Barre Tobacco and Beer Shop Opens in Former Boisvert Spot
BARRE — In mid-April, Ankit Patel opened the Barre Tobacco and Beer Shop at the 200 North Main Street space that had been occupied for decades by Boisvert’s Shoe Repair, next door…
Three Penny Taproom To Open Parklet Soon
The Three Penny Taproom is set to open a parklet in front of the restaurant and bar where customers can drink and eat outside.…
Maple Corner Community Store Reopens to In-Store Customers
CALAIS — A general store in one of Vermont’s most idyllic villages has recently opened up for customers again now that the coronavirus infection…
Precise Thermal Imaging Technology Installed at Central Vermont Medical Center
BERLIN — During April and May, when the emerging threat of COVID-19 was transforming health services protocols daily, all patients and staff entering the…
Langdon Street Loses Parking, Gains Outdoor Dining Space
Parking will soon be eliminated on a portion of Langdon Street to allow businesses to provide outdoor dining and possible retail expansion as a…
Another Lively Friday in Montpelier
Friday afternoon in Montpelier appeared to be bustling June 26. A blue sky with fluffy white clouds and temperatures in the low eighties apparently…
Donkeys Pull a Cart Through Town in Training to Collect Food Scraps
It looked like a step back in time last weekend when Montpelier shutterbug Fran Dodd caught this image and video of a cart being…
Signs of Life, but Businesses Need More Help
It’s been more than a week since the City Council ordered the wearing of face masks for employees and visitors to downtown shops and…
DRB Approves Lauzon’s Plan for New Building
On a 5-2 vote, the Montpelier Development Review Board on Monday approved a revised plan proposed by Barre accountant and developer Thom Lauzon to…
Friday is Back. Montpelier is Alive.
After months of isolation at home, and a slow “opening of the spigot,” as Governor Phil Scott says, Montpelier residents were out on a…
Montpelier Council Issues Mandatory Mask Order for Public Establishments
The Montpelier City Council unanimously approved an executive order requiring that employees and visitors to wear face coverings in public establishments within the city.…
Nepali Restaurant to Replace ‘Down Home Kitchen’
By Carla Occaso A new sign heralding ‘Indian Nepali Kitchen’ has gone up in the window of 104 Main in Montpelier. This new restaurant,…
Locals express concern as state prepares to reopen
Despite widespread social and economic hardships resulting from the state-issued “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order in effect since mid-March, some Vermonters are fearful the…
VBSR supports S. 346, Essential Employees Hazard Grant Program
Today Senate lawmakers are poised to act on legislation that would provide hazard pay to at-risk, essential workers, including grocers, pharmacy workers, trash collectors,…
Hunger Mountain Co-op shoppers must wear masks
Beginning Monday, April 27, all Hunger Mountain Co-op shoppers must wear a face covering over their nose and mouth while inside the store, HMC…
Downtown Businesses Fight for Survival
No sector of the economy is immune from the effects of COVID-19, but many of Montpelier’s fragile and agile retail and restaurant businesses are…
Developer Plans Three-Story Building on State Street
A zoning application to build a new three-story brick office building with a bank drive-through window at 105 State Street in Montpelier, the location…
Businesses and nonprofits look to SBA loans
With the economy stuck in a deep freeze, many local businesses and nonprofits are seeking help from Small Business Association (SBA) loan programs created…
Bagitos under new ownership, will reopen as Food for Thought
Popular cafe is under new ownership, will offer extended breakfast and lunch menu Bagitos is under new ownership and will reopen as Food for…
Community Resources, Business Hours of Operation
How you can help businesses right now: • Buy a gift card! The cash flow to the business will allow them to keep paying…
Saving Montpelier’s Businesses
As worries continue to mount about the potentially devastating loss of income to Montpelier businesses due to the COVID-19 crisis, residents and Montpelier Alive…