The amount of people and activities that have been seen around the waterfront lately can only mean one thing… summer is almost here! If you haven’t had a chance to see what is new, get the scoop by attending our Waterfront “FAM” Tour on June 6. In the meantime, here is an update on some of the fun and interesting happenings around Burlington’s greatest natural resource.
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As the weather warms, Church Street has come alive. There are new businesses, coming events and projects abound. Here is a brief update on some the happenings on our mall.
This spring, the Marketplace saw the opening of 3 new businesses, reducing the already low vacancy rate on the pedestrian mall. Phoenix Books, The Saratoga Olive Oil Company, and City Sports now all call Burlington home. The old Ann Taylor building also saw some use this month, as the Clothing Exchange set-up in the space for a few days.
On May 14, Matt McMahon, Lake Champlain Regional...
“Vibrancy,” says Kelly Devine. “That’s what events like Hoopapalooza contribute to both City Hall Park and the City of Burlington. On Saturday May 5, a number of teams raised money to compete in City Hall Park, each hula hooping to their favorite song or choreographed hoop dance for three to four minutes. Teams consists of five members who each raised at least $50 for the cause. They were judged on their performances and many receive an award for their performance, in addition to the hula hoops and a tee shirt they were each given for participating.<...
Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns
1,000,000 pound mark to be eclipsed
Join Burlington and the rest of the nation work towards emptying our homes of unneeded medications. This Saturday, April 28, the Burlington Police Department (BPD) will participate in the 4th Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Residents of Burlington can drop off their extra medications at the police department from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM, which helps to keep the drugs off the street. Brooke Hadwen, Coordinator of the Community Support Program with (BPD), noted that “there has been strong...
As reported by the Burlington Free Press, "The 2012 Burlington Business Association annual dinner Thursday night began with a rendition of “Here Comes the Sun,” the Beatles staple, to indicate the dawning of a new age for business in the Queen City.
It was sung by Rich Price, digital strategy director of Select Design, and local musician Peter Day. That inspired Gov. Peter Shumlin. “I promised my staff I wouldn’t do this,” Shumlin said before belting out the first few lines of “Here Comes the Sun” prior...
Kelly Devine, Executive Director of the Burlington Business Association, discussed economic development on WCAX on Thursday, March 16. Specifically, Devine discussed the benefits of tourisism brings to the area, in addition to hotel revenue. See the video here.
About 1/3 of the Farmer's Market will move out of the and park on onto Saint Paul Street this coming spring, opening up a large section of the northern part of the park for repairs. Since striking a preliminary agreement on the last day of February, the BBA has continued to work with downtown businesses, the city and the Farmer's Market to create and implement a plan to allow some market vendors to set up on Saint Paul, instead of in the park. Most recently, about 15 representatives of the groups met on March 13 to discuss some of...
This coming May, Citizens Bank, The Burlington Business Association, The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Church Street Marketplace are at it again.
Many remember the 2010 tourist season when visitors to the Burlington area enjoyed a creative outdoor art exhibit featuring nearly 40 painted cows dotting the region.This time around though, organizers won't be putting cows on display, but bears. Each bear is sponsored by a local business or organization who can choose its own...
Burlington businesses are always looking for different ways to spread the word out about the great things this region offers to residents, students and/or visitors. With that in mind, eighty businesses recently donated items to the BBA’s Best of Burlington on-line auction.
The auction, which ran from November 11 to December 12 on biddingforgood.com, generated quite a buzz, due in part to the promotion efforts of the BBA, who ran ads for the auction on the WCAX and Burlington Free Press websites and sent out over 5000 auction emails.
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The City of Burlington is in Phase II of planBTV – Downtown and Waterfront. This comprehensive planning project, which began this past winter, seeks “to identify, understand, and address current barriers to the creation of new infill development.” With that in mind, the organizers of the project have created several ways for the public to interact with the planning process and share their ideas.
In addition to holding an art contest and offering a chance to win $50 by
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If you were out and about on December 4 and thought you saw several Santas run past you, you weren’t going crazy. Over 1,500 people registered and participated in the Inaugural RiRa’s Santa 5K Run and Walk, according the Burlington Free Press.
For $30, each participant was given a Santa suite, a medal, and admission to an authentic Irish breakfast prepared, donated and served by RiRa after the...
On December 6, 2011 America’s Health Rankings released their annual report which had Vermont at the top of their list as the healthiest state in America.
This is the fourth time in five years that Vermont has been ranked #1 on this list. The report noted that the number of smokers has decreased over the last 10 years and there is a high use of prenatal care services and a low incidence of infectious disease.
The report comes on the heels of some impressive honors...
Outside Today is in the midst of compiling and ranking their list of the country’s Best Towns. This week they discussed BTV on “Outside Television,” a program featured on their website.
It’s easy to see how Burlington is in the running for this ranking, as the criteria Outside Today is looking at includes the combination of culture, scenery and access to the outside.
During the brief show, which you can watch here<...
As winter approaches, thoughts are beginning to shift towards 2012 and the possibilities a new year holds. With that in mind, the BBA would like to announce that it is accepting sponsorships for 5 major events in 2012, each of which draws between 125-425 attendees.
Sponsoring events is a great way to promote an organization. Promotion of sponsoring organizations begins even before the event takes place.
"Our sponsors are key to making all BBA events happen. We make sure to recognize sponsors in every step of our event promotion, from our first press release right through to thanking...