I was running errands the other day downtown in Burlington and had a couple of hours to kill while waiting to pick something up from a repair shop. I decided I was in the mood for some strawberry shortcake, so went in search of a restaurant that had it. And searched….and searched…and searched. [...]

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Finally, another free thing to do in Burlington, VT. From the University of Vermont’s press release:

UVM to Offer Weekly Historic Tour of Campus
Founded in 1791, the University of Vermont is the fifth oldest university in New England, after Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown.
Beginning next weekend, the university will bring its long and illustrious history [...]

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Today’s meal of choice at the Chew Chew Festival was lunch. It was a muggy, overcast day. A bank of rainclouds blocked the view of the Adirondacks across Lake Champlain, so I knew rain was on the way. I decided not to waste a lot of time dilly-dallying. I got there, [...]

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Another year, another Chew Chew Festival on the Waterfront. Day 1 has concluded, and I was there to check it out. The weather on Friday night could not have been nicer–not too hot, not too cool, no rain, and just a breath of a breeze to keep it from being too sticky. I [...]

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Every Saturday during the summer months (early May through October), Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall Park hosts its weekly Farmers Market and Artists Market from around 9am-2pm (don’t quote me on exact times). It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Farmer’s Market, since I live a little outside town now, but for [...]

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Finally, after weeks of typing away behind the scenes, running around town taking photos, and tons of online research, I am finished! (Well, as finished as I can be with pages that will have to be maintained, added to, and updated on a regular basis.) This has been a labor of love, to [...]

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Burlington City Arts has announced its 2008 lineup of bands for its annual summer concert series, which take place every Thursday in July, starting on the 10th. I sampled the music online and it’s a great batch of performers this year. It’s hard to believe it’s also FREE! If you’re going to [...]

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Have you ever sat in the studio audience for a show taping, like the David Letterman Show or Jay Leno or Late Night with Conan O’Brien? No? Have you ever thought it might be cool to do that? Well, guess what? It is. And you don’t have to be in New [...]

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At the top of the hill in Burlington, VT overlooking Lake Champlain is the University of Vermont campus, home of The Robert Hull Fleming Museum. If you’re on your own for an afternoon in Burlington, Vermont and you happen to love museums, the Fleming Museum might appeal to you. And at $5 for [...]

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I was just at this fabulous Chinese restaurant last night with some new friends, and it reminded me all over again how much I love the food here. If you are ever in Burlington, VT, you simply must eat here at least once. This is, quite simply, the best Asian food in Chittenden [...]

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