Smart Growth Symposium
Via Scott Roger’s blog: the Shenandoah Valley Builders Association is hosting a “Smart Growth Symposium” Friday morning, February 22 at the Spotswood Country Club.
Archive | January, 2008
Bombay going Cajun
Thursday, January 31, 2008
I’m a fan of the lunch buffet at Bombay Courtyard on South Main, so when I read this rant on Craigslist, I called the restaurant, hoping it was false. But the owner confirmed that the operation will replace Indian cuisine with Cajun. They intend to make the switch from “Bombay Courtyard” to “Bourbon Street on [...]
growth, immigrants, and the housing market
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Even though the population of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area grew almost 9 percent between 2000 and 2006 (according to the Weldon Cooper Center), it’s not helping the high end housing market, according to today’s DNR. But what about the less expensive houses? Scott Rogers has a post up on his blog about immigrants’ effect on the [...]
Trees & Shrubs to improve your yard and our environment
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Each year around this time and through April (Arbor Day), a number of organizations such as the Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Department of Forestry, and local businesses sell or give out seedlings to eligible groups and individuals. This year, Turner Ashby High School’s Ecology II Class partners again with the Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water [...]
repeal driver fees now how?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
It’s pretty much unanimous: the “abusive driver fees” General Assembly passed last year were a bad idea. So, the Assembly made it a priority this year to undo what they had done last year. Only one problem: a 130-year-old state Supreme Court ruling prohibiting lawmakers “from ordering local courts to stop collection of fees or [...]
Bridgewater Bypass
Monday, January 28, 2008
The period for public comment has ended. WSVA reports that “two build options for the road that aims to reduce traffic on Main Street and Dinkle Avenue [...] have been presented, both with costs estimated above 40-million dollars. Both roads begin at Route 257 near the Rescue Squad, but join Route 42 at different points.” [...]
former DNR writer charged in Oregon
Monday, January 28, 2008
From The Mail Tribune in Southern Oregon: former DNR political reporter, Andrew Scot Bolsinger, is scheduled for a pretrial hearing to face charges for first-degree rape and sodomy. According to the article, he has also “been named the defendant in a number of lawsuits involving several local businesses of which he was an owner or [...]
documentary discussion group
Friday, January 25, 2008
If you’re like me, you like watching documentaries, but you want to discuss them with someone after the credits roll…
No Special Election for Commissioner?
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It had been reported there would likely be a special election for Rockingham County Commissioner of Revenue. Last November, county residents voted for deceased Commissioner Richard Connellee over challenger Ester Nizer. However, the Board of Supervisors voted 4 – 1 against holding a special election, as it would cost extra money, and likely have a [...]
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Announcements & Press Releases 
- Friendly City Grand Opening Set for July 9
Friendly City Food Co-Op, Harrisonburg’s consumer-owned grocery, invites the community to come see its new destination for natural, organic and locally-produced products at the store’s grand opening 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 9 at 150 East Wolfe Street.
- Friendly City Becomes Member of National Cooperative Grocers Association
HARRISONBURG, VA — Friendly City Food Co-op, slated to open this month in Harrisonburg, Va., has become the newest member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food co-ops nationwide.
- Harrisonburg Recognized as a Bike Friendly Community
May 2: Harrisonburg was honored when the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations over the weekend to kick off May as National Bike Month.
Harrisonburg Politics & Opinion
- 'News Virginian' begins charging for online content ... joins growing number of paywall sites
- Linwood Cobb leads 7th Republican District Convention
- Virginia Living magazine's 'Best of Virginia 2012' Staunton awards
- Lexington & the Rise of Liberty in Virginia’s 6th
- Indiana Republicans "Choose Between Party And Country"
- The 2012 Farm Bill: A Happy Marriage between Democratic Socialism and Corporate Capitalism
- Robert Samuelson Playing Anti-Robin Hood Again
- Political Dialogue at JMU
- Tax Day Rally 2012
- The 2012 GOP Nomination is Over?
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- Housing recovery more evident in lower price ranges
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Harrisonburg Blogs
- Racism is never funny.
- Redskins pick RGIII, no surprise there
- Five Sure-Fire Ways To Make You Look Less Unattractive in Pictures
- Westover Waves gear up for summer season
- Soup Night the result of months of preperation
- Fiesta Corn Patties
- Blog: Songs that best defined me in high school
- “Storied” delivers a quality performance
- Senior Wills
- Ben DiNapoli elected SCA president for 2012-2013 year
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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