Burlington restaurant ¡Duino! (Duende) to close before reopening with new name and concept

Street-food-themed eatery opened on North Winooski Avenue in 2009 by Lee Anderson, who also runs Radio Bean and Light Club Lamp Shop bars/music venues         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

What Vermonters need to know about voting during a pandemic

Mail-in ballots and outdoor and drive-through polling locations will be features of the general statewide election in November.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Wanda Hines: Weary after decades of slow progress for Black Vermonters

Wanda Hines moved to Burlington when she was five — and didn’t encounter another person of color in a classroom until her senior year of high school.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Why many Vermonters wear a mask in public — and some choose not to

A majority of respondents said they “always” or “often” wear facial coverings in public, with reasons including respect for others and public health.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Laura Chapman: A plea for a statewide mask mandate

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Laura Chapman, who is on the Putney Selectboard. Dear Gov. Scott, I have started and scrapped this letter to you several times, each time hoping that it would not be necessary. The last few days and a few experiences have changed my mind. A while back, I spoke with…

Mark Klinedinst: The case for more stimulus

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mark Klinedinst, of Essex Junction, a emeritus professor of economics at the University of Southern Mississippi. Art Woolf’s column on July 17 correctly pointed to the need for more congressional stimulus to keep the economy afloat here and across the country. On top of the tremendous suffering caused to…

Dillon Burns: What if cleaning classrooms helped students learn?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dillon Burns, who is a parent and licensed social worker who lives in Calais Several years ago, I received a phone call from the parent of a 5-year-old boy in my social work practice. “The preschool called and asked me to pick him up,” she said.  “He was so…

Dying Black inmate who repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe told to ‘knock it off’

The Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport. Courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections He talked about how Johnson repeatedly told corrections and medical staff that he couldn’t breathe on the night he died and pleaded to be taken to the hospital. Gabreault had also talked to Seven Days shortly after Johnson’s death providing a similar description…

Construction vehicles show up in CityPlace Burlington pit; announcement expected this week

Construction vehicles were moved into the CityPlace construction site on Tuesday and the city is expected to make an announcement this week.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

NVU-Johnson, Lyndon the latest Vermont schools to scrap fall sports for 2020

North Atlantic Conference joins others in announcing the cancelation of fall sports season, affecting students at NVU-Johnson and NVU-Lyndon.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Poirier leads Vermonters on Day 1 of 2020 New England Amateur

The 39-year-old, fresh off a win at the Vermont Amateur earlier this month, opens five shots off the lead.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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