Tag: News

Bridgewater Received $944,000 from VDOT to Fund Dry River Road Project

Dry River Road, situated behind Marshall's Distribution Center, Shickel Corporation, and Perdue, connects the Town of Bridgewater with Route 257 heading west of Dayton and into Montezuma. This is a heavily traveled road for folks with a variety of transportation needs: vehicles, big rigs, buggies, tractors, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Though the speed limit is only 25 mph, it can prove quite dangerous with such heavy traffic on a "commute" route. Enter VDOT...

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Harrisonburg’s SE Connector Project: The End is in Sight

The Harrisonburg SE Connector is nearing completion, with a 6.1 mile stretch of road connecting Route 42 and Route 33 East, making crossing the county less of a hassle and more of a beautiful thing. Not only will the commute be shorter, but it allows for access to more businesses -- locally- and nationally-owned alike.

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Bicyclists Love Harrisonburg: New City Bike Map Now Available

It's no secret that bicyclists love Harrisonburg... several cycling events take place throughout the year, including Bike Month in the Valley, which just wrapped up. The City of Harrisonburg is embracing all the cycling love. They put together a new city bike map featuring several routes by comfort level, points of interest, and more!

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Powerful Mobile Bidding App Developed by Two Ambitious Locals

Tim Peters, Chief Operations Officer and Auctioneer at Cottonwood Auctions, and his techie friend, Andy Harbick, who has experience building software for companies like Amazon and Rosetta Stone -- both local Harrisonburg residents -- have developed the first-ever (genius, really) mobile bidding app. It's called BidWrangler, and it allows folks to bid on auction items from their smartphones.

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Getting Official: HDR Receives Main Street Accreditation

We love Harrisonburg and the people that make the friendly city so special. We get especially excited when this city and its people are recognized for how truly excellent they are. This is why we are so pleased that HDR has received the national recognition of being an accredited Main Street program! That's right - one of only 22 in all of Virginia. So, you're either thinking, 'that's great!' or you're thinking, 'huh?' Let me explain...

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Harrisonburg’s Newest Retail Hub Will House a Third Walmart

  If you’ve driven on the newly finished Southeast Connector (aka Stone Spring Road) in Harrisonburg lately, you’ve likely noticed a lot of construction and earth-moving happening near where the connector runs into Port Republic Road. This 105-acre piece of land has been dubbed “Stone Port,” and plans are already in...

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