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Weather & Monday Rundown:
Hope you stayed warm out there today, Burlington. Temperatures barely cracked the teens despite the sunshine, and tonight we're plunging into the single digits with wind chills well below zero. Tuesday morning could see wind chills as brutal as minus 5 in spots, so plan extra time to warm up the car before heading out. The afternoon warms slightly into the mid 20s before clouds build and light snow moves in after sunset. Wednesday is the one to watch: a more organized system is expected to bring steady snow through the day, possibly mixing with rain in the valleys as temperatures climb into the mid 30s. After that, we're back to the cold with highs in the upper 20s Thursday and stuck in the 20s through the weekend. Friday at least brings some sun, but another round of snow showers is possible Saturday.
If you're venturing out this evening, the Split Flipper Frenzy at The Pinball Co-op starts at 6pm. This split flipper tournament is open to all skill levels, and if you don't have a partner, they'll match you up. Entry is just five bucks, with proceeds benefiting the Vermont Flipper Fund. Also happening at Zero Gravity Brewery on Pine Street, the Women Business Owners Network Holiday Party runs from 5:30 to 8:30pm. It's a casual, drop in gathering with light appetizers provided, and both members and non-members are welcome. A good excuse to toast the end of 2025 with fellow entrepreneurs. And over in Winooski, the City Council meets tonight from 6 to 9pm for their FY27 budget discussion, covering public safety departments. Community members are encouraged to participate and ask questions.
Tuesday evening brings several strong options. Holiday Movie Trivia at Switchback's Beer Garden starts at 7pm, covering everything from "It's a Wonderful Life" to "Die Hard," with festive prizes and Switchback's new boozy eggnog on tap. Over at Burlington Beer Company, The Moth's December Story SLAM kicks off at 7pm with the theme "Family Matters," so prepare your best five minute tale of holiday meltdowns or chosen family chaos. And if you're craving live music, Joseph Terrell of Mipso and Jordan Tice of Hawktail are at Radio Bean at 7pm for what promises to be a gorgeous evening of folk and Americana. Tuesday is also the big one: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones reunite at The Flynn at 7:30pm for their "Jingle All The Way" tour, performing jazz-infused holiday classics from their Grammy-winning album for the first time in over 15 years. Also Tuesday, the Everything Swap at the Queen City Oddfellows Lodge runs from 6:30 to 8pm. Bring gently used or new items that would make good gifts, browse what others have brought, and leave with something new to you. It's a fun, eco-friendly way to refresh your gift stash before the holidays.
Wednesday brings even more. Vermont Womenpreneurs' Biz Buzz Burlington Meetup at Deep City offers casual networking with coffee and light breakfast from 9:45 to 11:30am. On the civic engagement front, Wednesday evening brings two NPA meetings: Wards 4 & 7 at the Robert Miller Center from 6:30 to 8pm (free chicken pot pie dinner at 6pm), and Ward 1 at the Friends Meeting House starting at 6:30pm, where state reps Troy Headrick and Brian Cina will discuss legislative priorities and the Burlington Apartheid-Free Community Committee will present on their referendum efforts. That evening, Phoenix Books Burlington hosts the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at 7pm for the launch of their new anthology about the Champlain Canal's 200 years of history, covering everything from Mule Town to Port Despair. Burlington Beer Company hosts a screening of Patagonia's new snowboard film "DiG" at 6:30pm, with proceeds benefiting the Catamount Trail Association and a chance to win a PowSlayer kit. The Amateur Musicians Orchestra of Vermont performs their free Fall Concert at the McCarthy Arts Center at 7:30pm, featuring Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet and Leroy Anderson's "A Christmas Festival." And at 9pm, catch the debut of Point of Everything at Radio Bean, a new neo soul and funk project from some familiar Burlington faces.
Thursday keeps the momentum going. The Fly Tying Exhibition at Zero Gravity from 5 to 8pm features demonstrations from some of the area's premier tyers, bucket raffles, and sales of Green Mountain Lager benefiting Champlain Valley Trout Unlimited. For the Phish obsessives among us, Phish Trivia Night at Higher Ground at 6:30pm benefits The WaterWheel Foundation, with Mascoma Bank providing two complimentary beverages. Know your Stash from your Gumbo? This one's for you. Thursday Night Figure Drawing continues weekly at the Queen City Oddfellows Lodge from 7 to 9pm, just bring your own supplies and a suggested donation of 15 to 20 dollars. And The Selkies & Magnolias play Standing Stone Wines in Winooski at 6:30pm for a holiday party featuring retro country, rock and roll, and Celtic tunes.
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"For me, as the first woman, the first out queer person, I make room at the table as much as I can. I get an opportunity to bring others to the table who have not really had a voice or even been considered in government," per the Vermont Cynic.
The Cynic's Kennedy Connors sat down with Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak as she approaches the midpoint of her three year term, and she pointed to rebuilding the police department as one of her key achievements. When she took office in 2024, crime was up 23% and the department was operating with 50% fewer officers. The February 2025 police report shows patrol officers have increased from 21 to 26, and the city has added community support liaisons who are embedded social workers responding to mental health, substance use, and homelessness calls. On housing, the mayor noted that Burlington needs between 7,000 and 10,000 new units over the next 25 years, and highlighted the South End Coordinated Redevelopment Project, which would bring 1,000 new homes to the city.
"The decision to close Church Street was very difficult for me, and came after two years of steadily declining sales. Above all, I want to be very clear that my decision to close had nothing to do with the union," per WCAX.
Owner Laura Vilalta's statement comes after workers at the Church Street location walked out Saturday, protesting what they call unfair labor practices. Workers say the closure, set for the end of December, conveniently comes right before they're due to receive their annual raise and after nine months of contract negotiations following their unionization earlier this year. The three non-union locations in Waterbury, Stowe, and Morrisville will remain open. With competing narratives from ownership and employees, the closure adds another chapter to Burlington's ongoing conversations about labor, unionization, and the economics of running a small business downtown.
"People don't have enough opportunities to say out loud what they're proud of without it seeming like bragging. But to then admit it to the person behind the counter who's selling you a cake, I mean, it really just is so amazing," per NBC5.
Belleville Bakery owner Shelley MacDonald started selling nine dollar banana cakes that require customers to share what they're proud of, and the response has been extraordinary. One story about a woman who planned to buy the cake after finishing cancer treatment went viral, prompting donations from around the world. MacDonald is now baking around 50 cakes to deliver to patients at UVM Medical Center's oncology unit.
"When you celebrate with us, you're helping create a feeling of community, of safety, and of understanding," per Vermont Business Magazine.
Highlight, Burlington's official New Year's Eve celebration produced by BCA since 2018, returns December 31 with over 12 hours of programming from noon to 12:30am. The lineup includes Circus Smirkus, The Barr Brothers headlining the Waterfront Fest, fireworks over Lake Champlain at 8pm, and the traditional burning of a handcrafted wooden Champ sculpture. All access passes are $18 now before jumping to $20 on the day of the event. Full details at HighlightBTV.org.
"Were it not for the large number of manufactured homes in Colchester, it would not be among the more affordable towns in Chittenden County," per VT Community News.
Colchester has 764 manufactured homes, dwarfing Milton's 421 and South Burlington's mere 2. The median Vermont mobile home with land sold for $130,000 in 2023 compared to $325,000 for a detached single family home. Planning Director Cathyann LaRose credits the town's flexible zoning for mobile home parks, which recognizes the unique needs of manufactured housing and allows smaller setbacks between units. Vermont's laws protecting mobile home residents, including the nation's highest manufactured homeownership rate at 71%, have become a national model that other states are copying.
"We've always believed in the power of community, especially in challenging and uncertain times," per Vermont Business Magazine.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility announced six new Champion Members: Beta Technologies, Cabot Hosiery Mills (makers of Darn Tough socks), Killington Resort, New Chapter, Norwich Solar, and Rhino Foods. These companies join 20 existing Champion Members including Ben & Jerry's, Green Mountain Power, and King Arthur Baking Company. The designation recognizes businesses demonstrating elevated commitment to social responsibility, and VBSR's 600 plus member businesses work toward what they call a "just, thriving, and transformative economy."
"This is another attempt to silence the social mission that we are all too familiar with," per Mother Jones.
Peter ter Kulve, CEO of Unilever's ice cream offshoot Magnum Ice Cream Company, told the Financial Times that Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, both in their seventies, need to "hand over" control of the brand they founded nearly five decades ago. The comments come as Magnum prepares to demerge from Unilever, with shares trading in Amsterdam starting Monday. Greenfield quit Unilever in protest in September, citing the company's attempts to block Ben & Jerry's from calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and supporting Palestinian refugees. Cohen was arrested in May for disrupting a Senate hearing to protest US support for Israel's war in Gaza. The demerger means Magnum will inherit an ongoing legal battle between the Ben & Jerry's board and Unilever over the brand's activist independence.
"If there's a way to do something better, why not have that option for families?" per VT Community News.
Minor Funeral Home in Milton became the first in Vermont to offer alkaline hydrolysis, also known as aquamation or water cremation, which uses water and alkaline chemicals to break down body tissue instead of flame. The process typically costs between $3,500 and $5,000, compared to $1,500 for traditional cremation. Funeral reform advocate Lee Webster notes that while the process isn't perfectly green due to electricity use and transportation, it avoids the mercury emissions from flame cremation and offers families seeking eco-friendly options a middle ground between traditional methods and full green burial.
"Only a small group of landowners are being made responsible for what's considered a public good," per Vermont Business Magazine.
Shelburne's selectboard continues debating proposed zoning changes that would restrict development in defined forest blocks and ecological corridors. Resident David Webster, whose property is roughly 80% within a designated forest block, objects to provisions that would make 60% of that land non-developable and require fees to develop the remaining portion. The town's first full zoning rewrite since 1963 aims to comply with Vermont's Act 171, which requires towns to identify forest blocks and habitat connectors that allow wildlife to move between habitats. Public hearings continue December 16.
Quick Hits
Cold plungers brave frigid Lake Champlain waters in Burlington — A group of cold plungers jumped into Lake Champlain at Oakledge Park Friday morning when it was 0 degrees with a wind chill of 12 below. Click through to WCAX for the video, because yes, they really did that.
House in Colchester lights up smiles as well as the street — Alec and Alicia Kurek have wrapped over 25,000 lights around their Colchester home near Airport Park, a tradition that started during the 2020 lockdown. Thanks to solar panels and LEDs, the display adds nothing to their electric bill and gives neighborhood kids extra light to play past 4pm.
Generator Makerspace to host free sewing workshop to support breast cancer patients — Generator Makerspace is hosting free sewing workshops December 13 and 14 from 10am to 2pm to produce shower bags for breast cancer patients at UVM Medical Center. The project is led by Lyn Coupal, a two time survivor who received one of these bags after her own surgery. No experience required, and material donations (cotton fabric, thread, ribbon) can be dropped off through December 12.
UVM Athletics:
Men's Hockey Stuns #18 BU, Basketball Teams Secure Dominant Road Wins
The University of Vermont athletic programs enjoyed a successful weekend of competition, highlighted by a dramatic upset on the ice and decisive victories on the hardwood.
The men’s hockey team defeated No. 18 Boston University 3-2 at Agganis Arena on Saturday, powered by a game-winning goal from Thomas Sinclair with just 21.2 seconds remaining in regulation. Jax Wismer and Massimo Lombardi also netted goals for the Catamounts, while goaltender Aiden Wright recorded 30 saves to anchor the defense. Head Coach Steve Wiedler praised the "gutsy road effort," noting the team’s resilience and ability to make plays under pressure.
On the West Coast, the men’s basketball team claimed a 65-56 victory over Pepperdine in Malibu. David Simon led the charge with a career-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, adding six rebounds and three assists. TJ Hurley matched Simon’s offensive output with 18 points of his own, helping Vermont outshoot the Waves 44.4% to 33.3% from the field.
The women’s basketball team rolled past Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) 85-48, securing their third road win of the season. The balanced offensive effort saw Nikola Priede, Jadyn Weltz, and Keira Hanson each contribute 13 points. Priede also tallied a team-high five assists, while the team shot an efficient 51.7% from the floor. Head Coach Alisa Kresge highlighted the team's ability to share the ball and find high-percentage looks throughout the contest.
In other action, the women’s hockey team fell 2-1 to Holy Cross in their final series of the calendar year. Stella Retrum scored the lone goal for the Catamounts, marking her sixth of the season, but the Crusaders held on to complete the weekend sweep. Meanwhile, the track and field teams opened their indoor campaign in Boston, where Alex Beal captured a victory in the 3k at the Early Bird Invite with a personal best time. Ryleigh Garrow also set a personal record, finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
6:00pm Sat Dec 13: Men's Hockey vs. Army
2:00pm Sun Dec 14: Men's Basketball vs. Merrimack
Events:
Monday, December 8
General Events
10:00 AM: Member Shopping Days | 20% Off at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (Free)
10:00 AM: Strike Out Hunger - Community Food Drive at Spare Time, Colchester (Free)
10:00 AM: Snowflake Hunt at Church Street Marketplace (Free)
10:00 AM: Animationland Exhibit at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain ($16-$19)
10:00 AM: Lydia Kern: “Torch Songs” at McCarthy Art Gallery (Free)
11:00 AM: Winter Zentangle Workshop at Burnham Memorial Library (Free)
5:00 PM: Pause-Café French Conversation at Fletcher Free Library, Burlington (Free)
5:00 PM: Crafters Drop-In at Fletcher Free Library, Burlington (Free)
5:30 PM: WBON 2025 Holiday Party at Zero Gravity Beer Hall (Free)
5:30 PM: "December Giving Meeting" at Zachary's Pizza, South Burlington (Free)
5:30 PM: Community Mindfulness at South Burlington City Hall/Library (Free)
6:00 PM: Toastmasters at Dealer.com, Burlington (Free)
6:00 PM: Trivia Monday at Black Flannel Brewing, Essex (Free)
6:00 PM: Monday Night Line Up - Holiday Party at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction (Free)
6:00 PM: Split Flipper Frenzy at The Pinball Co-op, South Burlington (Free)
6:30 PM: Collage Collective at Expressive Arts Burlington (Donation)
6:30 PM: MEDITATION CLASS: The Art of Giving and Receiving at Burlington Friends Meeting House ($10) [MEETUP]
7:00 PM: Trivia Monday at McKee's Original, Winooski (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia with Craig Mitchell at Monkey House, Winoos
ki (Free)
7:00 PM: Spanish Chat Meetup at Three Needs, Burlington (Free)
All Day: Holiday Window Contest at Church Street Marketplace (Free)
Tuesday, December 9
General Events
11:00 AM: Lake Champlain Memory Café at Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch (Free)
11:00 AM: Sing-Along with Linda Bassick at Fletcher Free Library (Free)
2:00 PM: Creative Cards with Noreen at Essex Free Library (Free)
2:00 PM: Saving Grace Family Ministries Street Outreach at 64 Main St, Burlington (Free)
3:00 PM: Craftytown at South Burlington Public Library (Free)
3:00 PM: Insight Yin: 3-Week Series at 1 Mill St (Chace Mill), Burlington (Free)
4:00 PM: Flatbread BTV Benefit Bake: VT Natural Resources Council at 115 Saint Paul St, Burlington (Free)
4:00 PM: Sandbox - Free Sewing Class for beginners at 688 Pine Street, Burlington (Free)
4:00 PM: VT Chapter Book Club at VEIC, Winooski (Free)
5:00 PM: Minecraft Meetup at Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch (Free)
5:00 PM: Taco Tuesday at Four Quarters Brewing (Menu Pricing)
6:00 PM: Strategic Planning Session: The Future of Vermont’s Data Science Community at Burlington Beer Company (Free) [MEETUP]
6:00 PM: Holiday Yarn Swap! Knot Knite at Queen City Brewery (Free)
6:00 PM: December Lindy 1 at Vermont Swings (Check Price)
6:00 PM: Vermont Figure Drawing Collective at 47 Maple Street ($20)
6:30 PM: Three Rivers District Roundtable at First Congregational Church of Essex Junction (Free)
6:30 PM: Herbs for the mind and heart at 28 Howard St., Burlington (Free)
6:30 PM: EVERYTHING SWAP! at 1416 North Ave, Burlington (Free)
6:30 PM: Spanish Conversation Group at Location TBD (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia Tuesday at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia Tuesdays at 4 Park St, Essex Junction (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia Night: Classic Holiday Movies at Switchback Brewing Company (Free)
7:00 PM: Tuesday Trivia at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge (Free)
7:00 PM: December Beginner Swing at Vermont Swings (Check Price)
7:00 PM: Open Mic Night at The Venetian Soda Lounge (Free)
Open Hours: Traditional Tuesday at Mesmer Kava (Menu Pricing)
Performances (Comedy/Theater)
7:00 PM: All That Jazz Open Mic Comedy at The 126, Burlington (Free)
7:00 PM: December Story SLAM at Burlington Beer Company (Free)
Live Music/DJ
6:00 PM: Bashment Tuesday at Akes Place, Burlington (Free)
7:00 PM: Joseph Terrell, Jordan Tice at Radio Bean, Burlington ($12/$15)
7:00 PM: Caribbean Tuesdays • Salsa & Bachata at South End Studio (Check Price)
7:00 PM: Holiday Concert at Colchester's Oldest Church at 900 Main St, Colchester (Free)
7:30 PM: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones: Jingle All The Way at The Flynn Center ($53-200)
8:00 PM: Dead Is Alive at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington ($15)
9:00 PM: Big Easy Tuesdays with Jon McBride at The 126, Burlington (Free)
9:00 PM: Honky Tonk Tuesday with Pony Hustle at Radio Bean, Burlington ($10)
9:00 PM: Sprezzatura - George Petit Jazz Quartet at Hotel Champlain (Free)
Wednesday, December 10
General Events
9:15 AM: Breathe into Peace at 28 Lincoln St, Essex Junction (Free)
9:30 AM: Green Mountain Chapter of Embroiderers' Guild at Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction (Free)
9:45 AM: VTW Biz Buzz Burlington December Meetup at Deep City, Burlington ($10-$13)
10:00 AM: Play Time at Brownell Library, Essex Junction (Free)
10:30 AM: Current Events at Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston (Free)
11:15 AM: Generational Wealth: From Messy to Successy at The Flynn Center (Free)
1:00 PM: Hafty Crafty at South Burlington Public Library (Free)
1:00 PM: Community Knitting Group at Winooski Memorial Library (Free)
2:00 PM: Whole Health Connect: A Different Kind of Tasting Workshop at Osher Center for Integrative Health, Burlington (Free)
4:00 PM: Writing Circle at Pathways Vermont, Burlington (Free)
5:00 PM: Holiday Craft Market at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington (Free)
5:30 PM: Karaoke Night at 740 Marshall Ave, Williston (Free)
5:30 PM: Last Stop Holiday Pop-Up Market at 12 Malletts Bay Ave, Colchester (Free)
6:00 PM: Toastmasters of Greater Burlington at Generator Makerspace, Burlington (Free)
6:00 PM: Midweek Boot Scoot High Beginner Level at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction (Check Price)
6:00 PM: Scrabble at The Boardroom - Board Game Cafe (Free)
6:00 PM: Cribbage at The Boardroom - Board Game Cafe (Free) [MEETUP]
6:00 PM: War Game Wednesday at The Boardroom - Board Game Cafe (Free) [MEETUP]
6:00 PM: Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting & Dinner at Robert Miller Center, Burlington (Free)
6:30 PM: Book Club For Busy Women at 11 Pearl Street, Essex Junction (Free) [MEETUP]
6:30 PM: Citizen Cider Trivia Night at Citizen Cider Press House Pub (Free)
6:30 PM: Patagonia Films Presents: DiG at Burlington Beer Company (Free)
6:30 PM: Architecture + Design Film Series, Modernism, Inc. at 149 Church St, Burlington (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia Night at Dumb Luck Pub & Grill, Winooski (Free)
7:00 PM: Trivia Night at Ri Ra Irish Pub, Burlington (Free)
7:00 PM: Venetian Trivia Night! at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington (Free)
7:00 PM: Discover the History of The Champlain Canal at Phoenix Books (Free)
7:00 PM: December Westie Wednesday at Vermont Swings (Check Price)
Performances (Comedy/Theater)
6:00 PM: Holidaygasm Party at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington (Free)
7:30 PM: Winter Tales 2025 at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center ($34-54)
8:30 PM: Standup Open Mic at Vermont Comedy Club (Free)
Live Music/DJ
6:00 PM: Flatbread BTV Grooves: Olivia Lurrie at 115 Saint Paul St, Burlington (Free)
6:00 PM: Live Music at the Cider Lab - Mike McDonald at Vermont Cider Lab (Free)
6:30 PM: Perry Donovan & Friends at Radio Bean, Burlington ($10)
7:30 PM: Fall Concert 2025 at McCarthy Arts Center, Colchester (Free)
8:30 PM: Jazz Night with Ray Vega at Hotel Vermont, Burlington (Free)
9:00 PM: Jazz Sessions at The 126, Burlington (Free)
9:00 PM: "Point of Everything" DEBUT Show! at Radio Bean (Check Price)
Thursday, December 11
General Events
7:30 AM: Shut Up & Write!® at Vivid Coffee Roasters (Free) [MEETUP]
7:30 AM: Rotary Club of South Burlington Meeting at SB Senior Center (Free)
8:30 AM: Monthly Meeting at Williston Central School (Free)
12:00 PM: Rotary Jonathan Milne Holiday Luncheon at Williston Federated Church (Free)
12:00 PM: April Cornell Friends & Family Holiday Party at 131 Battery Street, Burlington (Free)
5:00 PM: Zero Gravity Fly Tying Exhibition at Zero Gravity Brewery (Free)
6:00 PM: 2025 VT Womenpreneurs "Office" Party at The Venetian Soda Lounge ($47)
6:00 PM: Fat Thursday- Guided Group Rides at Catamount OFC, Williston (Free)
6:00 PM: Wingspan & Wyrmspan Lovers Unite at The Boardroom - Board Game Cafe (Free)
6:00 PM: Trivia Night at Four Quarters Brewing (Free)
6:00 PM: Vermont Cider Lab Trivia Night at Vermont Cider Lab (Free)
6:15 PM: Favorite Book Yankee Swap! at TBD, Burlington (Free) [MEETUP]
6:30 PM: TFCB December Holiday Meeting at Essex Junction VFW Post 6689 (Free)
6:30 PM: Phish Trivia Night at 1214 Williston Road, South Burlington (Free)
6:45 PM: Beginner & Intermediate • Kizomba Dance Classes at South End Studio (Check Price)
7:00 PM: Thursday Night Figure Drawing at Queen City Oddfellows Lodge ($15-$20)
7:00 PM: Argentine Tango Lessons & Practica at North Star Community Hall (Check Price)
7:10 PM: Womxn's Pick-Up Basketball at Allen Brook School, Williston (Check Price)
8:00 PM: Burlington Trivia Night at 165 Church St, Burlington (Free)
Performances (Comedy/Theater)
6:30 PM: Zach Zimmerman at VT Comedy Club at Vermont Comedy Club (~$25)
Live Music/DJ
5:00 PM: Lincoln Sprague Rhodes & Drums at The Venetian Soda Lounge (Free)
6:00 PM: Country & Western Thursdays at The Venetian Soda Lounge (Free)
6:30 PM: The Selkies & Magnolias at Standing Stone Wines at Standing Stone Wines VT, Winooski (Free)
Watch for Wednesday Editions!
I hope you’re enjoying those Wednedays editions! I have plans for a rotation of Food Deal highlights, Poll Questions, Top Reddit Posts, Volunteer Opportunities, Reader Photos, Restaurant Spotlights, Small Business Features, and Btown Explained (quick local deep dive). Or Dine Out Review, Podcast Pick, Pet of the Week (adoptable to user submitted), new local Job Highlights, a Burlington Throwback Photo or Fact, and a quick Burlington Game like “Spot That Location”, VT crossword, or unscramble popular Burlington terms.
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That’s All, Burlington!
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