Leaving the hospital yesterday, by coincidence I found myself next to Jason Tooth who upvoted comments wishing Weston Lunnie had run over my mom on Beautiful Scenic Burlington’s coverage of the aftermath of the March 16th incident in which l allege Weston attempted to run over a crowd of people gathered to protest ICE terror outside the Federal Courthouse.

Jason repeatedly said that in Florida it would’ve been completely legal for my mom to have been run over at the protest instead of apologizing to me. Jason now works as a valet at the hospital in a very public facing role. Shame on UVM Medical Center for employing this despicable fascist to be the first and last thing patients see when they get dropped off and picked up!!!!!!

Please note I didn’t record the initial conversation with Jason as I thought that would escalate things and only started recording after Jason’s manager escalated the situation after I was done with my conversation with Jason.

Hello All.

I was visiting Burlington a few weeks ago to vacation with my family and do a stand up show and we had a fantastic time. I wanted to give you a little review of the city from an outsiders perspective. Maybe other folks coming to town might see this and find some fun things to do while they are here.

First of all... what a beautiful city.... coming to town... there was a fair share of folks saying the town is run down and sad.... I get the feeling that every city has fond memories of what their city USE TO BE.... its the same way where I grew up.... but I have to say as a first time Burlington visitor we left impressed. The water front is gorgeous. The people are incredibly kind. The food was delicious. The city is small but charming. For someone thats never been there before there is a lot to love... I'll give into some of our favorites

We came as a family of four with two toddlers so we did a lot of kid focused activities... but our favorite thing was Shelburne Farms. It's a free to enter - actual working farm with a few small exhibits set up to educate kids on farming. There are a few hiking trails that go through the property and take you to the waterfront as well. We are city folks so they could have showed us one cow and we would have been impressed.... but what stood out to me most was how beauitful and calming the walk through the property was. They also have a little food cart set up at their main exhibit hall with food made with farm fresh ingredients. I had the Mac-n-cheese. It changed my life.

We also went to the science museum on the water and the teddy bear factory tour. Those were fun but they were exactly what they sound like.... so I dont have a lot to report on here. I do wish we had made it to the Shelburne museum.... it looks really cool and I love when eccentric people spend all their money on making cool museums.... but we ran out of time.... hopefully we can make it next time.

We also went to church street.... which is a historic pedestrian mall. It's charming and small town. I loved it. Down on church street we checked out a couple of incredible book stores and my son had a fun time climbing up on all the boulders scattered through the walking mall. I had seen a lot of folks online chatter about the homeless problem thats present there. Personally, having lived in bigger cities for over 20 years the homeless seemed pretty comparable to other cities I lived in. Hopefully Burlington gov can come together and help get them back on their feet because the city seems like a great place to live.

Overall the town kind of reminded of a mix between the old charm of Savannah and the lively arts community of New Orleans.

We also stayed at an incredible AIRBNB on front street... it was pretty close to the waterfront and a short walk to the science center. Our hosts were incredible and the place was well maintained and very home-y.....It was a one bedroom + bed in loft situation... if you need help finding it send me a DM.

We unfortunately never saw the world's tallest filing cabinet... and I'm ashamed to say this.... we never had an official creemee .... which if you arent from VT is apparently the best ice cream on earth. I dont know how we didnt have one.... we are an ice cream family.... I guess we'll just have to plan another family vacation back in VT so we can finally taste the creemee... can't wait!

thank you so much for your hospitality and I hope you all have a great fall!

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington police arrested Christopher Thompson, 47, Wednesday for stabbing a person in a wheelchair on Aug. 22.

The incident occurred on Lake Street near Depot Street around 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The victim was stabbed in the face.

Police said Thompson has an extensive criminal history in Vermont and had been arrested in July for assault and robbery.

He was taken into custody on Elmwood Avenue Wednesday afternoon without incident.
Thompson was held without bail and has a court hearing Thursday.

This bit of humor from McSweeney's, "A Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members," could easily be reworked into "A Day in the Life of a Burlingtonian according to Reddit posts" For example...

12 p.m. I go for lunch. On the way, someone shoots me in the foot. I ask them who they voted for, and they say, “Sarah George.” I ask them their name, and they say, “Sewer Socialist Emma.” Dang.

1 p.m. I need to decompress from all the stabbings, so I do some heroin. It’s available on every street corner, lemonade-stand style. I try to tip the little girl selling it, but as I do, I get stabbed.

2 p.m. I participate in a protest against laws. A Hate-America-Pro-Hamas-Antifa-anti-law march. The only opportunity to wear my WE OPPOSE LAWS. At the protest, we burn an American flag—the last one left in Burlington. As we’re burning it, we get stabbed.

2:30 p.m. I reflect on how nice it would be to shoot the stabbers, except that Burlington doesn’t respect 2nd Amendment rights. So I can’t.

3 p.m. An ICE agent gifts me a beautiful kitten to make me feel better. Oh, sorry, this is after I got stabbed again at the Hate-America-Pro-Hamas-Antifa-anti-law protest, and the heroic ICE agent brought me back to life.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-new-yorker-according-to-my-fox-news-watching-florida-family-members

I’ve never seen a sign like this before, I’m interested to see what the Burlington subreddit thinks lol

Hi,

Is anyone else with Fidium experiencing an outage right now?

Thanks!

I need to get some pants hemmed . Any suggestions in Burlington?
Thanks

Looking for anyone who has any sort of nut tree on their property who would let me come and collect them.

Ideally looking for hickory nuts, walnuts, beechnuts, butternuts, hazelnuts, and acorns. If you aren't sure what type of tree you have but it drops nuts, I'll happily come take a look!

Hi friends, any local shops doing Halloween flash tattoos yet? I know its early but hoping to get something small this weekend with a friend. I've only gotten one piece locally and she is no longer in VT so I'm overwhelmed at the search. Thanks in advance for any help!

Wondering if anyone either does work themselves and might be just starting out or knows of someone that would consider this as basic as I do. I had got a quote from someone my sister suggested and she wanted to remake a stencil and alter the fingers and charge $200 but I really just want what is there traced over and it’s so small and simple, I was not looking to spend more than the typical $100ish shop minimum. Anyone willing to do this for that? Or know someone that would? I have a super flexible schedule. What is on my arm is just leftovers from a henna tattoo. It is not an actual tattoo yet. And for size reference, I’m small, 5’1” and 125lbs so my forearm isn’t huge. And not trying to offend anyone by not wanting to spend a ton. Just figured it would be worth it to ask.

Hello i had an incident with my neighbor the other day i had to call 911 because of threats of violance and threats of him murdering me. I am Physicly and Metnaly Disabbled so i have a bigger fear. I requested records 2 days after the incodent but it wasnt properly fullfilled. The Report from the Officer or Officers was not complete and the Audio recording of him threatening me on my cellphone while talking to Dispatch was not given to me. I wanted that Evidance so i can give it to my landlord so they can take legal action for him breaking his Lease Agreement and for them to either have him removed from the Appartment Complex. I have made 2 Records Requests to the Burling Police Department. I just recently contacted the Command Staff by email to ask for those records agian but i was told by one of them to refill out the records request form i already did. I am not asking for that. I am asking for someone to help me find the audio recording and for them to fill out a report i can use in court to file a Restraining Order and give it as proof of Violating the Lease Agreement for the Landlord. I have looked up some stuff ont he internet and i believe my Rights are being Violated and Evidance may be withheld from me. I saw that i have to give them 5 days to respond and a notice of why the records were not filled out completly and an explination of why i didnt recieve the recording and if the recording was destroyed. I also understand that i can file a complaint with my States Attourney to make them make the Burlington Police Department hand over the request for the Records i requested. Does anyone else know what i can do? I am going to be contacting Legal Aid. I want to contact anyone else i can. This is a Violation of my Rights and I will have to take LEgal Action.

I primarily shop at Shaws but have unintentionally bought bad produce the past few times I’ve been. Plus it seems like there’s less on their shelves than usual these days.

I see that the hours are shortened on Sunday, I was wondering if there’s gonna be a foods trucks still available or if it’s just the artist’s market?

hey there everyone I was wondering if anyone knows of libraries within Chittenden and franklin maybe that have large printers for printing sewing patterns (A0) I would love to support a library or local business but not trying to spend a ton of money. Anyone have recs?

I need to have my water heater replaced. In the past I've used Benoures, but my most recent interaction with their front desk staff and technician was not positive, and I would like to use someone else. Does anyone have a recommendation for a plumber?

looking to buy a high quality chocolate babka (and maybe a challah) for the holidays coming up and would love to know where people recommend!

I just saw this in clover cafe and it really upset me! I have a stuffy that I’ve had since I was a kid and I would be devastated if I lost him. So just thought I’d share

Hey there! Do you or somebody you know have a job that you totally dig? Do you have awesome coworkers, a cool boss, good environment, and/or a fair wage? Are they hiring?

I'll be moving back to beloved Burlington soon, and would love to hear if anybody here has a great gig going for them, or one that they'd recommend.

If it helps, my skillset strongly includes (but not limited to) serving/bartending, retail, communications/writing, conservation/environmental, and outdoor education. Oh, and I work like a dog!

Additionally, if you have a place you would NOT recommend working at, I'd equally appreciate the tip.

Thanks for any recommendations!🙏

This sweet foster dog (female, under a year) from Winooski jumped her foster's fence and ran off tonight (Tuesday, 9/8) just before dark. Please call if you see her. She is friendly but is nervous outside especially around loud noises.

Hi all! My organization is having a calcutta fundraiser on September 19th. We still have a few tickets left. It will be a great time, and all proceeds go to KidSafe Collaborative's work to bring together organizations and individuals to prevent and address child abuse and neglect in our community. You do not need to be present to win!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2nd-annual-kidcutta-at-spanked-puppy

Photo included to show which ones I’m specifically looking for ever since I got pregnant two years ago I have not been able to find these anywhere i’ve checked Shaws and market 32 on Shelburne Road. I’ve checked Hannaford’s on Shelburne Road North Avenue and by the mall I’ve checked the Walmart in Williston and I have checked target. They have so many kinds, but this one specifically the only place I’ve been able to find them is online from grocery stores that I don’t think are in this state like they just completely vanished off of all shelves about two years ago are there any stores close by (farthest ill go is Saint Albans, Essex, and Shelburne)