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We love working with the Brethren Mennonite Heritage Center to preserve our local history and enhance the campus for generations to come. This past summer they approached us to design a brooder house to honor the rich history of the poultry industry in our area. Chick brooders,...

In order to live you must find joy, otherwise you are just surviving Last week was a rare honor for me, my seventh grade daughter allowed me to join her class at Eastern Mennonite School on a field trip. I did not get invited to any last year, so I did my best not to embarrass...

Want to change the future? Mentor those that will be the change. On the Road Collaborative has kicked off YEAR 2 of the program. This year they welcomed 87 Skyline Middle School youth to their day 1 event. This organization, founded by Brent Holsinger, creates an entire pathway...

Deborah Smith received her Master of Business Administration degree from EMU Congratulations on your achievement at Eastern Mennonite University.  We are very proud you and appreciate your hard work invested to achieve this goal! Deborah Smith Graduates from Eastern Mennonite...

Canstruction Harrisonburg 2016 Canstruction Harrisonburg 2016 wrapped up earlier in April and it was a huge success. This year’s event included teams from Blue Ridge Architects, 4 teams from the JMU Engineering School, and Valley Engineering.  These amazing teams...

SVBA Home and Garden Show in Review The 2016 Home and Garden Show is in the books. This year’s event had the most attendance since we have been part of the event. Our booth space featured my “new” 60+ year old drafting desk. The desk was Ray’s...

Where is the fire in the belly attitude that this country is built on? As I watched the middle school girls basketball game yesterday, it hit me. From the first quarter on, they looked tired. It must have been a particularly hard day of school. They played well, but there was no...

Citizen Architect – How Meg is giving back A guest post by Meg Carpenter from our Charlottesville office: I am so excited to say I will take part in Bike & Build this summer!  It’s an amazing program that sends volunteers out to bike 60-80 miles a day to various...