Co-owners and husband and wife team Lexy and Lukas Shifflett have always shared a love of coffee. After moving from Florida to West Virginia in 2021, Lukas had the idea to turn their pop-up camper into a mobile café. And thus, Drifters Café was born! Learn more about this new downtown eatery >>>
Places
Historic Harrisonburg: Exploring the Foundry
If you've driven on Route 42 past downtown Harrisonburg recently, you might have noticed a flurry of activity on Old South High Street. Matchbox Realty is transforming the grouping of buildings that used to make up P. Bradley & Sons Foundry into 21 residential units with a mix of studios and one and two bedroom options. Completion is set for this December. Special thanks to Barry Kelley, president of Matchbox Realty, for giving us a behind-the-scenes tour of this historic Harrisonburg landmark. >>>Learn more>>>
Grilled Cheese Mania NEW Express
One of Harrisonburg’s favorites Grilled Cheese Mania opened a new Grilled Cheese Express food truck downtown! They had their grand opening on May 1st.
Aristocat Cafe is new to Harrisonburg!
Aristocat Cafe just opened on April 13th! This brand new downtown cafe was founded by Amanda Atwell. She is a classically trained chef and a foster cat mom! She grew up loving animals, but has always had a heart for cats!
Honey and Copper: New Salon in Town!
Harrisonburg has a new hair salon that opened on March 15, 2023! Max opened Honey and Copper after 12 years working in the Salon industry here in the Harrisonburg Rockingham area.
9 Things You Didn’t Know ReStore Had
Harrisonburg's ReStore - run by the Central Valley Habitat for Humanity - opened earlier this year off of Route 11 in Dukes Plaza. Every donation and purchase at ReStore helps to send money back to Central Valley Habitat for Humanity to build new homes. Check out the nine neat items you can find at ReStore!