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This is very exciting! If you enjoy shopping, perusing, gifting, trying on, fashion, affordability — you get the idea — then you will find Mint, a new shop opening soon in Downtown Harrisonburg, to be just up your alley! Mint will open on Saturday, March 12th (with a grand opening later on in March). It [...]

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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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Battlefield Estates is a mature neighborhood (with Civil War themed street names like “Confederacy” and “Dixie Ridge Run”), technically located in Penn Laird, off of Route 33 East between Harrisonburg and McGaheysville. It is tucked away from the main drag, and really the only traffic running through the neighborhood is that of visitors or residents. [...]

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Elkton, Virginia, is located about 20 minutes east of Harrisonburg on Route 33. Elkton, population of about 2600, is home to MillerCoors, Merck, and a brand new high school. It is situated along the south fork of the Shenandoah River, and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008, so Elkton boasts quite a bit of history. [...]

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Broadway — population of roughly 3,500 — is located about 15 minutes north of Harrisonburg on Route 42, which, like Bridgewater, turns into Main Street. There are locally owned shops and businesses along Main Street and a whole plethora of housing options available. Some of the most notable subdivisions in the Broadway area are Legion [...]

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Dayton is a small town (population 1,196 according to the 2010 Census) located between Bridgewater and Harrisonburg on Route 42. If you ever want to live “where everyone knows your name,” Dayton is it… in a good way! Local folks head to Dayton for many things: the Dayton Farmers Market, Silver Lake Mill, Thomas House [...]

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Bridgewater is a great place to live (I know… I’m a resident!). It is located 5 miles south of Harrisonburg, with Route 42 turning into Main Street through this quaint and friendly little town. The population is about 5,000, and boasts such entities as Dynamic Aviation, Shickel Corporation, Marshall’s, Purdue, and Bridgewater College. Many homes [...]

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Blue Stone Hills, located on the hillside in Harrisonburg — behind Martin’s Grocery Store, Kohl’s, and Target — boasts some of the best views of the city (within city limits). This neighborhood is conveniently located to just about everything you could possibly need in Harrisonburg. Downtown is minutes down Route 33, otherwise known as Market [...]

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Shenandoah Growers, which is a small business success story here in the Shenandoah Valley — Rockingham County, to be precise — grows fresh culinary herbs organically. This company started over 20 years ago. According to their website, Shenandoah Growers is “actively committed to being part of America’s healthy food movement, and it is our passionate [...]

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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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