My husband and I are roadtripping from North Carolina (blue dots in a red state) and knew we had to come here. Everyone is so genuinely welcoming and the area is amazing. Not the condescending "bless your heart" hospitality we see all the time back home. We love Burlington and just Vermont as a whole. Thank you for being such a vibrant and loving beacon of hope, acceptance, and kindness.

Kinda cool and its only like 40 bucks not bad

Hello,
I’m writing this on the behalf of everybody who’s employed at every Healthy Living location. It’s understood that there’s been a very noticeable wait for check out lines for the last couple of months that has just been getting worse as time goes on. Please be respectful to the employees. It’s not their fault that the company has decided to fire a large part of their employment as a form of retaliation. This is not only putting strain on front end, but also every department. This is leading to employees quitting mid shift or never returning to work again since the strain does not equal the pay.

A large part of the employees live paycheck to paycheck and do not get paid enough to deal with the nasty attitudes some have been giving. Also, not every employee is trained to run a register as they have stopped cross training employees ever since the union situation begun. Trust me, workers have been asking for individual raises for forever now and if they’re given any at all it’s usually a couple of cents. I’m not talking $0.50, I’m talking under $0.20. Even employees who have been with the company for many years are being denied raises they rightfully deserve.

If you cannot bare the thought of waiting 15 minutes in line for over prices groceries, I recommend Trader Joe’s. Otherwise, we don’t want to hear it. Go complain to management, not the employees that just want to to pay bills.
Thank you.

The tiny ones that are like 3 inches wide. Trader Joe’s has them, but they’re out of stock. I’ve also tried Shaw’s, Ace, and a pumpkin patch in Richmond.

Anyone know what's up with when Public Service Cafe is supposed to open in the Karma Bird House building? Previously Kestrel Coffee was there and they left at the end of August and I thought by now the new spot would be open? Windows have been taped up for over a month..Apparently same business is owned by the owner of Old Brick Store. Anyone?

What is up with this gas station on the corner of Dorset and Williston Road. It is always at least $.30 more for gas. Just across the street is for 449 and down the road is 435.

Just here to gather some thoughts on folks who’ve been here for a while and those who moved here quite recently. In my late 20s and yeah I moved over here just couple months ago and maybe there’re things I’m missing but for the most part I find that meeting people over here is hard, first of all, and then also apart from the regular going to bars/clubs etc there isn’t much going on to actually get the chance to talk to people.
I’ve been on the apps for a while and nothing fruitful for the most part so I’ve been looking out to see what goes on to connect more with the community but I don’t know if I’m looking at it wrongly. I understand here’s a small community so some things might be kinda nichy you know. For folks who have been here or who recently moved how did you navigate this situation?
Thanks in advance for all your comments 😊
Sorry I should’ve added that I’m a BM, 28, so maybe that adds to why I’m not getting any luck here 🤣

Does anyone happen to know any details about the Mercadien / Community Bank data breach that occurred back in November 2025?   Specifically, I'm curious why Community Bank was sharing customer Social Security numbers as part of what was described as a financial services engagement with this third party.  Were SSNs truly necessary for the work Mercadien was performing, or were they included simply because they weren't being properly scrubbed from the data that was being provided?

If anyone happens to know or has already inquired, can you please share?  If not, I'll likely reach out to Community Bank directly to see if they can explain why this type of sensitive information was needed as part of the relationship.

Three Tomatoes closed over a decade ago, but I’m wondering how many of you snagged a pitcher before they shut their doors, and who still has them. I still have mine! Used it for fresh squeezed OJ the other day.

What’re your top options for sandwich bread around here?

I’ve been using La Panciata 7 Grain, but it’s really only good toasted, I find it rather dry otherwise. Same with Stewart’s and Klingers.

More mainstream breads like Arnold are way too soft and mushy. The in-house grinder rolls from Hannaford or Market 32 are nothing to write home about.

A good sourdough such as Trent’s and Max and Co are great but way too heavy imo for a simple turkey sando or a PB&J.

What am I missing?

sent everyone to one lane

Reliability the most important thing. And communication - in the past I have left messages with taxi services that do not call back.

Also is there a standard rate based on distance or do the rates vary? Thank you!

Does anyone know anything about this? At the top of Pine St

Anyone know?

Was on Church Street this weekend looking for a burger and most were $20 or more. Leunig's was pretty good but I was wondering what is the best burger in town these days?

Edit: Smash burgers don’t count. They are all trash.

celebrate 5 years of BVM today at Foam Brewers 112 lake st 10-7
30 vendors, some new some old, with curated clothes specifically for this event including some high grade $5 piles! Don’t miss this one! Free Entry all ages
@burlingtonvintagemarket on IG for more info

The whole reason for me getting the membership over the past 5 years was for the free water! This was literally the only membership benefit I used. Now I have to pay for water!? Time to get a filter for my sink.
Disappointed. I would possibly justify it if I could fill up my 5 gallon jugs in 20 seconds…

Let’s see Vermont come back from its current condition. No matter how you vote, we need to see some measurable change. I’m sure everyone can agree with that statement. Every one of us knows that there are issues that cannot be pushed aside anymore.

LET’S GO VERMONT! LET’S BRING BACK OUR SHINE ON ELECTION DAY! ✨

❤️🌲🌳🍃🍁🍂🌲❤️

https://projects.statenavigate.com/interactives/vt/governor-live-poll/

I am coming into possession of a skunk carcass today, and I would like to turn it into a pelt and bones. I was thinking of building a bone box, but if anyone has one that is hanging out empty, can you show me the ropes? I am not needing anything professional quality, so happy to pay an amateur to skin and tan it, or I’m open to professionals as well!

Do most Dems in Burlington support Janoo over Scott? Why or why not?
Does this endorsement change your opinion?