Josh Baugher and Wendy Young eat lunch at Brooklyn Cafe Friday afternoon during Harrisonburg's Taste of Downtown week. "It was what brought us in," said Young.
Photos by Nikki Fox
|
|
‘Taste' Reaches Out
Twice-Yearly Dining Event Seeks To Bring In Students, Locals by Doug Manners
HARRISONBURG - Downtown restaurateurs aimed to target both the local crowd and college students with the latest installment of the biannual "Taste of Downtown" promotion.
Chris Clark, owner of the Artful Dodger on Court Square, said that's one of the primary reasons the event was extended from three days during the middle of the week last March to a full week this time around.
"A lot of these kids, even today, never come downtown," Clark said. "That's the poin...
|
| |
Graffiti Leads To Charges
- Tagging Sparks Arrests Of Six Teens
by Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - Gang investigators arrested six city teenagers this week on gang and vandalism charges stemming from graffiti found on at least four city streets, authorities announced Friday. ...
|
|
City Targets Tardy Trash
- Removal Deadline To Be Cut From 72 To 24 Hours
by Jeff Mellott
HARRISONBURG - The deadline for removing trash from sidewalks after being tagged by Harrisonburg workers will likely be reduced from three days to 24 hours beginning March 24, according to a proposed city ordinance. ...
|
|
Former Top Cop, 85, Dies
- Ex-State Police Head Called City Home
by Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - Retired Virginia State Police Superintendent and Harrisonburg resident Denny Meade Slane died Thursday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. ...
|
|
Chief: Turn Clocks Ahead, Check Detectors
by Tom Mitchell
HARRISONBURG - The Harrisonburg Fire Department is using daylight-saving time to get an important message to the public. ...
|
|
Poultry Growers Meet Monday In Stanley
by Tom Mitchell
The cost of doing business will be a key topic at Monday's monthly meeting in Stanley of the Contract Poultry Growers Association of the Virginias. ...
1 comments |
|
For Some JMU Hoops Fans, There Are No Off Games
- Dukes Host Women's CAA Tourney For 2nd Straight Year
by Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - After the Dukes trailed for the first few minutes of the game, guard Courtney Hamner drilled a 3-pointer to put them on top for good, sending longtime fan Juanita Swartz jumping to her feet. ...
|
|
| |