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Night at the Museum tickets now available |
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 Night at the Museum - presented by the Explore More Discovery Museum - was voted one of the best charity events in the Shenandoah Valley by Virginia Living Readers This year, it will take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015 @ 7 pm. This extraordinary gala event is just for grownups and will feature a seasonal silent auction, music, and a live raffle. Featuring a "taste of downtown" with delicious food and drinks from favorite downtown restaurants in the downtown culinary district. Buy your tickets, or become a sponsor by visiting iExploreMore.com/night | |
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Nice look at layout of Hotel Madison, Madison Hall, Mason Street Parking Lot |
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 click here to view a larger version This (above) is a nice view of the intended building layout in the quadrant bounded by Main Street, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Mason Street and Grace Street. The Mason Street Parking Deck is currently in the early (very early) stages of construction. Madison Hall exists, but will be renovated. Hotel Madison is yet to be started. | |
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4.2 Acre, $5.5 Million Park planned for downtown Harrisonburg |
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 A 4.2 Acre, $5.5 Million Park is planned for downtown Harrisonburg, the potential layout of which is shown above. Click any of the images above/below for a larger/clearer version. Read more about the park and its status in last week's Daily News Record article, an excerpt of which follows.... "It [the park] would include a ship-themed children's play area, a "great lawn" that would host events and performances, and a broad tree-lined promenade arching from South Liberty Street south of the Turner Pavilion to Bruce Street at Blacks Run." Connect with the group behind this effort, Plan Our Park, via Facebook.   | |
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Coworking Space Launching in Downtown Harrisonburg |
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 Have you heard about bluehub coworking, opening up in downtown Harrisonburg? As they describe themselves.... We are a community of entrepreneurs, creators, innovators, designers, writers, digital nomads, remote workers, and freelancers. We welcome anyone who seeks an inspiring downtown location to work that exudes a spirit of collaboration and keeps an eye on the greater good.Features of this new space include:
We are strategically located across from the Ice House, home to the Small Business Development Center, JMU's Center for Entrepreneurship, Shenandoah Valley Partnership, and Shenandoah Valley Technology Council. This corner of downtown has ample parking and is booming with new businesses including yoga & pilates, restaurants, coffee shops and Pale Fire Brewery. | |
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Local (food) Business Concept Competition on Monday |
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 When/Where: Monday, 6PM - 9PM, Court Square Theater and Capital Ale House From the Daily News Record.... A contest among local entrepreneurs with ideas for foodrelated businesses comes to a close Monday night.Read it all here. P.S. Yes, slightly off the real estate topic. :) Though related to economic development, for sure. :) Probably interesting to me because of my involvement with TakeThemAMeal.com. But I do hope you'll support this fun community event.... | |
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Grand Opening of the Ice House |
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 Don't miss the GRAND OPENING of the ICE HOUSE.... Saturday, April 18th from 12:00pm to 4:00pmRead more over at the Matchbox Downtown blog. | |
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3D Design, Printing, Scanning now available in Downtown Harrisonburg |
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 Now Open - in Downtown Harrisonburg - HATCH3D The Shenandoah Valley's Source for 3D Printing Technologies From the HDR blog.... "3D printing is revolutionizing industries, from education and medicine to military training. It's a game changing technology so we couldn't be more excited to have a company downtown that specializes in this unique field. Hatch3D is a brand new 3D printing, scanning, and design business located on West Market St. in the Wetsel Seed Building. "Read more on the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance blog, or learn more.... | |
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Shop Til You Drop, Today, in Downtown Harrisonburg |
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 Today -- December 12th -- 5PM until 10PM -- Downtown Harrisonburg Shop Local for the holidays! You will enjoy extended store hours, special promotions and events, art and live music, holiday treats, and plenty of festive cheer! Special promotions this evening include.... Bluetique Cheap Chic | Open til 9pm Midtowne Bottle Shop | Open til 11pm The Lady Jane | Open til 10pm Ten Thousand Villages | 10am-10pm Walkabout Outfitter | 10am - 10pm Rocktown Bicycles Downtown Wine & Gourmet Friendly City Food Co-op | Open til 9pm The Yellow Button | Open til 8pm OASIS Fine Art & Craft | Open til 10pm | |
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Rocktown Foods, highlighting local food culture in Downtown Harrisonburg |
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 You can now pre-order Rocktown Food, a 100-page, publication highlighting our local food culture, from restaurants and recipes to chefs and farmers. This professional publication is filled with stories and beautiful photographs that illustrate why downtown Harrisonburg is Virginia's first culinary district. Rocktown Food -- photographed by Brandy Somers, written by Kirsten Parmer and designed by Lynda Bostrom -- wraps the fascinating faces and flavors of downtown into a gorgeous volume, perfect for any food lover. Read all about this exciting book online. And pre-order a copy (or more than one) -- I ordered mine -- and you will receive it in time for giving it as a gift. | |
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Harrisonburg City Council approves Hotel and Conference Center deal between City, JMU and private developer |
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 City Council approved a deal for the City of Harrisonburg to enter into a partnership with JMU, the JMU Foundation and a private developer to construct a hotel and conference center A few items to note, from today's Daily News Record article.... "The plans call for a 205-room hotel, to be dubbed Hotel Madison, and a connected conference center to be built on university-owned land bounded by South Main, Mason and Grace streets, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.As such, my understanding is that the City isn't really "funding" this development.
From a taxpayer's perspective, is this good or bad? I think it depends on what you believe would happen with the land if the deal did not come together. If the property is not developed, then there wouldn't be any tax revenue that the City is "missing out on" by giving those tax revenues to the JMU Foundation. Many of those in support of this deal (which has now been approved) believe that the hotel and conference center will generate other economic activity for Harrisonburg, and thus it is good thing that this deal is happening. I tend to agree -- it's hard to imagine people coming in to stay at a hotel to attend a conference and not spending any other money in the City. Many of those opposed to this deal (which has now been approved) seem to believe that the City is using taxpayer dollars to pay for this project. Technically, this is true, as future tax revenues generated by the project will be essentially retroactively applied to the cost of the project. But as explained above, those tax revenues would not have been there without the complex being built in the first place. Read the full Daily News Record article here. Here's a brief history of this project....
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Public Hearing for downtown Hotel and Conference Center |
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 A public hearing has been set for October 14th at 7pm at which time details for the proposed Hotel Conference Center will be presented to Harrisonburg City Council and the general public. WHEN: Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00pm WHERE: Harrisonburg City Council Chambers Further details (Oct 8 update) include....
Here's a brief history of this project....
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Monitor progress on the new City Hall for Harrisonburg |
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 You can monitor progress on Harrisonburg's New City Hall (rendering above) online -- including viewing up to date construction photos. Click here to view the project updates. This project is scheduled to be complete in Fall 2015. An update as of September 16th follows....
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No Grocery Store? Yes, Conference Center? Ruff Ruff! |
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 PROPOSED GROCERY STORE ON HOLD Per today's Daily News Record, the grocery store proposed to be built on the corner of North Main Street and Mt Clinton Pike may not be built after all -- or at least, the rezoning request has been put on hold. Read more in today's Daily News Record. DOWNTOWN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER DISCUSSED AGAIN Plans for a Hotel and Conference Center intended to be built for downtown Harrisonburg as a partnership between a private developer, JMU, and the City of Harrisonburg may be coming back to life. The matter will be discussed anew at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Here's the history of this topic, including an article from last Friday....
CITY DOG PARK OPENS Stop by Smithland Road to visit the new City Dog Park, or read all about it in last week's Daily News Record article. | |
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Restaurant, Apartments, Wine Tasting Room (?) Coming to Downtown Harrisonburg |
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 Per the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance facebook page, the enormous hole in the ground at the corner of East Market Street and Mason Street (beside Urban Exchange, Rocktown Bicycles and an abandoned gas station) will soon be a much more exciting destination, including....
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Move In Day at the Harrisonburg Ice House |
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 I suppose it shouldn't surprise us any longer.... LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN DOWNTOWN HARRISONBURG! The very first residents move into the Harrisonburg Ice House yesterday, and (surprise! or not!) all of the apartments are already leased! A bit more context from today's issue of the Daily News Record.... "The first tenants moving in to the $10 million mixed-use development's 34 apartments marked the beginning of a new phase in the life of the building along South Liberty and West Bruce streets. JMU already has offices in the building, and developers are hoping to finish most of the remaining commercial and office space by the year's end."View photos from move in day on the Matchbox Downtown blog. Read today's Daily News Record article about the Ice House. | |
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Taste of Downtown, August 11 through 17 |
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 Don't miss this year's Taste of Downtown where you can enjoy wonderful specials from your favorite restaurants in downtown Harrisonburg. From the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance website.... Taste of Downtown is a biannual restaurant week held every year in March and August. During this week-long event, more than 25 restaurants and eateries in downtown Harrisonburg's culinary district showcase their creative dishes and offer specials that will please your palate and your wallet. It's the perfect opportunity to experience local flavors, support local businesses, and see why downtown is a culinary destination!Click here to view all of the specials offered during this year's Taste of Downtown. | |
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Act NOW to bring bowling to Court Square |
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 The Bowling Company at Court Square wants to build a six lane bowling alley in downtown Harrisonburg where you can bowl five types of bowling with pin boys to set up your pins. Watch a video and learn all about their hopes and dreams here. Join me in making a financial contribution towards their campaign on indiegogo. | |
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Are You Interested in Downtown Streetscape Improvements? |
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 Are you interested in downtown streetscape improvements? The City has scheduled a pre-construction public information meeting next week. Read more via the Daily News Record or the City website, or review the Downtown Streetscape Plan. | |
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Will Hotel Madison ever be built in Harrisonburg? |
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 If Hotel Madison is built in the location shown above, it is likely to be without any financial support from the City of Harrisonburg. A private developer, JMU and the City of Harrisonburg have been negotiating for months on details of a potential partnership between the three entities to build a hotel and conference center on the site shown above -- but that deal has now apparently fallen apart. The developer was asking for $10 million towards the conference center construction, which would be a part of the overall $40 million cost of the entire project. Per today's Daily News Record article, after nearly every detail was in place, the City made a few changes to the draft memorandum of understanding, and the JMU Foundation could not agree to those changes. The developer indicates that the project will not be able to move forward without the now unlikely private-public partnership. Read more in today's Daily News Record article, or catch up on how this all played out....
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Homes in Old Town Harrisonburg |
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 Many buyers consider living in Old Town Harrisonburg, to be within walking distance of all that downtown Harrisonburg offers. This "Old Town" neighborhood is generally considered to be bounded by Main Street, Market Street, Myers Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr Way. Click here to explore homes for sale in Old Town Harrisonburg. | |
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