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Column by Scott Rogers www.harrisonburghousingmarket.com With 2009 having come to a close, I have published my first market report of 2010. Home sales finished out at a respectable level in 2009, showing only a 13 percent decline from 2008 as compared to the 25 percent decline in sales pace seen between 2007 and 2008….
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Local members of the Virginia Organizing Project are hosting a health-care vigil at Court Square in Harrisonburg Tuesday evening. The vigil is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the east steps of the Rockingham County Courthouse in Downtown Harrisonburg. The vigil will shine a spotlight on the thousands of Americans…
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Staff Report Business news tips: [email protected] The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce announced today that Frank Tamberrino has been selected to serve as the organization’s president and chief executive officer. He will begin his role as CEO in December 2009. Tamberrino has 25 years of experience in the field of economic and community development and…
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On Tuesday, Nov. 10t, the Green Shuttle, a new shuttle service run by Green Taxi, officially begins trips from Downtown Harrisonburg to Dulles Airport, Downtown D.C. and Charlottesville. The service, owned by Heriberto and Elia Cortes, will run three days a week to Charlottesville and two to Dulles International Airport and Downtown D.C., with plans…
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The new Asian-fusion restaurant in Downtown Harrisonburg, Beyond, has become an instant hit with downtown diners, according to Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance. Since its opening on Sept. 10, word-of-mouth, has filled the restaurant every night with eager customers. Customer Matt Little, a JMU alum, described the scene, “I haven’t seen a single ad for this restaurant,…
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Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services along with local partners including; Rosetta Stone, Harrisonburg’s International Festival and Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, have created a passport to savings with discounts and special offers to highlight the City’s diverse eateries the weekend of Harrisonburg’s International Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26. The six participating restaurants’ will also receive, courtesy of Rosetta…
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The City of Harrisonburg has been awarded the highest possible score in the Virginia Active Transportation Index. In a report from BikeWalk Virginia, Harrisonburg was one of only three Virginia localities to earn the highest VATI score. The VATI is used to provide a comprehensive picture of biking and walking resources in a locality. The…
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Story by Chris Graham Harrisonburg leaders have a vision for how to make their downtown thrive. Barry Kelley is helping bring that vision into a reality. “I know downtown pretty well. And I thought this was the perfect area for the kind of project that we were thinking about doing,” said Kelley, who with fellow…
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A Harrisonburg man is in custody on murder charges following a Monday-night shooting in Grottoes that left a woman dead. John Franklin Myers, 44, of 3210 S. Main St., is being charged with first-degree murder and two related charges in the shooting death of Virginia Lynn Ware, 30, of 9712 Cloverdale Lane, Grottoes.
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Democratic Party attorney-general nominee Steve Shannon visited Downtown Harrisonburg on Saturday to talk with voters about his campaign. Videos posted to YouTube and Facebook. Length: 9:08.
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