Photo Courtesy of City of Winooski The City of Winooski is turning 100 years old in March. Burlington’s small yet mighty neighbor to the north might cover a mere 1.4 square miles, but it packs a punch, ranking number one in population density for northern New England and holding the…
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Train train, coming down, down the line. It’s been decades in the making, but the Ethan Allen Express (EAX) train has finally arrived in Burlington. Since July, the Amtrak line now runs from New York City, making new stops in Middlebury and Ferrisburgh-Vergennes before ending in Burlington. This…
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Former President Calvin Coolidge once said, “We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once”—prudent words spoken like a real Vermonter. Indeed, if Silent Cal were alive today, he’d be bowled over by the momentum and energy behind the changes coming to the biggest city in his home…
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photo by Luke Awtry It’s been a long, dark year for the American stage—a period marked by stay-at-home mandates and social distancing, which, for theater folks, has meant canceled shows, unrealized seasons, furloughs, layoffs, and lots of uncertainty. Here in Vermont, our own Flynn…
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Alan Newman is back in town. The man with the prominent, white beard and signature round frames—that come in a range of bold colors—has a face you’re apt not to forget. But even if you haven’t met him, the name probably rings a bell. Newman is the entrepreneur behind several major…
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COVID-19 has forced us to question what it means to have restaurants in the Green Mountain State. Beyond local and national accolades, Burlington’s crew of industry folks have continued to prove that nothing is more important to keeping doors open than the trust and support of the community — and…
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