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Wednesday, May 20th

Wednesday, May 20th

Wednesday’s Worth-It Roundup: Ken Burns at the Flynn, Bike Bloom & a Downtown Mini Golf Hunt – Inside the Mayor’s Tax-Base Reckoning, El Cortijo’s Closing & Burlington’s Top Coffee – Catch the can’t-miss events before Sunday’s Marathon, then dig into UVM’s budget hole, City Council rejecting the Abenaki statue, and the roaster that beat them all.

May 20, 2026

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16 min read

Tuesday, May 19th

Tuesday, May 19th

90° Heat & Storm Warnings, Ken Burns at the Flynn, A $100M South End Shakeup – Tuesday's sweltering temps give way to possible severe storms by evening, but the week ahead is packed: Church Street's Passeggiata returns, FEMA finally releases flood funds, and Burlington's biggest development deal in years just got the green light.

May 19, 2026

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22 min read

Friday, May 15th

Friday, May 15th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Rain Clears Tonight, 70s All Weekend, 80s by Monday – South End Get Down Returns, Seussical, Glow 5K & a Stacked Saturday – Plus, the Mayor's $12M budget battle, ICE arrests in Williston, UVM's enrollment crunch, Grace Potter's GPN lineup drop, and a viral squirrel named Thompson

May 15, 2026

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22 min read

Monday, May 11th

Monday, May 11th

Frosty Mornings, Warming Trends – Palmer Lane's parking wars, Sabah's House lands Church Street, Vermont eyes a paraquat ban & overdose deaths keep falling – Plus, King Tuff comes home, a new weather radar network, Shelburne's long game against the ash borer, and Wednesday's packed events lineup.

May 11, 2026

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22 min read

Friday, May 8th

Friday, May 8th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Cloudy Friday, Warming Into the 60s for Mom – Café HOT.'s Bittersweet Goodbye, UVM Health's $300M Challenge & a New BHS Rising – Kick off tonight with flatbreads, dance parties and Laurie Kilmartin's dark humor, then hit Saturday's Farmers Market opener and free Shelburne Museum day before Sunday showers give way to Mother's Day sunshine.

May 8, 2026

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24 min read

Monday, May 4th

Monday, May 4th

Your Monday Briefing: Morning Showers, 70s Tuesday, Soaking Wednesday – VPA's $566K Settlement, Galvion's ICE Connection & a Senate Budget Battle – Sewing machines and Shakespeare kick off a packed Monday, Cinco de Mayo lights up Tuesday from Fiddlehead to Switchback, and the Moth GrandSLAM crowns a champion Wednesday at the Flynn. Plus, BTV's new terminal eyes record passengers, and a fourth-generation beekeeper bets on the future.

May 4, 2026

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23 min read

Friday, May 1st (Green Up Weekend)

Friday, May 1st (Green Up Weekend)

Your Weekend Kickoff: Sunshine Today, Showers Tomorrow, Green Up Everything – Foam's 10th Birthday Bash, Vermont's Baby Bust & Two Union Votes on Dorset Street – Grab a flatbread and catch First Friday art walks before Saturday's rain meets Green Up Day cleanups across the county. Plus, why young Vermonters aren't having kids, a $20M bridge finally moving forward, and whether building more housing actually helps.

May 1, 2026

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25 min read

Wednesday, April 28th

Wednesday, April 28th

Midweek Roundup: Noah Kahan's Out of Body Doc – Cafe Hot's Breakfast Sandwich Reign, COTS Walk Sunday & Faster Trains to NYC – Go behind the scenes of the Netflix film with director Nick Sweeney, see which spots topped the r/burlington breakfast debate, and catch up on fiddlehead season, the missed connections boom, and Green Up Day this Saturday

Apr 29, 2026

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15 min read

Monday, April 27th

Monday, April 27th

70° Monday Sunshine, Soaking Rain by Thursday – Festival of Fools Is Back, Union Votes Loom, a Demographic Cliff Sharpens – Soak up the warmest days of spring before the pattern flips, catch a silent reading session at Bar Renée tonight, and dig into why Healthy Living workers are organizing, Burlington's council is feuding over public safety, and the state's refugee pipeline has all but dried up.

Apr 27, 2026

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25 min read

Friday, April 24th

Friday, April 24th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Bright Skies, 60s & Monday Flirting With 70 – Sweetwaters Reopens, Body Cam Footage Drops & Denyce Graves Comes to BTV – Friday's stacked from The Flynn to Switchback to a 90s dance party, Saturday brings the Bike Swap, Bloom Market & Roller Disco. Plus, Sarah George declines ICE raid charges, a BBQ truck worth your lunch break, and Vermont's complicated relationship with fast food.

Apr 24, 2026

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22 min read

Monday, April 20th

Monday, April 20th

Your Monday Morning Briefing: Possible Light Snow Showers Give Way to Midweek Spring – Devil Makes Three Tonight, Robin Pecknold Wednesday, Pattie Gonia Thursday – Bundle up for a record-cold April Monday before temps climb back to the 50s. This week's stacked: Earth Day EVs at Fletcher Free, a film fest in a historic Lumière building, Paint Night with adoptable cats, and the launch of Doña Esa's homestyle Mexican on Pine Street. Plus, UVM Medical Center's $460K daily losses, the Frog & Toad fallout, bodycam revelations from the Dorset Street ICE raid, and a last-minute insanity defense in the Palestinian students shooting case.

Apr 20, 2026

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24 min read

Friday, April 17th

Friday, April 17th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Foggy Friday, Sunny Saturday, Rainy Sunday Chill – Jazz Fest Lineup Drops, Rocky Horror Drama & Road Funding Crisis – Tonight's clearing skies set up a stacked Saturday: hit the last Winter Farmers Market, sample global flavors at the International Food Festival, or catch the Throwback Book Fair on Pine Street. Plus, a prosecutor's problem dog strikes again, Burlington's pod shelter hits a crossroads, and GMT eyes another bus cut – all before Sunday's cold front crashes the party.

Apr 17, 2026

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25 min read

Monday, April 13th

Monday, April 13th

Your Monday Kickoff: Gusty Showers Today, 70s by the Weekend – City Council's Packed Agenda, Free Cone Day Tomorrow & Ben Cohen's Arrest – A breezy, wet start gives way to a warming trend all week, with Saturday shaping up as the gem. Tonight it's pie socials and cellar sales while Council tackles housing barriers and street policy. Plus, the fight over frozen anti-poverty funds, Noah Kahan is headed back to SNL, and a tiny house builder's YouTube empire.

Apr 13, 2026

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43 min read

Friday, April 10th

Friday, April 10th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Wonderful Temps, Showers Later, and a Seriously Packed Burlington Weekend – Frozen at The Flynn, Sauna Fest, Spring Markets, Live Music & Plenty More to Get You Out the Door – Friday’s sunshine is a bit of a fake-out before clouds, light rain, and a cooler Saturday settle in, but the calendar is making a strong case for getting out anyway. From Frozen, Vermont Art Book Fair, and live music to lakeside saunas, farmers markets, dog-friendly outings, and coffee-fueled local politics, this weekend is loaded.

Apr 10, 2026

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47 min read

Monday, April 6th

Monday, April 6th

Your Monday Briefing: Winter's Encore, Spring's Promise – State of the City Tonight, James Beard Finalists & Champlain Parkway's Finish Line – Bundle up for one last cold snap before sunny 50s return midweek. Inside: Burlington swears in new councilors, Fancy's heads to Chicago, Thingz From Yaad goes downtown, immigration fallout hits the Statehouse, and a packed week from Frozen at the Flynn to dragon boats on the lake.

Apr 6, 2026

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51 min read

Friday, April 3rd

Friday, April 3rd

Your Easter Weekend Kickoff: Breezy 60s Today, Rain by Saturday Night, Cold Front Monday – Aly & AJ Sold Out, Phoebe Robinson's Four-Set Weekend, First Friday Everywhere – Tonight's gusts give way to a stacked lineup: catch $1 oysters at Gold, Clark Russell's new show on Pine Street, or free folk at Foam. Plus, egg hunts blanket the region Saturday, the labor board just torpedoed Scott's return-to-office mandate, Vermont's small colleges fight to survive, and a Burlington chef heads to the James Beard finals.

Apr 3, 2026

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45 min read

Wednesday, April 1st

Wednesday, April 1st

Wednesday Edition: Vanity Fair, Blondie & Elijah Wood All Loved Her – Now Burlington's Heloise Williams Is Plotting a Comeback. A Local PT CEO Pulls Back the Curtain on Why Vermont Has the Highest Premiums in America, Reddit Has Spoken on the Best Burger, Rock Point Loop Hikes Are Back & the Spring Market Brings 60+ Artisans to Essex Junction

Apr 1, 2026

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25 min read

Monday, March 30th

Monday, March 30th

Monday Warmth Before the Deluge: Highs Near 60, Then a Wet Week Ahead – A Burlington Officer Faces Charges, Speaking Volumes Gets a New Owner, and Two Weeks Later the ICE Raid Story Only Gets Stranger – Tonight: Diana Krall at the Flynn, Mike Gordon at Higher Ground, and a cozy craft night at Partizan. Plus, the Harborvale takes shape on Cherry Street and Frog & Toad's abrupt closure leaves families scrambling.

Mar 30, 2026

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50 min read

Friday, March 27th

Friday, March 27th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Frigid Friday, Chilly Saturday, Sunday's 40s Relief – No Kings Marches, Free Ben & Jerry's Fight & ICE Review Fallout – Bundle up for single-digit wind chills tonight before catching Cat Yoga, Tiki Weekend or a blacklight rave. Saturday's packed: three marches converge at City Hall Park, Grateful Drag hits Higher Ground, and the Farmers Market warms up Lumière Hall. Plus, the inside scoop on Ben Cohen's campaign to buy back his ice cream empire, the mayor's bodycam standoff, and a Supreme Court ruling that just made police accountability harder.

Mar 27, 2026

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52 min read

Wednesday, March 25th (Great updates!)

Wednesday, March 25th (Great updates!)

Brave Little State digs into Vermont's asbestos mine mystery while nobody knows if the fix will last. JP's Diner wins the pancakes debate at 13 upvotes, the Champlain Parkway is finally almost open after decades, and a South Burlington resident goes viral for grilling police on ICE collaboration. Free haircuts are back at Lux if you move fast, Maple Hill Barn in Johnson is worth the drive, and the food rut crowd is discovering Donwoori. This weekend: Maple Listening Party at Bar Renée Thursday, student plays and art at Rock Point Friday and Saturday. Then look ahead to Nick Viagas at the Light Club, pottery date night in Colchester, and $2 oysters at Hen of the Wood on Friday at 4. Plus, I launch my new webpage, The Btown Hub! And also my own outdoor Basketball League (BBL)!

Mar 25, 2026

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25 min read

Monday, March 23rd

Monday, March 23rd

Your Monday Briefing: Black Ice & Snow Showers, City Council's ICE Showdown Tonight – Airport's Glassy New Terminal, City Market's Deepening Losses & Bear Season Arrives Early – Bundle up for a cloudy start as the council takes on the Dorset Street fallout, BTV preps a geothermal upgrade with mountain views, and Vermont's bears are already awake and hungry. Plus, Ilana Glazer's sold out, Lake Street Dive's drummer goes solo at Radio Bean, and the Flynn rolls out a Tony winner.

Mar 23, 2026

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50 min read

Friday, March 20th (I hope you didn't forget about me!)

Friday, March 20th (I hope you didn't forget about me!)

Your Weekend Kickoff: Afternoon Snow Burst, Maple Everything Saturday, NCAA Noon Tipoff – Taste the ONE Launches, 50+ Huskies Rescued & a Gun Bill Splits the Statehouse – Spring arrives with a slush-coated Friday commute before Saturday explodes with Maple Madness on Church Street, Ferment Fest on Pine, mini golf in the library stacks, and the Cats taking on Louisville. Plus, a new recovery shelter opens downtown, two Democrats are neck and neck for LG, and Vermont moves to let residents sue federal agents.

Mar 20, 2026

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52 min read

Wednesday, March 11th

Wednesday, March 11th

Brave Little State uncovers Vermont's volunteer firefighter crisis while Norwich bucks the trend. Taco Gordo wins the nachos debate at 40 upvotes, shelter pods in the Old North End go permanent, Burlington Square is 75% leased, and a student filmmaker desperately needs a pet toad. Town Meeting results flood the local podcast scene, a drive-thru lasagna dinner benefits Pathways Vermont, and pothole season has arrived with a vengeance. This weekend: Penguin Plunge into Lake Champlain, Pi Day pie on the farm in Shelburne, Before Dark Dance Party at SEABA, or a New England Hygge pop-up at Bar Renée. Then look ahead to STOMP at The Flynn, mini golf through the library stacks, and 90¢ wings at RJ's on Friday.

Mar 11, 2026

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30 min read

Monday, March 9th

Monday, March 9th

Monday's Spring Tease: Upper 50s & Gusty Winds, Ice Jam Alerts – VTANG in the Middle East, All the Rivers' Flynn Debut & Vermont's Population Slide – Warm temps won't last long as midweek rain and a Thursday snow flip loom. Tonight's packed City Council agenda tackles recycling contracts and equity appointments, while the week ahead brings seed swaps, Pecha Kucha, and hot dogs for a cause. Plus, Blue Cross bounces back from near collapse, the Bove's site plans expand, and Decker Towers has residents literally stuck.

Mar 9, 2026

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48 min read

Friday, March 6th

Friday, March 6th

Your Weekend Kickoff: Snow's Done, 50s Incoming, Gusts Up to 50 MPH – Church St Sales, Rhythm Arcades & Vermont's Snowiest Winter in 20 Years – Friday's mix clears out for a breezy, showery Saturday and a sunnier Sunday packed with sugar on snow, Irish singalongs, and 40+ women artisans. Inside: voters back the police and fire tax, the Prog veto holds, cheese makers go global, and a Malletts Bay hotel battle heats up.

Mar 6, 2026

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45 min read

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