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Geechie

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2. If you like books &/or sewing

Reply to OnionPatch (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:02 AM

Mar 2021

DOWNTOWN books is one of the funkiest bookstores you’ll ever see. Sometimes it maddeningly crowded with books, the filing system for which is a puzzle, but it’s a great place to spend a couple of hours browsing.

RAGTIME fabrics used to be downtown but I think they’ve moved to the burbs; from what I hear they are still a great business and run by some cool women.

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Moving to Harrisonburg. What should I know? [View all] OnionPatch Mar 2021 OP

I don't know about Harrisonburg, specifically... MoonchildCA Mar 2021 #1

Thanks. I'll check YouTube. OnionPatch Mar 2021 #4

If you like books &/or sewing Geechie Mar 2021 #2

College towns tend to have an oasis quality imo. JMU really nice campus, empedocles Mar 2021 #3

That's what I'm hoping. OnionPatch Mar 2021 #5

The size will help. As an example, Penn State is popular for retirement, augmenting empedocles Mar 2021 #7

It's a blue dot in a big red area Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #6

Wow, yes. This is the kind of thing I wanted to know. OnionPatch Mar 2021 #8

Glad to be of help. Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #9