Category: Harrisonburg culture
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How a downtown restaurant went beyond two pieces of bread and some cheese
Grilled cheese has long earned a place amid the pantheon of comfort foods—a warm, melty bite of nostalgia. But for Kathleen Mania-Casey, it became something more.
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Founding footsteps: Harrisonburg history will come to the fore as part of VA250
What does it take for a small cluster of springs in a rugged valley to become the heart of a thriving city? For Thomas Harrison, the answer was a vision, generosity and a deep connection to the land that would one day bear his name.
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From the basement up: Places and names might change, but showhouse culture remains in Harrisonburg
The sharp whine of an electric guitar slices through the crackling feedback of an amp. Then, it hits—a wall of sound: thundering drums, pulsing basslines, and raw vocals. Scuffed Doc Martens pound the floor. Bodies jostle and sway, gripping the low rafters for stability. In the cramped basement, people in the crowd press shoulder to shoulder, chest to back. Strangers, united only by the music, move as one.
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Schools seek to embrace dos and don’ts of AI; Elementary school days to get 15 minutes longer starting Feb. 3
After nine months of work by a task force, the Harrisonburg City Public School Board is poised to adopt guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms.
Harrisonburg Anabaptists Help to Create a New Study Bible
By Mary Ann Zehr, contributor Starting just before Christmas, Harrisonburg-based publisher MennoMedia began shipping thousands of copies of a new study Bible called the Anabaptist Community Bible. “We printed 10,000 in our first print run, and we’ve just gone back to do another printing,” said Amy Gingerich, the publisher and executive director for MennoMedia, affiliated …
Harrisonburg celebrates local artist traffic cabinet art wrap project
Local downtown art murals were celebrated at an event held through the collaboration of Harrisonburg Public Works, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance and the Art Council of the Valley on Monday, October 28 at Court Square Theatre. In August, ten local artists painted the murals, which were then transferred to ten different traffic cabinets around downtown.
JMU prof’s book on bookshops makes NYT bestseller list
First there was the capacity crowd at Parentheses Books for the launch of local author Evan Friss’s new book, “The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore.” Then, within a week of its release, the New York Times reported that sales had propelled it to the top ten bestselling nonfiction titles.
Sunset market attracts ‘different crowd’ and more than food vendors
Mike Hott, owner of the locally-owned Hott Apiary, sets up a table at every Harrisonburg farmers market to sell his product and talk with customers.
