Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Mayor calls on community to help Open Doors; Council considers transportation changes
Mayor Deanna Reed on Tuesday expressed concerns for Open Doors, the local low-barrier homeless shelter. The organization has shifted its shelter from several locations in recent years, from churches to JMU at the start of the pandemic to the former Red Front grocery store building, then back to JMU this summer. But come Aug. 15, Open Doors will once again be in the market for space to run the shelter.
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City still seeking public input for public art at downtown’s northern gateway
Harrisonburg has been gathering input for the last month about ideas regarding a sculpture where Liberty and Main streets connect on the north end of downtown. And the city will continue to collect ideas from members of the public through August, including through an online survey.
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Local climate activists say measure in Congress is a start, but fossil fuel provisions concern them
Environmental activists gathered Tuesday in Court Square to call on President Biden to commit to steps beyond the sweeping energy-related measure moving through Congress. That included calling on the president to declare a climate emergency.
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Beyond the building, Rocktown High’s other features are emerging
While students, teachers and parents are gearing up for the 2022-23 school year that starts this month, the city school board members spent part of Tuesday’s meeting looking ahead to Rocktown High School’s opening in fall 2024.
State veterinary board indefinitely suspends Harrisonburg-area vet’s license. Here’s what happened.
RICHMOND — After two days of hearings about whether he acted appropriately and can continue practicing medicine, Dr. Ayman Salem, a veterinarian who operated emergency animal clinics in Harrisonburg and Winchester, faced the Board of Veterinary Medicine on Friday afternoon to learn his fate.
Curious about those new poles popping up? They’re key components of a new technology coming to town
A few of these slender poles with larger cylinders on top have popped up across Harrisonburg so far this year. One is at the corner of High and West Market streets. Another is at the intersection of Maryland Avenue, Port Republic Road and Main Street. And a third is on East Market Street. Here’s what they’ll do.
City outlines ways for private donations to enhance parks, programs and public spaces
Harrisonburg now has an official policy to accept private donations that can help spruce up or expand public areas, parks and other projects and programs.
Massanutten Technical students fly high by medaling in national drone competition
Sam Satterwhite tapped his foot nervously as he gazed upon a vast convention center filled with nearly 13,000 students and teachers. Three unknown drone-flying courses awaited Satterwhite, backed by a novice drone coach in a new program.
