Burlington

A Visit With: Trumpkin Smashing and Witch-In 10/28/2017

Community Producer Margaret Harrington walks Church street with the witches protesting the presidency and policies of Donald Trump, ending with a pumpkin/trumpkin smashing at Burlington's City Hall.

RAD-TV Presents: Local Ownership and Burlington Telecom 10/27/2017

This episode is hosted by Noah Detzer with guests Max Tracy and Eric Maier to report back on our work over the past month, talk about the current campaign to Keep Burlington Telecom Local, and to let folks know about our upcoming Movement Politics Training and Membership Assembly.

Preservation Burlington: Preserving Lakeview Cemetery 10/26/2017

Liisa and Ron assess the damage and restoration plans for the gate around Burlington, Vermont's Lakeview Cemetery.

More information on Preservation Burlington.

Liisa Reimann Rivera - Originally from England, Liisa has lived in Burlington since 2006. She earned her Master's in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and is a principal with Blue Brick Preservation. Liisa lives in a 1954 ranch house, whose historic wooden windows she thinks are of a genius design seldom seen since, in Burlington's New North End. Liisa's passions include historic industrial buildings, firehouses and little-known builder-architects of the vernacular landscape.

Ron Wanamaker - Ron has been a member of the Board since 2007 and has served as Vice President and President. A passionate preservationist, he continues to serve on the Education Committee for Preservation Burlington and is also a member of Burlington’s Design Advisory Board. A contractor since 1988, he has lived and worked in Burlington since 1998 and managed Wanamaker Restoration as well as Champlain Valley Millworks.

NAMI Vermont Show 10/26/2017

Barrie Silver interviews folks from the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Vermont chapter. Program Director Nick Martin, Connection SG Facilitator & Peer Leadership Council Chair Andrea Kolbe, and Family-to-Family Trainer & M.I.R. Teacher Connie Stabler share perspectives about their outreach work within the mental health community.

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 10/25/2017

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 fourth Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Community Conversation: Resiliency to Recovery 10/25/2017

Speaker David Poses shares his journey from heroin addiction to genuine recovery at this special event hosted by the Chittenden County Opioid Alliance, the Burlington Police Department, and City Hall.

Burlington Mayor's Show: Burlington's Sustainable Infrastructure Plan 10/25/2017

Burlington, Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger and Public Works Director Chapin Spencer detail the upcoming construction projects in Burlington in context with the City's Sustainable Infrastructure Plan during this live call-in program.

For more information visit BurlingtonVT.gov/Mayor.

Burlington Police Commission 10/24/2017

The Burlington Police Commissioners meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Burlington Police Department Community Room, 1 North Avenue. There is a Public Forum at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public may address the Commission.

Meetings are noticed via the Burlington Police Department website, the City of Burlington website, and via local media. If a meeting is cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled, information will be on the BPD website, the City website, and via local media. When possible, a sign will also be posted on the Administrative entrance door to BPD.

The latest approved Police Commission Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Meeting Agendas are posted on their website at: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/police

Ting Information Session on Burlington Telecom Sale Bid 10/24/2017

Elliot Noss, the President and CEO of Ting Telecom parent company Tucows, shares details of his company's vision for Burlington Telecom ownership.

Burlington High School Renovation Public Forum 10/24/2017

Burlington Public School District hosts a public forum regarding the creation of a new high school campus.

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