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James Madison University announced the formation of “The Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World” in September, which will be led by Dr. Christie-Joy Brodrick Hartman, formerly a professor in the Integrated Science and Technology department. President Linwood Rose’s “Commission on Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability” recommended the action of forming the Institute to help JMU [...]

This week is International Walk to School Week! This celebration of walking will be taking place at five of our local elementary schools this week:

Tuesday Oct 7, Waterman Elementary
Wednesday Oct 8, Mountain View Elementary and Spotswood Elementary
Thursday Oct 9, South River Elementary
Friday Oct 10, Keister Elementary

It’s been about 8 months since the last one. Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance announced they are planning a second speed dating night for Saturday, November 10 8 at Clementine.
For at least one couple, the last event was a success. A reader wrote to us, “I met my honey bunny at the first one they held in [...]

Next Thursday, WSVA will host a debate between Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Sam Rasoul, and Janice Lee Allen at the Holiday Inn.
Unless I’m mistaken, this will be the first time incumbent Goodlatte and challenger Rasoul have debated. Several weeks ago, there was a little dust-up after Goodlatte declined to participate in a proposed YouTube debate [...]

Earlier this evening, architect Eugene Stoltzfus gave a presentation to local residents of his vision of what downtown Harrisonburg could become. The visual presentation, featuring computer renderings and fly-thrus of a virtual buildings and parks, was less a blueprint for actual development, and more a philosophical demonstration of what sort of development is possible and [...]

A presentation by local architect Eugene Stoltzfus, on The Vision for Downtown, will be held on Thursday September 25 at 6:30pm at City Council Chambers, 409 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg. The presentation is open to the public and will also be aired live on City Span, Channel 3 on Comcast Cable for citizens to watch from home.

Earlier this evening, former national counter-terrorism adviser, Richard Clarke, spoke to a packed Court Square Theater in support of Barack Obama. Clarke, an outspoken critic of the invasion of Iraq, attempted to debunk foreign policy criticisms of Obama, and was critical of John McCain’s stance on a withdrawal timetable, as well as his foreign policy [...]

Richard Clarke, former chief counter-terrorism adviser on the U.S. National Security Council, will be speaking at the Court Square Theater this Sunday evening. Clarke will host, appearing with Denis McDonough, Sen. Tom Daschle’s former foreign policy adviser. They will be discussing and promoting Barack Obama’s foreign policy plan.

One of the most fascinating blogs I’ve ever come across has to be PostSecret. For years, readers have been mailing their anonymous secrets on a postcard to Frank Warren, who posts them on his blog. PostSecret has gained a huge following, and become one of the top 30 most popular on the Internet. I recently [...]

The 11th Annual Harrisonburg International Festival will take place Saturday September 27 at Hillandale Park and this year its seeing lots more Green. “The Green Village” is one of the newest additions to the festival. It will be found near the Art Activities for Everyone area and across from the Main Stage and foods from around the world. The Green Village will feature a variety [...]

The “Wild At Art” show opening and reception is happening this Friday September 5 at Clementine Cafe.

The art show will feature artwork created on August 2 by about 8 adults and 25 kids 8-12 years of age who ventured into the woods and made art with sticks, stones and other natural materials they collected.
The trip and project was [...]

Tuesday evening in Denver, former Virginia Governor Mark Warner took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to provide his support for presidential candidate Barack Obama. Following a standing ovation and rhythmic chant of “Warner, Warner, Warner” from the audience, he took the podium shortly after 9:40.

This is probably old news for many people, but I’ve been looking for the Candidate List for the November 4, 2008 election so that can do some reading in advance. I had a difficult time finding it, so I wanted to share. Those interested in seeing a complete list of who’s running for council, state senate, school [...]

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.