Climate-minded Burlington wants to burn more wood to make more steam to heat UVMMC and other large buildings.
Burlington steam heat would burn more wood, add more CO2, critics say
Burlington Mayor Miro won’t run again
Weinberger blamed the city’s growing crime and drug problem in part on the city council’s ill-considered decision to reduce Burlington Police Department funding.
Burlington Police Chief: Overdoses this year at “unconscionable levels”
Drug verdoses in Burlington have more than doubled this year. The figure could top 500 by year’s end, by far the most in a single year.
Fixing Burlington
“The emperor is not only naked, he just took a dump in front of the old YMCA,” Seven Days Publisher Paula Routly wrote this week. We make 10 suggestions to clean up the mess.
BREAKING: Profane tirade shows Burlington Council in turmoil
Last night’s lengthy, profane tirade by a Burlington resident and activist could be the tipping point for the city council’s lack of control of their own meetings.
Burlington investment firm ranks among fastest-growing in U.S. / Mayor wants more city $$ for anti-prison group
One Day in July, founded in Burlington in 2016, is among the 30 fastest growing registered investment advisory firms in the U.S..
Burlington mic censorship ‘unprecedented,’ city councilor says
“I will say that in my 20 years on the City Council I don’t ever recall seeing someone do such a thing, despite hundreds of heated meetings and offensive statements,” Shannon said. “When something so unexpected happens it is hard to respond in the moment.”
Media misses brazen Burlington censorship story
When a former Burlington city councilor seized the mic from a Burlington resident making a public comment, the media yawned.
Burlington unveils Vermont’s first all-electric bucket truck
“Burlington is aggressively moving forward to electrify everything and reduce our carbon emissions as quickly as possible,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger.
The Champlain Parkway is underway, but what’s that mean for Burlington’s South End?
Initially known as the Southern Connector, the project dates back to the early 1960s. Later it’d be branded the “road to nowhere,” as work sputtered across the next several decades in the face of legal challenges.
