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Unity: International Festival To Mesh With Moving Planet Event 24 Sep 2011 | 03:27 am
One is a Harrisonburg tradition over a decade old. The other is a grassroots movement in its inaugural year. This Saturday two very different events will be taking place in Harrisonburg. But both even...
hburgnews.com: 2006 – 2011 30 Jul 2011 | 08:03 am
Regular hburgnews readers have noticed by now that new stories have been published on this site less and less frequently this summer. As you may have suspected, we’re winding down operations. This sit...
Friendly City Celebrates Grand Opening 11 Jul 2011 | 01:15 am
The Friendly City Food Co-op, in downtown Harrisonburg, celebrated their grand opening Saturday afternoon with a ribbon cutting, live music, product samples, and activities for the whole family. As p...
Cally’s To Become Capital Ale House 21 Jun 2011 | 11:32 am
Capital Ale House announced last week that the Richmond-based restaurant chain will take possession of the space currently occupied by Cally’s Restaurant and Brewery in downtown Harrisonburg. Bill Fr...
Castillo To Be Awarded Honorary Doctorate 19 May 2011 | 11:59 am
Isabel Castillo, an undocumented immigrant DREAM activist from Harrisonburg, will be the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of San Francisco. Photo by Jon Styer/Eastern Mennonite ...
Last Glimpse of Food Co-op Before Official Opening 18 May 2011 | 02:33 am
It was a strange scene for a Saturday morning at a grocery store. The shelves were bare and there were no aisles for the small crowd to mill through. No one was being rung up at a cash register. But t...
Harrisonburg Gardening 101: Composting & Other Garden Tips 7 May 2011 | 01:12 am
This is the 3rd post in our local gardening mini-series. Previous posts can be found at this link. I’ll reiterate that I’m no expert! I just do a lot of reading about gardens online and I started my o...
State Agencies Weighing Benefits Of Burning Poultry Litter To Generate Electricity 5 May 2011 | 01:50 am
This story was funded in part by hburgnews.com readers via Spot.Us. Thank you for your support of community-funded journalism. New Market, April 20. The morning’s luck is not good. Mark Deavers’ semi...
Severe Weather Whips Through Valley 29 Apr 2011 | 12:54 am
Harrisonburg was under tornado warnings Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning. Harrisonburg City Schools and Rockingham County Schools announced a two-hour delay Thursday morning. Some areas i...