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Lake Pointe is this area’s most luxurious neighborhood, with gorgeous custom built homes on large lots of about an acre or more. Many of these homes have glorious views of Lake Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge Mountains. This neighborhood is tucked away between the edge of Highland Park and the lake, which provides privacy and [...]

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The opening of the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH) in Harrisonburg has been eagerly anticipated by most residents for a long time now. In fact, a while back we posted about why this new hospital is so awesome. Well, wait no longer! The new RMH is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on [...]

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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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Harrisonburg’s newest park — A Dream Come True — has been under construction on Neff Avenue for quite some time now, but the ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Arbor Day (April 30, 2010)!
This playground is unique in that all children can play together safely, including children with disabilities. Not only will this park [...]

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Preston Heights is an upscale neighborhood located in the heart of Harrisonburg, near Old Town, James Madison University, and just a short distance from Downtown. This area is full of grand and graceful homes built from the 1960’s through the 2000’s. The dominant style featured in Preston Heights is colonial, and most are situated on [...]

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Harrisonburg, Virginia, yet again makes headlines as a great place to live! We’ve written previously about Harrisonburg ranking in the top safest and most secure places to live, and now it has been mentioned in a list called “10 places to launch a second career” by US News & World Report.
Why? Well, here are the [...]

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A new restaurant is opening up soon at 865 Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg called Salad Creations. This restaurant will provide a healthy alternative to fast food, and offer a wide variety of meals or “create-your-own” menu options. They will serve more than just salad, too… wraps, hot paninis, soups, frozen yogurt, fruit cups, and [...]

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Once Upon A Child is a consignment store for children’s clothes, gear, furniture, toys, books, and other gently used items. Take your gently used (still in good shape) kid’s items and get cash! Once Upon A Child will pay you when you bring your items in, not after they are sold. They even occasionally sell [...]

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Well, actually, this neighborhood is in Dayton, which is a couple minutes south of Harrisonburg, but close enough, right?

South Breeze Estates is a quiet neighborhood with high quality, custom built homes that spread out over one hillside in the Town of Dayton. Many of these homes have wonderful countryside views, some (on the edge of [...]

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