Under the surface of a clean and welcoming downtown business district, the effects of the flood and the lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the economic future of Montpelier into question.| Vermont Public
Have you noticed that the days are getting shorter? Do you feel that cool fall breeze? September in Vermont is magical — the leaves are just starting to change, the days are warm, and the| Vermont Explored
Every year, fourth graders walk from Montpelier’s Union Elementary School to Main Street Middle School on the last day of school, applauded by relatives, neighbors, and middle schoolers to mark their transition to middle school next year. This year photographer John Lazenby was on hand to capture the event. Photos by John Lazenby.| The Montpelier Bridge
Bill Fraser, who held the top position in the city for 30 years, is exiting the role at the end of June. by Henry Fernandez Bill Fraser attended his final City Council meeting as the capital’s longest-serving city manager on Wednesday night. Fraser was voted out by the City Council in February and plans to exit the role at the end of the month. Fraser’s ousting followed a potential 24% tax increase that the city decided to prevent by cutting municipal staff, a decision he pushed bac...| The Montpelier Bridge
Two spacious and stylish coworking facilities in central Vermont — The Loft in Montpelier and the Barre Social Club in Barre — have opened in recent months, and both have ambitions beyond just their own success. Stores, restaurants, theaters, and office complexes that seemed on solid footing in both cities suffered when, in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were instructed, or chose, to work from home. The profound stillness imposed by the pandemic — and worsened by the floods...| The Montpelier Bridge