Economy & Business

Transforming and Preserving Vermont's Cities and Towns 09/21/2010

Presentation and facilitated discussion on community planning and design. Sponsored by Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development, Co-sponsored by UVM Center for Rural Studies.

Local Matters: Minor League Baseball in Burlington - Part 2 09/09/2010

Vermont Lake Monsters are the current Minor League Team playing in Burlington. Field and stadium conditions don't meet League standards. Vice President of the Lake Monsters Kyle Bostwick, long time citizen and business supporter Skip Farrell, and citizen supporter Tom Simon join in the conversation on the future of baseball in Burlington with Burlington Free Press reporter Mike Donahue.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 09/02/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Wonderful World of Sustainable Transportation: Road Diets 08/24/2010

Chittenden County Transit Authority General Manager Chris Cole, Local Motion Director Chapin Spencer, Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont and other transportation leaders discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives.

In today's program, Chapin Spencer talks with Jason Charest, Transportation Engineer, CCMPO and Erin Demers, Public Works Engineer, Burlington Department of Public Works about 'Road Diets' and Colchester Avenue.

Under the Dome: Public Hearing - Mental Health Oversight Committee Part 2 of 2 08/19/2010

The Legislative Mental Health Oversight Committee holds the third of four statewide hearings to learn about mental health and substance abuse services offered from the community perspective. The Committee will hear from representatives from HowardCenter, Fletcher Allen Health Care, the business community, civic organizations, police departments and from the Department of Mental Health.

Vermont Workers' Center: Introduction to The Vermont Workers' Center 08/19/2010

Introduction Video to the grassroots Vermont based organizing Non-profit Vermont Worker's Center.

Under the Dome: Public Hearing - Mental Health Oversight Committee Part 1 of 2 08/19/2010

Watch part 2 here.

David Walker - Fiscal Wakeup Tour 08/19/2010

Former US Comptroller General David Walker CPA, now President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, describes the nation's fiscal picture and outlines hard choices that will have to be made to maintain the Federal government's solvency and credit rating. Introductory remarks by Gov. Jim Douglas.
Following his presentation, Mr. Walker joins a panel to discuss Vermont economic and fiscal issues, including Prof. Art Woolf, David Coates CPA, and Auditor of Accounts Tom Salmon CPA, moderated by Mary Alice McKenzie.
This latest in the Sheraton Economic Series was sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Vermont Economic Newsletter, and is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Annual Summer Cookout 08/17/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Annual summer cookout.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 08/17/2010

Watch the annual summer cookout here.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!