Max Tracy announces Ward 2 City Council run
For immediate release January 9, 2012 Contact Elijah Bergman elijah@progressiveparty.org BURLINGTON—Today, Progressive Max Tracy announced he is running for City Council in Ward 2. Tracy, a Department...
View ArticleProgressive Party statement on Burlington City Progressive Caucus
News Release — Vermont Progressive Party Jan. 13, 2014 Contact: Robert Millar Email: robert@progressiveparty.org Phone: 802-238-0089 On Sunday evening, over fifty Burlington Progressives gathered at...
View ArticleBurlington Progressive Party endorses Goodkind for mayor, candidates for City...
News Release — Burlington Progressive Party Dec. 8, 2014 Contact: info@progressiveparty.org Sunday evening Progressive Party members voted at their Burlington caucus to endorse Steve Goodkind as the...
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The man behind Burlington mall’s $200 million makeover
Developer Donald Sinex of Devonwood Investors has big plans for reinventing the Burlington Town Center mall on Church Street. Photo by Laura Krantz/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A little more than a year ago,...
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‘Quality of life’ crime has long history in Burlington
BURLINGTON — Months before the City Council passed a resolution to explore criminal penalties for repeated civil violations, with the aim of curtailing unruly behavior downtown, police had already...
View ArticleRights and Democracy endorses Progressive slate of candidates in Burlington...
News Release — Burlington Progressive Party Feb 1st, 2018 Contact: Kelly Mangan Chair, Burlington Progressives Phone: (802) 324 – 6560 Email: kellyannmangan@gmail.com Josh Wronski Director, Vermont...
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Burlington school superintendent gets residency waiver
Burlington School Superintendent Yaw Obeng received a hardship exemption to the city residency requirement. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The City Council has agreed to grant School...
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Burlington delays action on downtown food trucks
Burlington’s City Council postposed action on allowing late-night food trucks to set up in the downtown area. Supplied photo Burlington will wait to decide on a proposal that would allow late-night...
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Burlington sets 2022 deadline for relocation of controversial mural
Burlington’s “Everyone Loves a Parade” mural has been criticized for excluding people of color. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Burlington City Council has voted to set a goal of relocating the...
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New plan calls for keeping Burlington’s Moran Plant frame for event space
A rendering of a possible redevelopment of the Moran plant, provided by architectural firm Freeman French Freeman. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The city is considering a new plan for...
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Burlington’s Progressive Party showing signs of an identity shift
Perri Freeman speaks at Progressive caucus where she defeated city councilor Jane Knodell for the party nomination. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Jane Knodell has been a Progressive...
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Burlington city councilor Jane Knodell urged to run as an independent
Burlington city councilor Jane Knodell is expected to announce soon whether she will seek re-election as an independent. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A group of city residents is...
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Burlington council decides not to put City Hall Park renovation plan before...
Doreen Kraft, executive director of Burlington City Arts, speaks at Monday’s city council meeting. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The Burlington City Council voted not to include an...
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In a shift, Burlington council president Kurt Wright says he will seek...
Burlington City Council President Kurt Wright speaks during a council meeting last December. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Kurt Wright, the only Republican on Burlington’s City Council,...
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Progressives vie to reshape Burlington council on Town Meeting Day
Perri Freeman, Progressive candidate for Burlington City Council, in City Hall Park on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The Burlington City Council could have a...
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Developer says CityPlace construction set for May restart
The CityPlace construction site in Burlington on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe developer behind CityPlace Burlington says construction on the project is set to resume in...
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CityPlace delays prompted worst-case scenario planning
The CityPlace construction site in Burlington in February. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Burlington officials were preparing for the worst. After months of delays this fall, the...
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Burlington city council gives final OK to City Hall Park renovation
This image is part of an initial concept plan for a redesigned City Hall Park in Burlington. BURLINGTON — The city council has given final approval to the City Hall Park renovation, authorizing a...
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Burlington council declines to reverse City Hall Park vote
Burlington City Hall on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The Burlington City Council voted 10-1 to reject a resident’s assertion that the council had violated the...
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Councilors split over city’s handling of ‘homicide’ finding in Kilburn case
Burlington City Councilor Ali Dieng, foreground, questions Mayor Miro Weinberger and Police Chief Brandon del Pozo as the council considers the case of Douglas Kilburn on April 29. Photo by Glenn...
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