Author: Bridget Manley
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Before and after: The (re)transformation of the Lincoln Homestead and what was discovered
fter almost two years of renovations and lots of surprises — both good and bad —the Bixler family has moved into the Lincoln Homestead.
Summer events will be booming (even if city’s July 4th fireworks won’t be)
While the usual Friendly City Fourth of July event and fireworks display in Harrisonburg are cancelled for the second consecutive year, other annual festivities will return this summer. Here’s The Citizen’s guide to major events and festivals.
Area groups work to help vulnerable populations get vaccinated
While COVID-19 vaccinations have become widely available, several Harrisonburg organizations have stepped up efforts to help people in vulnerable communities — including immigrants and refugees, as well as those experiencing homelessness — overcome hurdles to get vaccinated.
Newly-hired police chief pledges ‘partnership’ between HPD and community
Harrisonburg city leaders hired Kelley D. Warner, a deputy chief from a Pennsylvania police force, to be the first woman to serve as Harrisonburg’s police chief.
As guidelines change, more Harrisonburg playgrounds and park amenities reopen … but not all of them
The start of summer 2021 might not look like “normal” at parks around Harrisonburg, but city officials say more amenities are reopening. And playgrounds and pools, though not as crowded as they once were, will start to resemble pre-pandemic operations.
Rosetta Stone employees say they were blindsided by massive layoffs
The sweeping layoffs and gutting of the iconic Harrisonburg firm Rosetta Stone began Tuesday with a mandatory company-wide Zoom meeting. By the end, whole teams of people learned they would no longer have jobs.
Lucy Simms historic marker is part of an effort to reflect more of Virginia’s past
A historical marker will go up in front of the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center later this year as one of 16 new historical markers approved for 2021 — signs meant to show more about Virginia’s history than battlefields and presidential birthplaces.
Little Pantry aims to help others stock up
At the Singers Glen recycling center sits an unassuming cabinet next to the bins full of cardboard and newspapers.