hburgnews turns 3
Today marks hburgnews’ three year anniversary. We have some big changes in the works.
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“A good first step”
Saturday, May 30, 2009
I attended today’s Harrisonburg Summits (hosted by Mayor Kai Degner) along with about 200 other participants. The summit’s focus was sustainability. Specifically; How do we meet the needs of the present “while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their needs?”
Twitter taking off in Harrisonburg
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
During the past several months, tens of thousands of Americans have been jumping on yet another social media bandwagon: Twitter. The number of “active users” of the microblogging service has grown 900% in the last year, according to Twitter co-founder, Biz Stone. The effect of that growth can be clearly seen in the Harrisonburg community.
Repost: “Sideblog” Feedback
Thursday, January 29, 2009
You may have noticed the new combined feeds, in the right sidebar of the hburgnews homepage, called the “sideblog”. I wanted to give a quick run-down of what our intentions are with the sideblog and get some feedback from you all.
The New Sideblog & Hashtag Test Day
Friday, January 16, 2009
You may have noticed the new combined feeds, in the right sidebar of the hburgnews homepage, called the “sideblog”. I wanted to give a quick run-down of what our intentions are with the sideblog and get some feedback from you all.
HburgNews – 2008 in Review
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
As 2008 comes to a close, let’s spend New Year’s Eve looking back at our year of news. HburgNews had about 463 posts this year, which averages to about 9 per week. Though Brent took a break as lead poster and handed over the reigns in November, he still wrote over 70% of the articles [...]
Thank you, Harrisonburg
Thursday, November 6, 2008
When I started this blog in 2006, I had a vague idea that it could become relevant to the community, but I never imagined it would become a news leader in the city. It was something I wanted someone else to do, but no one would. Through trial, error and experimentation, I figured out how [...]
throwing in the towel (sort of)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
This may be old news to some, but I’ve decided to dramatically reduce my activity on this blog after the elections in November. Here’s why:
hburg Twitter 2.0
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Twitter feature hasn’t been working for some time. Yesterday I created a workaround: an hburgnews hashtag. Here’s how it works: Anytime anyone with a Twitter account sees news happening in or near Harrisonburg, include #hburgnews somewhere in your update. It will show up in the sidebar of hburgnews. That’s it. Pretty simple, huh?
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- Jeff: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hoist%20by%20your%20own%20petard.html Knowledge is p...
- Chris: The ad was never published. The whole thing is in david thorne's fantasy world. There was ...
- HRHO: I hope the developers loose their shirt! Money is the only deterrent....
- Perrie'Lee Prouty: I a hearing that arsenic is being released as a byproduct of the plant? Arsenic is used...
- Shen CC: Sooooo.... Does anybody have ANY kind of update on this case @ this time? Surely it's ...
- Dr Frank R. Southerington: The Democrats are NEVER going to win the sixth District if they won't even field a candid...
- Unity: International Festival To Mesh With Moving Planet Event
- hburgnews.com: 2006 – 2011
- Friendly City Celebrates Grand Opening
- Cally’s To Become Capital Ale House
- Castillo To Be Awarded Honorary Doctorate
- Last Glimpse of Food Co-op Before Official Opening
- Harrisonburg Gardening 101: Composting & Other Garden Tips
- State Agencies Weighing Benefits Of Burning Poultry Litter To Generate Electricity
- Severe Weather Whips Through Valley
- Rocktown Beer & Music Festival (In Pictures)
Reader Tweets
Add yours by including the #hburgnews hashtag
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Karen Campbell: RT @RichardBaugh: Harrisonburg receives national recognition for being bike friendly http://t.co/WuIc1wgp #hburgnews
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HarrisonburgCHC: RT @RichardBaugh: Harrisonburg receives national recognition for being bike friendly http://t.co/WuIc1wgp #hburgnews
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Harrisonburg VA: RT @RichardBaugh: Harrisonburg receives national recognition for being bike friendly http://t.co/WuIc1wgp #hburgnews
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Richard Baugh: Harrisonburg receives national recognition for being bike friendly http://t.co/WuIc1wgp #hburgnews
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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
- Since Bob Goodlatte’s too Cowardly to Debate Karen…
- Will The Student Debt Burden Depress The US Housing Market For The Foreseeable Future?
- Tea Across the State
- The Boogeyman Of The Debt Ceiling Crisis Raises Its Head
- 'News Virginian' begins charging for online content ... joins growing number of paywall sites
- Linwood Cobb leads 7th Republican District Convention
- 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
Harrisonburg Business, PR & Coupons
- Overall Virginia housing market continues to gain strength
- Still busy fighting …
- Court & Market Days Festival commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
- Demand grows for new homes
- JMU (slightly) boosts first year student count, continuing steady growth trajectory
- Regal Cinemas: $2 off any Candy
- Fareways at Massanutten: $50 Gift Certificate for just $25
- Salad Creations: $25 Gift Certificate for just $12.50
- When the dust briefly settles
- James McHone: A Jewel of a Person
Harrisonburg Blogs
- Technology habits are exhibited throughout the school
- Girls Track Team Wins District Championship
- Entitled people are The Worst
- 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
Friday, July 17, 2009
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