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Artful Word: Burlington Bike Criterium 09/05/2016

4th race in the Labor Day weekend Green Mountain Stage Race. Recorded and produced by community producer, James Gero.

Bright Street Cooperative Grand Opening 09/01/2016

Senator Leahy and Secretary Castro attend the grand opening of the Bright Street housing cooperative developed by Housing Vermont and the Champlain Housing Trust. The co-op was developed with funding from federal housing programs championed by Leahy on the Senate Appropriations Committee, including HOME, the Community Development Block Grant program, and NeighborWorks America, and leverages over $7 million in federal low income housing tax credits. Mayor Weinberger introduces the grand opening and we hear from a resident, representatives of Senator Sanders and Representative Welch's office, as well as Champlain Housing Trust and Housing Vermont.

Roundtable Discussion with VT Housing Partners, Senator Leahy, and Julian Castro 09/01/2016

Panel participants will include Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, Senator Patrick Leahy, U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro, and other representatives of the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, the Vermont State Housing Authority, Housing Vermont, the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness. Moderated by Brenda Torpy of the Champlain Housing Trust.

Stump the Chumps: Coal, Boys Clubs, and Photographers of Long Ago 08/31/2016

"Stump the Chumps" -- one of Channel 17's most popular programs ever -- returns!

Chumps include Bill Keogh, Don MacDonald, and special guest Al Charron.

Test your knowledge of Chittenden County history and see if you have what it takes to Stump the Chumps!

Preservation Burlington: Historic Bicycles at the Sheldon Museum 08/25/2016

Hosts Ron Wanamaker and Liisa Reimann talk with Curator Glenn Eames about historic bicycles at the Sheldon Museum.

More information on Preservation Burlington.

Liisa Reimann Rivera - Originally from England, Liisa has lived in Burlington since 2006. She earned her Master's in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and is a principal with Blue Brick Preservation. Liisa lives in a 1954 ranch house, whose historic wooden windows she thinks are of a genius design seldom seen since, in Burlington's New North End. Liisa's passions include historic industrial buildings, firehouses and little-known builder-architects of the vernacular landscape.

Ron Wanamaker - Ron has been a member of the Board since 2007 and has served as Vice President and President. A passionate preservationist, he continues to serve on the Education Committee for Preservation Burlington and is also a member of Burlington’s Design Advisory Board. A contractor since 1988, he has lived and worked in Burlington since 1998 and managed Wanamaker Restoration as well as Champlain Valley Millworks.

Ragav Pokhrel, Local YouTube Sensation 08/24/2016

Host Sylvan Zeitlyn speaks with Ragav Pokhrel, local YouTube sensation.

Ragav Pokhrel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHRuDBMRswphQOVUUv9VfWA

Burlington Ordinance Committee Meeting 08/01/2016

1. Agenda
1.01 Motion to amend/adopt agenda
2. Public Forum
2.01 The Public is invited to speak
3. Ordinance Committee Minutes
3.01 Approval of Ordinance Committee Minutes of 7/25/16 and 7/26/16
4. For Committee Discussion/Possible Action
4.01 Comprehensive Development Ordinance Zoning Amendment #16-14 re Downtown Mixed Use Core Overlay
5. Any Other Business
5.01 Next Meeting and Items to Review
6. Adjournment
6.01 Motion to Adjourn

Stump the Chumps: STUMP THE CHUMPS! 07/29/2016

"Stump the Chumps" -- one of Channel 17's most popular programs ever -- returns!

Chumps include former City Attorney Joe McNeil, Bill Keogh, and Don McDonald.

Test your knowledge of Chittenden County history and see if you have what it takes to Stump the Chumps!

Preservation Burlington: Preservation Practices 07/28/2016

Ron Wanamaker and Liisa Reimann dicuss the Fletcher hospital building and best practices in historic renovations.

More information on Preservation Burlington.

Burlington Public Works Commission 07/20/2016

The Burlington Public Works Commission represents the citizens of Burlington in determining and demanding appropriate departmental performance.

For more information contact Chapin Spencer at (802) 863-9094.

Normal meeting date is the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.