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Parentheses Books offers Second Saturday Stories to build community
Parentheses Books, an independent bookstore in the Liberty St. Mercantile, is full of colorful paperbacks, sparkling fairy lights, and, of course, stories. On the second Saturday of every month, Parentheses hosts Second Saturday Stories, a time of reading and crafts for Harrisonburg’s kids and families.
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Harrisonburg school leaders call for Virginia to dial back changes affecting English learners
In early 2025, students, teachers, and administrators were informed of a big change: the amount of time English-learning students (ELs) would have to reach proficiency would be cut dramatically. While English learners previously had up to 11 semesters to learn English before their performance in Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests began to count, they would now have three semesters.
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How the Little Mermaid helped keep Court Square Theater part of our world
After the regional arts group said in December it could no longer afford to keep operating Court Square Theater, the phones belonging to leaders of the Harrisonburg theater group ACT ONE Theater Company began buzzing.
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Council seeks answers about I.C.E. actions in Harrisonburg
Council members shared the text of a letter they sent to federal and state leaders in December outlining their “deep concern over recent federal law immigration enforcement actions in Harrisonburg.”
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Rockingham school board considers changing parental permission for students to get ‘family life’ instruction
As it stands, all Rockingham County students automatically receive family life education unless a parent opts them out. The curriculum, adapted for different age levels, covers everything from family relationships to sex education to mental health. The school board is now weighing a policy change that will flip that on its head.
Book Review: Imaginative Realms in Familiar Settings
It’s entertaining to see how places I have visited dozens or even hundreds of times are settings for short stories in the book. The fantastical spin on familiar places is amusing and triggers my imagination.
Kohen says he won’t run for school board again this fall; Board selects new leaders
While the first school board meeting of 2026 included a change in leadership roles, it also signaled a changing of the guard with the announcement that the longest-tenured current school board member wouldn’t seek re-election this fall.
HHS biology teacher ‘knows how to bring her classroom to life’
In Anna Henkel’s biology class at Harrisonburg High School, students are likely to get a spoiler alert: “I’m going to ruin your life by making you see biology everywhere,” she tells them.
