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The Country Café & Bakery Offers Lunch Specials, Tea Parties Tucked In Antique Store
The Country Café & Bakery Offers Lunch Specials, Tea Parties Tucked In Antique StoreBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordJun 8, 2022 Tucked away in J & B’s Country Store -- an antique mall on Broadway’s North Main Street -- is a tiny café that does a big lunch business.Open since 2005, the Country Café & Bakery has loyal customers and a heaping helping of newcomers, who are surprised they haven’t heard of it before.“It’s Broadway’s little hidden secret,” said Susan Moreno, who owns and runs the café.
Broadway Farmers Market To Reopen With New Name, Eclectic Offerings
Broadway Farmers Market To Reopen With New Name, Eclectic OfferingsBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMay 19, 2022 The Broadway Farmers Market is reopening this season with a new name: the Broadway Community Market.The name reflects the diverse vendors who will sell their wares at the event that takes place weekly, said Cari Orebaugh, director of marketing and development for the town.“A [vendor] can be a business that’s selling grass-fed beef and local produce from their farm, or it can be someone who does
SVEC Arboretum Hopes To Provide Opportunities For Community
SVEC Arboretum Hopes To Provide Opportunities For CommunityBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordApr 29, 2022 Updated Apr 29, 2022 A thing that Mika Sorrels, 12, will never see is a poem as lovely as a tree.On a sunny, clear Friday afternoon, Sorrels read a poem to a group of people at the Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative's sustainable future arboretum dedication ceremony off of Oakwood Drive in Harrisonburg. "Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree," she said.The arboretum
Leech Named New Director Of United Way
Leech Named New Director Of United Way By JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 19, 2022 The local United Way’s new executive director was already part of the staff.Amanda Leech, announced as the new director on Monday, served as the director of donor engagement since 2016 for the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, according to a press release.“[I] am honored to continue my work alongside the incredible staff and board of the organization,” Leech said in the release.Leech was
Dayton Prepares For High Turnout With Return Of Redbud Festival
SEEING REDDayton Prepares For High Turnout With Return Of Redbud FestivalBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 19, 2022 Last year, an annual festival happened without its star attraction.The annual Dayton Redbud Festival, known for giving out saplings of the trees named for their springtime blooms, happened in June last year, after the saplings were available.Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the festival happened later in the year and was missing the saplings, which are usually distributed for
Broadway Pool Construction Coming Along Swimmingly
SUMMER SPLASHBroadway Pool Construction Coming Along SwimminglyBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordTop of FormBottom of FormBROADWAY — Construction on the Broadway Community Pool is going along just swimmingly, according to town officials.The 50-year-old northern Rockingham County institution is undergoing a $900,000 transformation, including a renovation and expansion of the existing the pool house building, said Kyle O’Brien, Broadway town manager. It is completely paid for by American Rescue Plan Act
On The Road Collaborative Expanding To Kate Collins Middle School In Waynesboro
On The Road Collaborative Expanding To Kate Collins Middle School In WaynesboroBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordMar 29, 2022 A local organization specializing in after-school programming for middle and high school students is expanding to a new location on the road down to Waynesboro.On the Road Collaborative announced Monday it is expanding into Waynesboro Public Schools and will operate its middle school program at Kate Collins Middle School.On the Road’s programming at Kate Collins Middle School will
Harrisonburg Farmers Market Returns To Turner Pavilion
RING IN SPRINGHarrisonburg Farmers Market Returns To Turner PavilionBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMar 30, 2022 Flurries of snowflakes have filled the air through the spring equinox this year.The Harrisonburg Farmers Market is anticipating the return of the blessings of springtime and warmer weather with the return of its regular schedule this Saturday.The market will take place at the Turner Pavilion each Saturday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thanksgiving, according to Halee Jones, market
Rocktown History Continues To Serve, Educate The Community
Rocktown History Continues To Serve, Educate The CommunityBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordDaily News Record | Mar 18, 2022 DAYTON — Rocktown History is more than a museum.With 7,274 photographs, 200 archive collections, 3,396 family history books, 4,259 objects, a genealogy and research library and museum galleries and other programming, Rocktown History operates with a goal of being “a resource for the community,” said Penny Imeson, executive director of Rocktown History.“So, just calling us a museum
Valley's Skilled Workforce, Shovel-Ready Sites Key To Recent Business Successes
Valley's Skilled Workforce, Shovel-Ready Sites Key To Recent Business Successes By IAN MUNRO Daily News-RecordDaily news Record | Mar 19, 2022 Casey Armstrong, assistant Rockingham County administrator and director for economic development, gives a presentation about the county's previous year and future in economic development Friday. In this slide is a picture of what the new part of the Merck facility in Elkton will look like after the $1 billion investment is complete.Ian Munro / DN-R Melissa
FOR THE LAUGHS Woman Entrepreneur Builds Local Comedy Scene With Yearlong Residency
FOR THE LAUGHSWoman Entrepreneur Builds Local Comedy Scene With Yearlong ResidencyBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMar 5, 2022Top of FormBottom of FormFor many, humor is a defense mechanism.Dawn Davis Womack, an entertainer and woman entrepreneur in Harrisonburg, is turning comedy into her superpower.Her production company, X2 Comedy, is creating an ecosystem for comedy in Harrisonburg and drawing comedians from D.C. and Virginia Beach to local venues.As a teenager, Davis Womack wanted to become an
