Waterworks Food + Drink Closes for Foreseeable Future

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 17, 2020 at 2:44PM

“People have children, people are single parents,” Abdoo said. “Let’s be real here.

Burlington's Mawuhi African Market to Vacate Old North End Space

by Sally Pollak Posted on November 4, 2020 at 8:24PM

and show kindness, it’s overwhelming.” She wants the transition to a new location to be a “peaceful” one.

Healthy Living Market & Café Opens in Williston

by Sally Pollak Posted on October 29, 2020 at 7:00AM

, and we’re happy and proud to be able to serve so many people so well,” she added. “It’s the hardest success I’ve ever had,” Lesser-Goldsmith continued.

Vermont Maple Business on Market Due to Canadian Border Closure

by Melissa Pasanen Posted on July 17, 2020 at 11:34AM

Iconic Sonny's Blue Benn Diner for Sale

by Melissa Pasanen Posted on July 16, 2020 at 12:01PM

In that story, Lisa LaFlamme, the only child of Sonny and Marylou Monroe, recalled her parents buying the diner on Christmas Eve 1973.  LaFlamme believed her family was the diner's third owner. Though they renamed it Sonny's Blue Benn Diner, everyone kept calling it Blue Benn.

State Allocates Millions for Hunger Relief Program Operated by Restaurants

by Sally Pollak Posted on July 13, 2020 at 5:53PM

Since the start of the pandemic, food insecurity in Vermont has increased by 46 percent, according to Nicole Whalen, communications director of the Vermont Foodbank. “I am thrilled that the state is making an investment in helping people who are in need of food access it,” Whalen said.

Magic Hat Cofounder Alan Newman Buys ArtsRiot

by Dan Bolles Posted on July 1, 2020 at 3:46PM

Coincidentally, the ArtsRiot sale comes on the same day that Zero Gravity Craft Brewery takes over the lease at the former Magic Hat Brewery on Bartlett Bay Road in South Burlington.  In June, FIFCO USA, which has owned Magic Hat since 2012, announced it was moving all Magic Hat production to its Genesee facility in Rochester, N.Y.

Vermont Retailers Incentivize Customers to Mask Up

by Melissa Pasanen Posted on June 2, 2020 at 2:26PM

is useful," he said. "It's easier if we're all on the same page."

Short Order for Restaurants: Two Months Closed, Two Days to Open

by Sally Pollak Posted on May 23, 2020 at 2:17PM

Burlington’s Stone Soup is closed for the time being and has no plan for takeout service.  To open with a few sidewalk tables doesn’t make business sense, co-owner Tim Elliott said. Beyond that, he’s not interested in compromising the very attributes that have drawn people to Stone Soup for more than 20 years.

Vermont Dairy Farmers Give Away 4,000 Gallons of Milk

by Sally Pollak Posted on May 8, 2020 at 6:13PM

Vermont Dairy Cares was a collaboration of Pleasant Valley Farms, the Vermont chapter of Dairy Farmers of America, the Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance, and Bourdeau Brothers in Middlebury, where 1,500 gallons of  milk were distributed Friday. In total, 4,000 gallons of milk were donated to community members, according to organizers.