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Monday, September 14th

Monday, September 14th

Your Monday Brief: Crisp and Sunny Today, Warm Wednesday, Showers Thursday – Marcus King at the Flynn, Winooski Pride, the Last Bark & Brew of the Year – Pride Fills Church Street, the Eaton Trial Opens, City Hall Park Gets Cameras and Ambient Music, Kismayo Kitchen Closes, and Vermont Towns Move to Block Data Centers

Sep 14, 2026

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26 min read

Friday, September 11th (Art Hop Weekend!)

Friday, September 11th (Art Hop Weekend!)

Your Art Hop Weekend: Sunny and Crisp Friday, Warm Saturday, Parade Then Showers Sunday – Walk the Hop With Us at 6, STRUT, Rainbow Kitten Surprise & the Pride Parade – 100 Bed Shelter Has No Home, Brattleboro Keeps Its Birth Center & Creemee Mix Runs Short

Sep 11, 2026

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25 min read

Wednesday, September 9th

Wednesday, September 9th

Wednesday's Worth-It Roundup: Old Crow Medicine Show, the VSO's Weybridge love story & Sunset Watchers at the Pinnacle – Vermont's Best Burgers tallied, the Pride parade with 146 volunteer spots open & August's Arcade Champions – Catch everything from Shelburne Orchards opening day to Grand Point North, then hear the chief put numbers on Burlington's police shortage and the publisher who endorsed Bernie in 1981.

Sep 9, 2026

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19 min read

Monday, September 7th

Monday, September 7th

Sunny Labor Day, Rainy Wednesday, Cooler Friday Ahead – The Last Night at Radio Bean, a Labor Day Picnic at Battery Park & Big Pond Improv Opens – 38 Affordable Apartments Open Downtown, the Eaton Trial Begins & South Burlington Kills the Shelter Plan. Then Friday brings the yearly Art Hop event!

Sep 7, 2026

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24 min read

Friday, September 4th

Friday, September 4th

Your Long Weekend Kickoff: Warm Friday, One Passing Shower Saturday, Clear Skies Sunday and Labor Day – ZZ Top Tonight, the Fair's Final Days, Park Fest, Pride Ball & Polo in Shelburne – Radio Bean Closes Next Week, Vermont Ends Night and Weekend Motel Intake & Thousands of Tires Found on the Lake Bottom

Sep 4, 2026

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22 min read

Monday, August 31st

Monday, August 31st

Sunny Monday, Stormy Wednesday, Fair Food All Week – Disco and Demolition Derby at the Grandstand, Quinn Sullivan at Higher Ground & Bark and Brew Returns – Mayor Meets Downtown Businesses, 49K Could Lose Medicaid & UVM Closes Its Deficit – Plus a Finished Wildways Trail and Baby Turtles at North Beach. Plus, the launch of my newest project, the All Day feed!

Aug 31, 2026

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23 min read

Friday, August 28th

Friday, August 28th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Gray Friday Morning, Then Sunshine Through Sunday – The Fair Opens, A_DOG Day No. 13 & Burlington Taiko Turns 40 – Burlington Ranked #3 Best US City to Work, Vermont's $92.7M Meta Settlement & the Real Reason I-89 Feels So Rough

Aug 28, 2026

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22 min read

Wednesday, August 26th

Wednesday, August 26th

Wednesday's Worth-It Roundup: Bread & Puppet at the Flynn, Fair Week & Arcade Champs – Burlington's Best Solo Dinner Spots, the 40-Game Arcade I Built & Kwame's Sit-Down with Grammy Nominee HAYLA – Catch the can't-miss events from Art Hop to Grand Point North, then meet the map bringing the Old North End's immigrant history back to life.

Aug 26, 2026

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15 min read

Monday, August 24th

Monday, August 24th

Your Week Ahead: Sneak the Outdoor Stuff in This Morning, Let Rainy Tuesday Be a Movie Night & Aim Everything at a Sunny 80 Degree Wednesday – Isakov Plays Two Nights With the Full Symphony, Elf the Musical Auditions, Dodgeball in the New North End & Free Adoptions at the Humane Society Through Wednesday – Seahorses Come Home to a $206 Million Campus, Esox Closes After 48 Years & BETA's Revenue More Than Doubles

Aug 24, 2026

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24 min read

Friday, August 21st

Friday, August 21st

Do the Outdoor Thing Today: Wall to Wall Sunshine Friday, a Dry 80 Saturday Morning & a 73 Degree Lake Before Sunday Afternoon Storms – Modest Mouse at Shelburne Museum, Angélique Kidjo at the Flynn, Reggae Fest on the Waterfront & Two Free Festivals at Noon – Lawson's Takes Over the Skinny Pancake Taps, Vermont's First Navy Week & a Winooski Chef Crowned Miss Black USA

Aug 21, 2026

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28 min read

Monday, August 17th

Monday, August 17th

Storms This Afternoon, Then the Week Behaves: Sunny 82 Tuesday, Crisp Nights by Thursday – The Mountain Goats Nearly Sold Out, Summervale's Tree Planting, a Bubble Run 5K & Bark & Brew Returns – The New BHS Opens, Sneakers Bistro Goes Nighttime & Three Teens Run Their Own Creemee Stand

Aug 17, 2026

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24 min read

Friday, August 14th

Friday, August 14th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Crisp September Air, Back to Back Sunny 78s & Beach-Worthy Lake Water Until Sunday Night Rain – Kurt Braunohler at the Comedy Club, Bookstore Romance Day, Lanterns on the Water & Bob Wagner's Album Release – Primary Results, Turnout Up to 22 Percent & MK Clothing Sold

Aug 14, 2026

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22 min read

Monday, August 10th

Monday, August 10th

Your Week Ahead: Storms Tonight, Sunny Tuesday & Wednesday, Thursday Washout – Primary Day Tuesday & Why You Shouldn't Mail That Ballot – Lake Street Dive's Sold Out Shelburne Double Header, Party on the Bricks Finale & Hitchcock's Birthday – Ray's Seafood Says Goodbye After 74 Years, Mirabelles Takes Over Kitchen Table & Ninja Warriors Aim for the Olympics

Aug 10, 2026

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23 min read

Friday, August 7th

Friday, August 7th

Hot and Humid Friday Gives Way to a Showery Saturday, Then Sunday Finally Breaks the Humidity – Sidewalk Sale Takes Over the Bricks, the Teddy Bear Factory Throws a Birthday Bash With Drones, MINC and Save Ferris Close Out the Weekend – Council Democrats Push Burlington Forward Through on a Party Line Vote, Sweetwaters Reopens on Church Street, and BETA Chases a $1 Billion Deal

Aug 7, 2026

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20 min read

Monday, August 3rd

Monday, August 3rd

Rainy Monday Morning, Then the Week Opens Up: Sunny 83 Tuesday, Mid 80s Wednesday, Sticky Storm Chances Thursday – The 46th Sidewalk Sale Takes Over Church Street for Five Days, National Night Out Fills Essex High & the Lake Monsters Become the Creemees – Plus Vermont Green Repeats as National Champions, the Mayor and Council Dems Collide Tonight & Kinney's AI Pharmacist Is Testing Everyone's Patience

Aug 3, 2026

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21 min read

Friday, July 31st (Festival of Fools)

Friday, July 31st (Festival of Fools)

Two Beautiful Days Before the Rain Returns Sunday – Church Street Fills With Circus Acts, The Head and the Heart Play the Waterfront, and Vermont Green Chases Back to Back Titles – Burlington Democrats Push a Downtown Crackdown, GlobalFoundries Lands $300 Million, and the Primary Is Ten Days Out

Jul 31, 2026

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22 min read

Friday, July 3rd (America's 250th!)

Friday, July 3rd (America's 250th!)

Your Weekend Kickoff: Hot Friday, Muggy Fourth, Comfortable Sunday – Fireworks, Farmers Markets & A Historic Playoff Night – Chase the year's biggest fireworks show at the waterfront, First Friday art on Pine Street, and cheer Vermont Green FC's first-ever playoff match, plus the inside scoop on Burlington's long-awaited new parkway and the AC debate heating up across Vermont.

Jul 3, 2026

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21 min read

Monday, June 29th

Monday, June 29th

Your Week Ahead: One Crisp Day Before Summer Really Cranks Up – Bikes to the Farm, Fancy Hot Dogs, Lunchtime Folk & a Ballpark Pickle Takeover – Make the most of sunny Monday before the humidity rolls in midweek, with a CSA group ride, lakefront cleanups making headlines, a needle exchange changing hands, and a downtown packed with concerts, BBQs, 5Ks, and a symphony sendoff to the Fourth.

Jun 29, 2026

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19 min read

Friday, June 26th

Friday, June 26th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Stormy Friday Clearing to a Bright Sunday – ODD Fest, the Wine Festival & Renaissance Jousting – Wait out today's afternoon thunder for a weekend that turns golden: berry picking in Essex, hundreds of pours along the waterfront, and Pride marching through Battery Park. Plus the mayor says Burlington is back, BETA dreams big, and a fire lieutenant lands in court.

Jun 26, 2026

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21 min read

Monday, June 22nd

Monday, June 22nd

Your Week Ahead: Quick Monday Rain, Sunny Midweek Ahead – Solstice on Broadway, the Lake Monsters at BBCO & a Fire Show Thursday – A few showers slip past us to the south before Tuesday and Wednesday open up bright and warm. Toast the longest day with Broadway stars in South Hero, meet Champ over half-price hot dogs, then catch Cirque de Fuego close out a packed Thursday.

Jun 22, 2026

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20 min read

Friday, June 19th

Friday, June 19th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Cloudy Friday, Showery Saturday, Sunny-er Sunday – World Cup Watch Parties, Juneteenth & a Nectar's Send-Off – Quieter skies finally roll in just as Btown fills up: catch the USA match, celebrate Juneteenth on Church Street, and toast a Burlington legend one last time. Plus the city budget passes, the Champlain Parkway gets an open date, and dads get their due all weekend long.

Jun 19, 2026

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23 min read

Monday, June 15th

Monday, June 15th

Your Monday Rundown: Rain Clears, Calendar Fills – Juneteenth Celebrations, a Class Says Farewell & Bears Make Headlines – Trade the wet morning for a bright stretch ahead, with Juneteenth events across Winooski and South Burlington, the last BHS class leaving the old Macy's, and the latest on UVM Health's cuts.

Jun 15, 2026

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22 min read

Friday, June 12th

Friday, June 12th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Hot, Stormy Friday Before a Crisp, Sunny Weekend – Soccer Under the Stars, a $150K Police Settlement & Pizzeria Ida's Exit – Beat the heat with World Cup watch parties, Perrypalooza, and Saturday's packed farmers market, then dig into the cooling rent market, an AI smear targeting Rep. Balint, and Vermont's nation-leading maple haul.

Jun 12, 2026

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23 min read

Monday, June 8th

Monday, June 8th

Your Week Ahead: Sunny Start, Stormy Midweek – Greensky Bluegrass, Free State Parks Entry this Weekend & a One Night Heist Doc – Monday opens warm and bright before midweek showers roll in, so catch the Stolen Kingdom screening or lunchtime concerts in the park early. Plus, the inside scoop on UVM resident doctors fighting for a contract, the South End's thousand home housing bet, and free entry to every state park this weekend.

Jun 8, 2026

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20 min read

Friday, June 5th (Discover Jazz Festival!)

Friday, June 5th (Discover Jazz Festival!)

Your Weekend Kickoff: Cloudy Friday, Stormy Saturday, Cooler Sunday – Jazz Fest's Big Finish, an ICE Force Ruling & City Market's Warning – Today's clouds give way to a rowdy Saturday before a cool, brighter Sunday: catch Mavis Staples free on the waterfront, race the Causeway, or skate to live jazz at Leddy. Plus the latest on cleared officers from the March 11 raid and the co-op's future. Plus, DJ KwameVibe sits down with DJ Cheetatah to talk music.

Jun 5, 2026

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23 min read

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