Students grieve over loss of downtown hot spot, band venue

Many students were upset to hear about Saturday’s fire at Mainstreet Bar and Grill.

"We’ve never been, and now we won’t be able to," sophomore Jenna Hardy said.

Sophomore Jenna Klepper said she hoped Mainstreet will be rebuilt.

"It was a place kids under 21 could go [on Wednesday nights] as a relief from the stress of school," freshman Ameen Shallal said. "Now there is nothing to do on Wednesday nights."

Shallal said that in Harrisonburg, there are not that many places students under 21 can go to hang out and have a good time.

Senior Raleigh Marshall works downtown and was driving to work at the time of the fire.

"[The fire] is a shame for many college bands that played there," Marshall said.
"It is was one of their sources for publicity."