Over the years many new places have sprouted up where corn used to grow here in Harrison, and recently three new businesses have joined our town.
Downtown Harrison welcomed a brand-new restaurant came to downtown Harrison in March 2024. Valley House is a sports tavern and is a great spot to watch sporting events and live performances. Every so often country singers come to Valley House and give performances for free. Since March, Valley House has become a very popular spot in downtown Harrison to go eat and hang out with friends and family. On Fridays, Valley house will be streaming every Harrison High School Football game inside. Valley House is known for cocktails and gourmet stone-fired pizza. If you’re looking for a fun sports tavern to be entertained and watch sports, then Valley House is for you.
If sports taverns aren’t your thing, no worries. Hearth Brewing is taking over the former Burwinkel Farms market near McDonalds. Hearth Brewing will offer seating for 200 people which will include outdoor and indoor seating. The brewery will feature a pizza oven to coincide with the building’s original stone hearth. Currently, Hearth Brewery is hiring ages 16+ for Kitchen Cashier, Kitchen staff and ages 21+ for Taproom Busser/Barback and Bartender. Hearth Brewery wants to offer a place for good people to gather and enjoy drinking, good food, and good company. When first opening, there will be a limited menu of brick oven pizzas. As the brewery expands their offerings, they will serve Italian foods, including meatballs, charcuterie boards, chopped salads and more. Hearth Brewery is set to open September 25th.
After dinner, what goes bettter with dessert from Abersons (a not-as-new business that is also doing delicious things in Harrison) than a good book? Harrison has a brand-new bookstore located downtown. Enchanted Novelties offers various genres of books. The bookstore also offers bookish gifts and has a studio space for workshops. Maddie, the maker of Enchanted Novelties, started off the business as a therapeutic outlet while planning a wedding during the pandemic. Fast forward a few years, and she has turned this idea of books and bookish gifts into a full-time job of creating pieces. Enchanted Novelties’ grand opening happened on Saturday, September 9th. There are no set official times of opening and closing, but check the Facebook page for more info. Enchanted Novelties is a cozy place where you can buy books and also have a seat inside on the cozy couches and chairs to read a book. If you’re looking to buy some great books and support a local bookstore, then stop by Enchanted Novelties.
It’s no cornfield, sure, but these businesses are great additions to our community.
