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A favorite event of local residents is called “Taste of Downtown,” and it is just around the corner once again! From March 6 - 12 (next week!), downtown restaurants will be offering great deals on some of their favorite dishes, appetizers, drinks, and desserts — for both lunch and dinner. This event is so popular [...]

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Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas… the holiday festivities in Downtown Harrisonburg kick off at 4:00 PM tomorrow! Everything is FREE this year, too (thanks to a title sponsorship by The Colonnade Apartments and additional support from Arby’s Harrisonburg and Wal-Mart Logistics), so gather all your friends and family and enjoy [...]

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I hear Jingle Bells! The holiday season is upon us, and that means the annual Holiday Home Tour is just around the corner. On Sunday, December 5th, tour a select group of the finest homes in the Old Town (historic) neighborhood of Harrisonburg. The self-guided tour begins with appetizers, desserts and refreshments provided by [...]

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This year, Downtown Harrisonburg has some exciting news for shoppers looking for great deals. Black Friday shopping will be better than ever this year, because merchants in Downtown will be offering exceptional prices on some of their favorite items… and for a whole week! From November 26th through December 3rd, you will find holiday gift [...]

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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, picnic shelter, basketball court, playground, [...]

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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 great service! This will be [...]

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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 to try some medium roast [...]

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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 of a new product), the [...]

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Downtown Harrisonburg is opening new restaurants and cafes all the time, which is a great sign of recovery and revitalization! One of the newest additions is a smoothie bar called “Pulp.” It is conjoined to and operated by the Shenandoah Bicycle Company on South Main Street. Pulp opened this past Monday, so be sure to [...]

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Downtown Harrisonburg is a unique and thriving place, so to keep up with their neighbors in offering a nightlife solution, Earth & Tea Cafe is now serving beer and wine. It is a growing trend in Downtown, and one that the owners of Earth & Tea Cafe — Felix Wang and Aaram Millones — are [...]

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