Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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City to stick with American Ramp Co. for skate park project
The city will proceed with its existing contract with the American Ramp Company for the initial reconstruction of the Westover Skate Park using federal funds.
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Valley-based tech firm gains momentum from Microsoft designation
Caf2Code, a Harrisonburg-based software development company and business-to-business consultancy, has ambitions of expanding its workforce in the Valley especially after receiving a prestigious designation from Microsoft this year.
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Innovation hub that helped grow businesses prepares to take root in Harrisonburg at Wetsel’s Seed building
For Clara Metzler and her nonprofit Project GROWS, the Staunton Innovation Hub didn’t just act as a base of operations — it was a place for connection. Project GROWS works to improve the health of children and youth in the community through garden-based education and access to healthy food, Metzler said, and held membership with the hub from its opening in 2018 until 2021.
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Harrisonburg school workers call for collective bargaining at Tuesday’s hearing
A sea of red T-shirts met the Harrisonburg City School Board at its Tuesday work session as the Harrisonburg Education Association rallied for collective bargaining for the school district’s employees.
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Council member Jones pleads guilty to lesser charge related to May traffic stop
Harrisonburg City Councilman Chris Jones, who was arrested last May on the charge of driving while intoxicated, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to a lesser charge of improper driving and agreed to pay a $250 fine.
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Saturday’s ‘Tools for School’ event at Valley Mall to offer families resources and school supplies
The United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County newest event to help families with back-to-school needs comes at an opportune time — just at the time Virginia would have had a tax-free weekend on school supplies if lawmakers hadn’t forgot to renew it.
Duck trails: City gets a sneak peek at new downtown art that will double as a scavenger hunt
Explore More Discovery Museum will continue celebrating its 20th birthday this year with another artistic addition — the installation of bronze duckling statues spread throughout downtown Harrisonburg, which will create an immersive scavenger hunt for all ages.
Organizers hope to bring back ‘bigger and better’ International Festival in 2024 after using this year to regroup
While organizers of Harrisonburg’s International Festival pulled the plug on this fall’s event, they’re hoping to regroup to plan a better one in 2024.
