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Downtown Harrisonburg will soon be home to yet another new restaurant! It is called Brooklyn Cafe and Lounge, and is located in the former Franklin’s Cafe at 20 S. Mason Street. They’re having a grand re-opening on March 5th.
Brooklyn Cafe and Lounge will be serving up Middle Eastern, Turkish, Mexican, Italian, and Southern American cuisine. [...]

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Did you eat too many Christmas cookies, drink too much eggnog, or sit on the couch too long during your holiday vacation? Well, this week is your lucky week! The Center, a yoga and pilates studio in Downtown Harrisonburg, is holding an open house this week, offering free yoga, pilates, and nia at every level… [...]

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Harrisonburg is scheduled to host the largest-ever FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego® League competition on December 5th and 6th. The challenge is for kids in the Lego® League to build a robot for the “Smart Move” Challenge. This competition will be held at JMU’s Memorial Hall.
Children from ages nine to [...]

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Looking for some spooky fun this Saturday? Head on over to Downtown Harrisonburg and enjoy Halloween on the Square — family friendly festivities from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Many shops will open their doors to trick-or-treaters, so bring your little ones and fill up on candy! There will also be many fun activities happening [...]

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More and more folks are going local these days, which includes the desire to buy locally grown produce and handmade goods from local residents. If that option isn’t available, most people are looking to do good by purchasing goods that are fairly traded and/or help the less-fortunate. Lucky for us, Harrisonburg has a variety of [...]

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Old Town is located in the historic district of Harrisonburg, in close proximity to Downtown, Rockingham Memorial Hospital (the existing hospital, not the new one), and James Madison University. Many folks desire to live in Old Town so they can decrease their environmental footprint! Residents of this neighborhood range from college students to local professionals [...]

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Many local restaurants have joined together to provide, once again, a fabulous event called Taste of Downtown. This year, the 3-day event will be held on August 18 - 20 in Downtown Harrisonburg. (No tickets required!) Local restaurateurs will provide menus at reduced prices that will showcase some of the areas finest chefs. For more [...]

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Saturday, April 11th has been nominated as the day for clean up in Harrisonburg this year. Blacks Run/Downtown Clean Up Day is a time for volunteers to work hard to clean up our city. Last year, volunteers picked up 1.86 tons of trash from Downtown and Blacks Run! So gather a team and sign up [...]

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When I first moved to Harrisonburg almost 5 years ago, it was confusing! I had moved from the West Coast and was used to roads being laid out like grids, I hadn’t lived in a college town as a “townie,” and I was still on the job hunt. It was difficult because I wasn’t used [...]

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The Taste of Downtown event is back this year! From March 10 - 12, you can enjoy three whole days of dining pleasure and fantastic lunch and dinner specials at some of your favorite restaurants in Downtown Harrisonburg. Here is a list of participating restaurants:

Artful Dodger
Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
Cally’s Restaurant & Brewing Co.
Clementine
Dave’s Downtown Taverna
Downtown [...]

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