Library Closing Branches, Reducing Hours
On Monday, Massanutten Regional Library announced they will be closing their Bergton and Stanley branches, and reducing hours at the downtown Harrisonburg library.
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The Suburbanization of North Valley Pike
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The North Valley Pike Strategic Corridor Plan, which recommends turning Route 11 north of Harrisonburg into a “two lane ‘main street,’ with a new parallel road serving through traffic,” was presented at a public meeting last week, and is scheduled to be finalized and presented to the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors in July.
Degner Leads Wilt in Fundraising, Spending
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The financial reports for the candidates in the race for 26th district delegate are in, and it’s apparent that the Democratic Party of Virgina (DPVA) is taking this race in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County seriously. Democratic candidate Kai Degner leads his Republican opponent, Tony Wilt, in fundraising and spending.
Emergency Declared In Harrisonburg
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
City Manager Kurt Hodgen has officially declared a local emergency in Harrisonburg, due to the amount of snow we have already received, and additional accumulation expected today and tomorrow.
Harrisonburg Grows
Monday, February 1, 2010
According to a recent study by UVa’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Harrisonburg population grew a total of 15.9 percent between 2001 and 2009. Estimates on the spreadsheet indicate that 5.8 percent of that growth (2,355 people) was due to a “natural increase,” and 10.1 percent (4,088) was due to migration. During the [...]
“Green Burial” Site Permit Requested
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tomorrow evening, the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors will hear a request from Kenny Kyger for a special use permit to create Duck Run Natural Cemetery, a gravestone-free private park in Penn Laird where people would be buried the old-fashioned, biodegradable way.
Candidates on “Green” Policies
Sunday, November 1, 2009
hburgnews.com reader Anne Nielsen surveyed all the House of Delegates candidates running in any part of Rockingham County (on behalf of the Climate Action Alliance of the Valley). See part one of this series here. Below are the results to the second question from her survey; What is your interest in policies designed to improve [...]
What’s on Tuesday’s Ballot?
Friday, October 30, 2009
If you haven’t been bombarded with the McDonnell – Deeds attack ads on TV, you might be surprised to learn there’s an election this coming Tuesday. All races are for state or local offices. Here’s what’s on the ballot in Harrisonburg:
- Ed: Lisa, not sure about the name of the dress shop near Jess's but in the 50's it was the Joa...
- 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...
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- Friendly City Celebrates Grand Opening
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- 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)
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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
- Opinion: Outfitting dorms with domestically made products a good idea
- New SOLs create stress for teachers
- 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
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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