Neighborhoods

Burlington Ward 1 NPA Meeting 12/12/2012

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 1 meets the second Wednesday of the month. Meeting place: UVM's Memorial Lounge Waterman Building.

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 12/10/2012

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Artful Word: Pomerleau Family Holiday Party 12/09/2012

Community producer James Gero's video about Tony Pomerleau's Holiday Party for Families.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 12/06/2012

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.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Burlington Kids After School Program 12/06/2012

Host Keith Pillsbury, Board Chair, Ali Dieng-Burlington Kids Outreach Coordinator, Miles Ewell-Burlington Kids Site Director at SA, and Jeff Fournier-Director of Expanded Learning Opportunities discuss the Burlington Kids program, share highlights of the year thus far and talk about the opportunities for the coming session. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Burlington Development Review Board 12/04/2012

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 11/28/2012

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.

Burlington Development Review Board 11/20/2012

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

AARP Vermont 11/16/2012

CCTV Productions produced this project for AARP Vermont. For more information visit aarp.org/vt

City Market Mosaic of Flavor - Burmese Cooking Class 11/15/2012

Ah Chan, origianlly of Burma, share a recipe for a celebration vegetable stew, Bah-hah-li as part of the City Market Mosaic of Flavor cooking series. In cooperation with the VT Refugee Resettlement Project (VRRP), these classes introduce students to the people nd cooking of 'New Americans' in Vermont.

Recipe (may vary slightly from video):

1 Pound lentils
1 winter squash
3-4 potatoes
1 plantain
3-4 carrots
3 medium Asian eggplants
4-5 small tomatoes

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 -inch piece of ginger
salt to taste
turneric to taste
paprika to taste
garam masala to taste

Cover lentils with water in large pot and boil until soft. As lentils cook, coarsely chop vegetables. Saute ginger, garlic, onions. add tumeric and paprika. Add vegetables in order as listed above. Add Garam Masala and salt. Add water to cover vegatables after the eggplant is added, before tomatoes. Cook a bit more. Add lentils to entire mixture, allow to cook a bit to tblend tastes.

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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!