Neighborhoods

Housing in Review: Champlain Housing Trust 01/20/2011

Danielle Bombardier "VHCB AmeriCorps Member" hosts with Janet Green. Tonight's show deals with the housing opportunities provided by Champlain Housing Trust and the outlook for housing issues under the new administration of Gov. Shumlin.

Edmunds Elevator Ribbon Cutting 01/19/2011

Ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration making Edmunds building accessible to all for the first time in over 100 years!

Curtains without Borders: Burlington Curtain Conservation 01/18/2011

Curtains Without Borders is a project to preserve historic painted scenery. This video talks about the effort and describes some of the curtain conservation process. The video also features the conservation and installation of a curtain that depicts Church Street in Burlington. For more information please visit the Curtains Without Borders website.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 01/18/2011

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 01/18/2011

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

Vermont Access Network (VAN): We Share Our World: Celebrating 30 Years of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program 01/17/2011

Four speakers--all refugees--from Ethiopia, Somalia, Burma, and the Democratic Republic of Congo share their experiences of the countries they left behind and the challenges they have living in Vermont. This event was a program of the Vermont Historical Society in reflection of the resiliency of Martin Luther King, Jr. It took place at the Vermont History Center in Barre on January 17, 2011.

Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Meeting 01/13/2011

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. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month. Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue, Next to QTees.

Local Matters: Essex Police Facility Committee 01/13/2011

Municipal issues are explored through interviews and your calls. In this show, host Rob Reiber speaks with Police Facility Committee Chair, Dave Rogerson and members Peter Gustafson, Dan Maxon on the Committee's work towards realizing a new police facility for the Essex community.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Farm to Plate Press Conference and Legislative Briefing 01/12/2011

Gov. Peter Shumlin, Lt. Give Phil Scott, Speaker Shap Smith and members of the committee that wrote the Farm to Plate Initiative Report meet in a 1/12/11 press conference at the Statehouse. Following the press conference is a Farm to Plate briefing for legislators by Ellen Kahler and a several other members of Vermont's agriculture system workers.

Burlington Ward 1 NPA Meeting 01/12/2011

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.

Featured Story

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!