The National Main Street Program is one that gives merit to those organizations that build strong revitalization and have demonstrated their ability to strengthen the local economy and protect historic buildings. Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has been accredited in 2011 as one of these organizations and is now considered a part...
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Will There Soon Be an Amphitheater in Downtown Harrisonburg?
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, a proposal was made to build an amphitheater in Downtown Harrisonburg next to the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market. It would be situated on the city-owned municipal parking lot next to the Farmer’s Market, and perhaps use up some of the space in the grassy area...
Harrisonburg Neighborhood Tour: Holiday Hills
The Holiday Hills neighborhood, located just Northwest of the intersection of Route 33 and Route 42 in Harrisonburg, is a great place to live. Highlights of this area include Waterman Elementary School, Red Front Supermarket (which now delivers groceries!), and Morrison Park. This park has a walking track, soccer fields,...
Red Front Grocery Store Launches Home Delivery Service
Red Front Supermarket, locally-owned and located between Downtown Harrisonburg and EMU (just north of Waterman Elementary School) in the Holiday Hills neighborhood, is launching a new home delivery service. Shoppers can now place orders online or call a toll free number and Red Front will deliver the groceries. Talk about...
Abundance in Flavor at The Harrisonburg Farmers Market
Wow. I went to the Harrisonburg Farmers Market this morning and was blown away by the many options in locally grown produce, handmade crafts, baked goods, apple cider, organic fair trade coffee, and more. After purchasing some homemade rosemary potato bread from Staff of Life Baking Company, I headed over...
Rosetta Stone Expanding Again — Into An Urban Campus
Despite tough economic times, Rosetta Stone, a Harrisonburg-based language technology company, is expanding again. They had previously expanded by adding numerous jobs. The growth that Rosetta Stone is experiencing has been, and will continue to be, beneficial to the Harrisonburg community. To compensate for this growth (which includes the launch...