Burlington Vermont Links and Resources

Shelburne woman left a tangible legacy of land conservation Susan Marie Moegenburg, 53, devoted mother, avid nature lover and longtime member of the Natural Resources Committee in Shelburne, died on October 20 at the […]

The University of Vermont Medical Center will be a trial site in the final testing phase of a coronavirus vaccine, officials announced on Tuesday. The hospital, working with UVM's Vaccine Testing Center at the Larner College of Medicine, will […]

For nearly 14 years, Vermont Public Radio’s Jane Lindholm has asked probing questions of her guests on seemingly every topic imaginable. Now, the “Vermont Edition” host is preparing for a new role at the station — and VPR is […]

In the time warp that is 2020, there's something reassuring about the signs of autumn. The leaves have done their thing and, as the weather cools, Vermonters are pulling their flannels out of storage. I realized I'd forgotten to wear mine as I […]

On Saturday morning, 97 injera lay stacked on a counter in the O'Brien Community Center kitchen in Winooski. Mulu Tewelde had spent about five hours on Friday making the traditional flatbreads for her sold-out Eritrean/Ethiopian takeout dinner. To […]

This year, chef-owner Bilon "Richie" Bailey will cook up jerk chicken, curried goat, and red pea soup in his Jamaican Supreme food truck all winter. But that truck will stay parked beside a small shop at 469 Lime Kiln Road in South Burlington, […]

Ah, November, that ornery, ashen month of plunging temps and four o'clock sunsets! Winter is coming, all right, and under the shadow of a global pandemic that prevents cozy, light-filled indoor gatherings, the season ahead might seem very dark […]

Let's be clear: There's no such thing as a car "accident." Whether you call them crashes, wrecks or "Oops! Get me a fresh pair of undies," drivers across the United States slide, collide and roll into other objects and people 16 million times a […]

The old adage that Vermont has more cows than people is not true: Humans outnumber cattle in the Green Mountain State by about 2.5 to 1. But if you happen to be in a pasture at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, the cows prevail. I was part of a human […]

Jen and Kip Roberts, co-owners of Onion River Outdoors in Montpelier, are the epitome of "type 2 fun" people — the kind of fun that you enjoy having had, but doesn't necessarily register as pleasant while it's happening. One winter, they were […]

Few recreational activities are more pandemic-proof than riding a horse through an open meadow overlooking the western slopes of the Green Mountains. Social distancing is a breeze because the horses don't let riders get too close to one another. At […]

If there's one thing Vermont has in abundance, it's jaw-dropping scenery. You can find stunning panoramas in every corner of the state, from the breezy shores of Lake Champlain to the rugged peaks of the Green Mountains to the pastoral hills of the […]

Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & Mountaineering School 105 Briggs St., Burlington, 657-3872 Since COVID-19 flipped the world upside down, many people have felt stuck between a rock and a hard place, navigating unexpected and disruptive changes to […]

Carpenter, farmer and outdoorsman "loved with every bit of his heart" Hunter Moulton Mackey was born in Middlebury, Vt. on December 18, 1977, and raised in Bristol. As an adult, he ventured to the Northeast Kingdom, […]

The former Champlain Inn in Burlington will reopen in December as a year-round homeless shelter for people in need, regardless of their sobriety. ANEW Place, the nonprofit that operates the city’s only low-barrier shelter, purchased the […]

A bitterly divided U.S. Senate on Monday night confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, overriding protests from Democrats who warned that doing so just eight days before a presidential election would jeopardize the […]

The University of Vermont plans to freeze tuition and room and board costs at current levels, president Suresh Garimella announced Monday, citing both moral and economic motivations. Garimella, who has now twice recommended tuition […]

The Vermont Democratic Party and the Burlington Democratic Committee will pay the state a $2,750 fine for violating campaign finance laws related to Burlington City Council elections last March. The political parties were required to report […]

Pitmaster at Hobo's Restaurant was known for his outstanding barbecue fare Robert J. McComiskey, 37, of Canaan, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Rob was […]

UPitt student made a positive impact on everyone he met Silas Skiff, beloved son of Stephanie Pierce and William Skiff and treasured brother of Shane Skiff, grew up on Butternut Road in Williston surrounded by his […]

A report that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is seeking a position in a potential Joe Biden administration has raised questions about who would succeed Sanders in the Senate. Citing unnamed sources close to Sanders, Politico reported Thursday that the […]

Employers will be able to apply for hazard pay on behalf of their employees starting next Wednesday in the second round of a program aimed at compensating frontline workers. This time around, the Frontline Employees Hazard Pay Grant Program will […]

Major Jackson and Daniel Fogel arrived at the University of Vermont in the fall of 2002, each moving to Vermont from Louisiana. Jackson, a poet, was a young faculty member joining the English department from Xavier University in New Orleans. Fogel, […]

Where do you fall on the Halloween-appreciation spectrum? Does your love for the holiday spur you to start decorating and planning on September first? Or maybe you slightly dread it and drag your feet until the last minute. Over the years, I've […]

The 15 acres of Burlington beachfront property once owned by Blodgett Oven is a “Qualified Opportunity Zone.” To redevelop it, “we were going to need some advice,” said owner Russ Scully, “somebody who would help us […]