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🎧 ‘Bean voyage:’ Burlington bids farewell to Radio Bean
BURLINGTON — Radio Bean, the popular music venue and bar in Burlington, closed last week after more than 25 years. Owner Lee Anderson announced the closure on social media, citing financial challenges. Kelly McNamara of the University of Vermont Community News Service talked with regulars on Sunday, Sept. 6...
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Experiential learning café opens on SUNY Plattsburgh campus
Exclusively student-run café Saxbys celebrated its SUNY Plattsburgh grand opening Wednesday in the new Hawkins Hall space, where guests raised a cup of gourmet cold brew to toast the unique experiential learning model. PLATTSBURGH | The exclusively student-run café, Saxbys, celebrated its SUNY Plattsburgh grand opening Wednesday where more than 100 campus community members and company VIPs gathered in the new Hawkins Hall space and raised a cup of gourmet cold brew to toast the unique experiential learning model.
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Local doctors to share healthy cooking tips
Free interactive class features demos, recipes and tasting. PLATTSBURGH | Learning to prepare healthy meals doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Residency will host Cooking with A Doc on Monday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 6:30 pm at 159 Margaret St., Suite 101, offering practical, budget-friendly strategies for healthier eating.
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Oteil Burbridge and LaMP Announce Make-A-Wish Benefit Tour
Oteil Burbridge and LaMP will join forces for the first time this October for a four-city Northeast run benefiting Make-A-Wish. The Wish Benefit Tour 2026, presented by Fiddlehead Brewing Company, will bring Burbridge together with the Vermont-based trio of Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski, and Scott Metzger for shows in Saratoga Springs, South Burlington, Brooklyn, and Somerville from October 6-9.
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7 Places to Eat in Burlington’s South End
Mr. Creemee’s sherbet-colored ice cream parlor on Pine Street is bright enough to feel like summer, even if it’s colder than a creemee outside. Open year-round as of last fall in the longtime Myer’s Bagels spot, it’s a much-needed expansion for the downtown Little Gordo Creemee Stand. Mr. Creemee has all the Little Gordo hits: scoops, swirls, shakes and Wizards featuring ice cream made from scratch with Monument Farms dairy. There are new additions, too — housemade pastries, including doughnuts, and espresso drinks using Vivid Coffee beans. Everything can be ordered à la mode, but the ultimate combo is Mr. Creemee’s doughnut sandwich: a fluffy yet structurally thoughtful cinnamon-sugar doughnut sliced in half and stuffed with a creemee swirl. Enjoy one at the sprinkle-flecked counter, or head out back to the Pinery for Barge Canal views.
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Venetian Soda Lounge in Burlington’s Soda Plant Is for Sale
A South End bar and venue with one of Burlington’s busiest live-music schedules is for sale, along with its related soda brand. Justin Bunnell, owner of Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge and Venetian Beverages, told Seven Days that he has moved out of state and is looking for a buyer for both businesses.
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Mule Bar in Winooski to Expand Into Former Our House Spot
Mule Bar is getting bigger. The Winooski bar, a craft beer and cocktail staple at 38 Main Street since 2013, has taken over the former Our House Bistro space next door in a move that will double its capacity. Co-owner and general manager Troy Levy said the Mule Bar team...
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After 75 years of family-run operations, Ray’s Seafood Market and Restaurant closes its doors
ESSEX TOWN — A multigenerational family establishment, Ray’s Seafood Market and Restaurant, is casting a final farewell to the greater Essex community. Ray’s Seafood, opened in 1951, will shut doors at 7 Pinecrest Drive for the last time this Saturday, Sept. 12. Janis Clark is a co-owner...
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What’s so special about Vermont maple creemees?
Vermont’s beloved treat is made with maple syrup and a rich soft-serve base—and it's making its way onto menus around Boston. There are classic cones of vanilla soft serve, and then there are maple creemees. Both are frozen dairy desserts, but only one of them is largely (and enthusiastically) celebrated by New Englanders—and that’s maple creemees.
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Ralston’s Restaurant to Open in St. Albans
Chef Michael Boomhower’s career has taken him to California’s Bay Area, Plate and Michael’s on the Hill in the Stowe area, and Union and Central Provisions in Portland, Maine. For the first restaurant of his own, he’s returning to Franklin County, where he grew up. The...
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This Vermont Restaurant Serves Oysters So Good You’ll Want To Come Back
Vermont and oysters were not the combination I expected to crave, but now I understand the appeal. This tiny spot brings Atlantic shellfish inland with a rotating selection that can make one tray turn into another. Roughly two hundred oysters may arrive daily from coastal producers, keeping the experience fresh...
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In the Garden: Growing your own grapes
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Have you ever thought about making your own wine?. If you grow your own grapes, you can give it a go! But it can be tricky. In this “In the Garden,” garden expert Charlie Nardozzi and our Sharon Meyer give some tips on getting your grapes deliciously ripe and keeping them fresh for whatever you may want to use them to make.
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Burlington’s Radio Bean announces closure amid financial challenges
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - After more than 25 years, a popular Burlington bar and music venue is closing its doors. In an Instagram post, the owner of Radio Bean says their insurance company is requiring that almost $30,000 be paid in full by September 9 for the liquor liability policy premium, which the business says it cannot afford.