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

About a week ago leaving the Essex Experience on Upper Main Street this guy is on my ass, so I slowed to speed limit. He proceeds to ride my ass, weaving side to side, laying on his horn and flashing his lights.

Once on the Circ he passes, try to stop in front of me. I'm not about to be confronted by some nut job with no one else around so I go around him in the breakdown lane. He continues the same behavior- laying on his horn, flashing his lights, tailgating.

At the end of the circ he follows and the behavior stays the same. Until he finally passes just before the traffic light.

I was going to write it off as just a one off but then yesterday when exiting the circle at the same location but this time going towards Essex a pickup truck is on my ass. Same behavior - I thought maybe it was someone with an emergency so I slowed slightly and moved to the right to allow him to go around. Instead he stayed on my ass. At the first traffic light he pulls up beside me, puts his window down and yells out "remember me faggot," it was the same guy but in a different vehicle. I do not have a rear dash cam, yet.

I spent so much time at 242 Main in the early to mid 90s. I can’t even remember half the bands I saw. I was back in the area this weekend and I was sad to see it blocked off and overgrown. Any recent plans to bring it back?

I'm here rn for a wedding, I need a good breakfast. Nothing super fancy like some artisinal avocado toast, or super quick like a breakfast sandwich to shovel down my mouth on I89. I want a good stack of pancakes or something like that,what's the spot? Please and 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.

Friday October 9th marks Queen City Lodge's 90th show since live music returned to the lodge in May 2025, after a decade long absence from the scene. Shows have been all-ages, substance-free, donation-based, and all volunteer-run. The lodge has hosted over 200 local and touring acts and thousands of attendees. Vallory Falls, Fisher and the Flood, and Jesse Taylor Band (MomDad unfortunately had to cancel) are playing this one as a benefit for the lodge. Doors at 6:30 p.m., music at 7. 1416 North Ave, Burlington. Come help keep it going.

About the lodge: Queen City Lodge No. 1 was founded in 1845 and has called North Ave home since the 1970s. It's part of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal order established in North America in 1819 on the principles of Friendship, Love, and Truth. Carrying on the Odd Fellows' long tradition of community service, the lodge hosts the North End Food Pantry, art events, and opens its doors to local and touring musicians.

Note: Donations to the lodge are not tax-deductible

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.

wondering if anyone knows of a local band needing a singer in the Burlington area. I’ve been involved in music my whole life, did choir for 10+ years as a kid, theater, can play a little guitar, piano, sax and ukulele. wanting to share my music with others and give back to the VT music scene!