ago. To mark this anniversary, to raise funds for education programs at Skyline Literacy, and to just plain have fun, area residents can compete this...
Bluegrass Jam Sessions Return to Elkton
The Blue Ridge Mountains and foothills of eastern Rockingham County have an amazing history of Appalachian Music development, with bluegrass music jams dating back to the 1730s. These jams are considered the bread and butter of a Shenandoah Valley music heritage. Now all can enjoy, and even participate in (if...
JMU Exhibit Shows How Harrisonburg was Affected by Urban Renewal Project in 1960s
Photographs were discovered at the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority documenting which buildings were destroyed in an Urban Renewal Project during the 1960s. These photographs are now part of an exhibit entitled What Was Lost: Urban Renewal in 1960s Harrisonburg that James Madison University’s Institute for Visual Studies created. In...