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National Farmers Market Week is August 3 through 9. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is challenging everyone to eat local for a day. The Downtown Harrisonburg Farmers Market is open Tuesday August 5 and Saturday August 9 from 7am-1pm.

Due to a combination of rising gas prices, greater awareness about carbon emissions’ impact on the environment, and individuals looking for healthier lifestyles, I’ve been seeing a lot more bicycles on the road and a lot more people walking. Although admittedly Harrisonburg doesn’t have the most ideal bicycle facilities (yet) and many neighborhoods were designed when cars dominated [...]

There were lots of sweaty Barack Obama supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at the official opening of Obama’s Harrisonburg headquarters this afternoon. The reception followed an open house held across the street from Dave’s Taverna downtown. Several energetic Obama staffers addressed the crowd, encouraging them to help organize and coordinate canvassing events in their precincts. [...]

This little blog is about to turn two, and it’s been over a year since the last time hburgnews readers got together for a meet and greet, so we figured; why not have a get together on the two year anniversary of the beginning of the site?
We’ll be gathering for an informal get-together downstairs at [...]

Thursday morning at 8 a.m. area law enforcement took up the torch, literally, and ran through the county with sweat and determination.
This weekend the state’s Special Olympics will be held in Richmond and the runners carrying “The Flame of Hope” are winding their way to the capital city for the occasion. Yesterday, the torch arrived [...]

The official groundbreaking for the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market pavilion was held this morning at 10:30. I walked down with some co-workers, but we left before the ceremony. The market was busy as usual, and I saw several members of the local media. Hopefully someone was there for the ceremony and took some pictures or has [...]

This is a political campaign stunt I’m not familiar with: paying for part of your gas. Sam Rasoul, Bob Goodlatte’s hybrid car-driving Democratic challenger is planning a campaign event at the Texaco Food Mart on South Main High this Wednesday, June 4th at 4:00 for 40 minutes. A press release sent out by Rasoul states [...]

It’s not what it sounds like. This is the third year the Big Apple to Big Easy (BABE) junk car rally has stopped in Harrisonburg.
I found out about last year’s BABE Rally stop a day too late. This time, I was able to check it out. I shot some video last night and this morning [...]

About 2,000 Civil War reenactors made history come alive over the weekend in honor of the 1864 Battle of New Market.

This week, May 12-16, is National Bike To Work Week and Friday May 16 is Bike To Work Day. Individuals are encouraged by a variety of agencies and organizations to ride their bikes to work instead of driving. On May 1, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Ralph Davis proclaimed from the Capitol steps that May is [...]

Previously, the City of Harrisonburg only held Household Hazardous Waste Collections once a year, jointly with Rockingham County at the Fairgrounds. The City will continue to do so, but now offers a monthly collection of certain items:
The first monthly household hazardous waste collection of 2008 will be May 17 from 8:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon [...]

Despite a brief threat of rain, hundreds of people gathered outside the Rockingham County Courthouse in Harrisonburg Tuesday evening as Democrat and former Governor Mark Warner pitched his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Much is happening with the arts downtown, with MACRoCk, the Museum and Gallery Walk, and First Fridays all gaining steam this spring. Next, a three-session facilitated dialogue begins about the next phases of turning the Ruddle Building into an arts center in downtown - that’s the building with the Old Dominion Coffee Company. [...]

Thousands of students and parents filled the campus of James Madison University Saturday for the Spring commencement ceremonies, pushing JMU’s all-time graduate count over 100,000 since it was founded on March 14, 1908.