The old Y/new condos or whatever by city market is currently being sided with beige bricks. Wtf is that. Who would ever pick that over a red brick. Everything around it is red brick. It looks bad. If whoever is responsible for this is reading this message, it’s not too late, you can change it. Don’t be a fool

Not feeling well and don’t want the tickets to go to waste. They can’t be sold, so only reach out if you can actually go. Tickets in Sec. 13- picture from last week’s game!

Short notice but worth a shot. Go Cats Go!

Hi!! My names Melody, and I'm looking for some lgbtq friends! I'm 22, go by she/her and I have a ton of interests so just feel free to ask! Feel free to reply or dm ^^

Got a corndog (yeah, I know, not good for me either) at Al's and saw they had lemonade. I wanted something tart so I figured I'd fling caution to the winds. It was awful. Worse than awful. A really terrible aftertaste. Is it the brand? I ended up dumping it out after just two sips. (The second was to make sure it wasn't me).

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RIP to the once-outstanding mushroom Philly at BBCO.

Who’s got the best vegetarian mushroom Philly in the area?

Happy Friday, Burlington. High pressure parks right over us all weekend, so it's dry and sunny from today through Monday with no rain in the forecast through Thursday. Today is sunny and cool with a high near 51 and a light north wind, falling to about 40 by 8 PM. Saturday gets a frosty start, around 31 in Burlington and in the 20s outside town, then warms to a sunny 55 with barely a breeze. Sunday is the best day of the bunch, sunny and 61 with a light south breeze and right around 58 for the 2 PM parades.

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In it there's things like Champ's Halloween Party at ECHO, Spirits of Rokeby, Borderlands at Shelburne Farms, Sam Jay at the Vermont Comedy Club and VTIFF's closing weekend tonight, then Saturday's Ooky Spooky 5K, Fall Flea, Tech Jam, a free day of 34 plays at the Flynn, the Community Glow Walk and Night Watch on Lake Street, and Sunday's Winooski Farmers Market Halloween edition, Barktober, the Halloween Roll & Stroll and the Shelburne Halloween Parade. On the news side there's school day swim lessons, Betaville, the first governor's debate, layoffs at VIP, soaring electricity bills and Essex's tax vote mix up. All told it's 197 events across three days, ~50 highlighted and 17 local stories.
And of course come to my own Meetup events. We have 10am coffee this Saturday, and tonight we're watching the new documentary You Can See Everything in Williston at 8:30! The Rotten Tomato scores are pretty dang high! Gotta get your tickets ASAP, they sold out at Essex last night apparently.

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I mean really! It's an injustice!

But then again, Burlington hates cars.

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Hey guys I recently got a new key for my mailbox box outside my apartment. Has anyone done this and have an estimate on how long until the locks are changed? We lost the old key, hence the new one and really need the items inside!

i got my dwarf mini and Id love company

just spent ten minutes at the light because two people needed to turn left onto pine st from maple. had to sit through 3 light cycles to go straight. can we please just make it a flashing red please lord.

For the second time in a week, I almost T-Boned someone that blew a stop sign / failed to yield. I feel that drivers here (maybe everywhere) are just getting worse and more distracted and I want to head off any kind of future liability argument.

Curious if anyone has had a dash cam installed locally. Seems like Best Buy does it, but I am suspicious of the quality of their workmanship.

Thanks

hi all! i was by the waterfront recently and saw what i thought was an otter, but i’m not sure. just curious if anyone knows what this is? champ spotting, maybe? i’m not super familiar with wildlife so :)

Just a quick reminder that tenants pay property tax. Janoo's plan to roll back education funding changes will continue the huge increases in education spending which will be rolled into rents. She will cost renters. She says "our small schools will make our communities thrive." Well, we have small schools (24 students in Cabot HS, 50 students in Calais elementary) and communities aren't thriving. Change is needed and she plans no change. Think about that.

I usually withdraw at an ATM once I cross the border but the logistics of an upcoming trip requires I have cash before I depart.

Tomorrow (10/23) we got a nice little platter of Vermont underground metal at the Oddfellow's Hall! On stack:

-Skinhvnger: One-man mythical black metal from Windsor

-Germanic Iron: One-man barbarian-themed death metal from Barre

-Chartarum: Three-man chunky death/doom from Burlington

It'a $10 suggested donation but NOTAFLOF, all ages, and at three bands will be done by 10 PM. What's not to love? Come bang your head!

i'm new to burlington and i've been actively suicidal, with some failed attempts recently. i have a therapist but she discourages me from seeking more help. i want to go to a hospital to get better but i don't know what to do. has anyone gone to a hospital around here and received adequate care? and if so, what happens once you are checked in?

I am voting for Amanda because #AnyoneButScott but this was a tough watch lol

Hey everyone! I’m planning a stop in Burlington on a road trip and wanted to see what people recommend.

I’m Brazilian 🇧🇷 and love exploring new places, trying local food, and finding a good bar to spend an evening.
What should I make time for while I’m in town?

Looking for a good restaurant, a favorite bar, and any cool spots or things to see that you think are worth checking out.

Thanks for the tips! Always appreciate hearing from locals instead of just relying on Google.

Glad to report that our fellow found his way home last night! To our surprise he casually showed up at our patio door, very pleased with himself and without a scratch. Guess he needed a last hurrah in his old age. Thanks all, for the upvotes and community support!

We have a huge lack of fabric stores in and around burlington. Michael's sucks. Is there anywhere I dknt know about?

if you missed the Baroque Festival, consider this a sort of ”encore”! … a most beautiful one, at that.

Requiem For A King features music by Jean Gilles and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Two composers, well known 1700s France , but perhaps novel to your knowledge. they shouldn’t be - they were massively popular in their time for good reason: uplifting and memorable moments, pieces you will listen to and then go search to hear again to find the many treasures nestled into the fabric of the piece. They are quintessential French Baroque and if you’ve only heard German Baroque (much gratitude to the GOAT, JS Bach), you will find the French Baroque style meets the ear and musical mind with a different flair - opulent but gentle. Ornaments that excite, musical patterns that feel (to me, anyways!) like a woven fabric, wrapping itself around your mind like a beautiful tapestry.

Enough of my “opinion”, I’m no expert, simply a soprano chorus member who is learning and discovering this music myself.
See below for background on this lovely program. And better yet: come see the program yourself. Feel free to say hello to me afterwards, I am always excited to hear about others experiences with the joy of this repertoire.

Bridget Garibay
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REQUIEM FOR A KING – Music of Jean Gilles and Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Friday, October 30th and Sunday, November 1st, 2026

www.burlingtonbaroque.org

Burlington Baroque presents the rediscovered Funeral Requiem by Jean Gilles (1668 - 1705) featuring Artists-in-Residence L’Harmonie des saisons Baroque Orchestra and the Burlington Baroque Festival Singers, directed by Eric Milnes.

Friday, October 30th, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Angels Catholic Church, St. Albans, Vermont

Sunday, November 1st, 4:00 p.m.

College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont

 Jean Gilles’ Messe des Morts, the most frequently performed requiem in 18th-century France, will receive its regional premiere in these two upcoming performances. Performed at official funeral observances, including services for Jean-Philippe Rameau in 1764 and Louis XV in 1774, the work entered the repertoire of the Concert Spirituel in 1750. Forgotten for more than a century and a half, Gilles reemerged from obscurity in the 1950s, largely through the rediscovery of this requiem Mass. 

This is a rare opportunity to experience the timeless grandeur of this glorious masterpiece along with Charpentier's Messe des Mort in live performance.

Tickets : https://sevendaystickets.com/e/burlington-baroque-presents-requiem-by-gilles