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Item by Jim Bishop Do you drive a Mazda Miata? If you enjoy being behind the wheel of this sporty coupe, and find yourself drawn to others who share this passion, plan to join fellow Miata motorists for a Sunday afternoon cruise. Hop in your classy chassis and meet by 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Columbine High School shooting survivor Craig Scott will speak at a free public event at James Madison University next week. Scott will present a talk on “Lessons Learned from Columbine” from 7-8 p.m. at the JMU Convocation Center. Scott’s sister, Rachel, was the first of 13 people killed in the…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A print brochure and online resource giving tourists information about the Harrisonburg Arts and Cultural District is now available. The city tourism office and the Harrisonburg-based Arts Council of the Valley cooperated on the marketing effort, which will include the distribution of 10,000 print brochures.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination candidate Jon Bowerbank will be in Harrisonburg Friday for a meet and greet. Bowerbank is a business owner and member of the board of supervisors in Russell County. He is the only announced candidate for the Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination. The meet and greet will be…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It was more a gesture than anything else. But Sam Rasoul was out there on the front lines of the gas crisis just the same. “The point of this event was to raise awareness about the energy crisis in this country,” said Rasoul, the Democratic Party nominee in the Sixth…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Kai Degner is ready to throw his hat into the Harrisonburg City Council ring. Degner, the executive director of the Arts Council of the Valley, will announce his candidacy for city council tomorrow afternoon. The announcement will take place at 5:15 p.m. at Clementine Cafe in Downtown Harrisonburg, and will…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s time for the First Fridays Art Walk this Friday in Downtown Harrisonburg. The art walk runs from 5-7 p.m., and featuers a star-studded lineup again this month.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Retired Harrisonburg businessman Bill Ney confirmed today that he is running for the open city-treasurer job. Ney said today that he will seek the endorsement of the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee. Two other candidates have expressed their interest in the treasurer job – Republican Penny Paul Imeson and independent Jeff Shafer….
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Northern Virginia Democratic legislator Steve Shannon will be in Harrisonburg for a fund-raiser for a pair of Harrisonburg City Council Democratic candidates Friday evening. Shannon, who is exploring a bid for the 2009 Democratic Party attorney-general nomination, will be at Blue Nile Cafe, 181 N. Main St., Harrisonburg, at the…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance and the city government are hosting a public-information meeting regarding the Harrisonburg Downtown Streetscape Project on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at the Massanutten Regional Library. The meeting will be held open-house style. Members of the public are invited to attend to learn more about The Next Step…
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