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This is Ms. Melanie, a Museum Educator at Explore More Discovery Museum, rubbing a balloon onto some unsuspecting victim’s head. more
Bricks and Clicks is an award-winning small business assistance program that is available to businesses and organizations located within downtown Harrisonburg. more
By Kaitlin Valenti — Any successful business has successful people standing behind it. Ask Matthew Clancey, executive chef and general manager of Clementine. Clancey takes deep pride in the restaurant’s employees and believes that the staff, a strong menu selection, interesting drinks, live music and a great atmosphere make Clementine unique and set it apart from other restaurants in Harrisonburg. And he should know. more
Do you miss being able to meet downtown? Bring some Harrisonburg spirit to your online meetings, hangouts, and happy hours with our downtown Zoom backgrounds! Click to enlarge them to full size and download. Photos courtesy of HDR's own Jeremy Sheppard. more
Don't let the pandemic put a damper on your Mother's Day plans! Downtown Harrisonburg is here for you and ready to safely supply gifts, flowers, and dinner for the special mothers in your life. more
Right now is the perfect time to give back to your favorite downtown businesses and have that contribution count TWICE thanks to GoFundMe's small business relief initiative! more
By Katie Mitchell / Photos by Philip Meador: Like other subjects of this series, I’ve “known” Luke Watson for years. He is the man running around Clementine doing everything, the guy who waves a friendly hello when I see him at local concerts, the dude who owns that dumpling truck. And although we occupy the same space fairly frequently, I couldn’t really tell you who Luke is. Now I feel a bit more informed. more
A community of makers and creators in our area are coming together to produce a piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) called the Prusa Face Shield. They are currently trying to pull together 3D printers in the community who would be interested in teaming up to produce the 3D printed parts in the design. more
HDR has worked in partnership with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Support Taskforce to coordinate support and resources for businesses in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taskforce has raised $50,000 for small business grants for quick distribution to downtown Harrisonburg, City of Harrisonburg, and Rockingham County businesses. This fund would not be possible without the generous donation of F&M Bank. Maximum grant amounts are $5000. This is not a loan. more
Main Street organizations like Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance have an essential role to play in supporting businesses during this difficult period. As such, we’ll be posting and updating small business resources on this page as they become available. HDR staff is here for you! Together, we will make sure the heart and soul of our community – Downtown Harrisonburg – is here when we come back. Please reach out if you need anything - we’ll be actively supporting businesses and our community throughout COVID-19. more