I always wondered what was at the top of that staircase behind the customer service desk at City Market. Last Saturday afternoon, I found out. With 13 other “commoners,” I ascended to the upper level of Burlington’s downtown market and was ushered into a common conference room for an unusual event: a dandelion workshop.... Read more

Vegetarian or meat lover, the animal-rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) knows how to get your attention. Last week, two PETA activists lay on large trays wrapped only in cellophane on the corner of Pearl and Church Street Burlington.

The bare-all duo wasn't trying to catch some rays on the sidewalk; they were mimicking packages of meat in this pro-vegetarian demonstration. Campaign coordinator Chris Link passed out pamphlets with information about animal treatment in slaughterhouses.... Read more

BURLINGTON -- In a tour intended to raise awareness about global warming, a 20-foot tall, inflated model of the Earth, adorned with painted flames, stopped in Burlington last Thursday morning. Shoppers at City Market were greeted by the generator-powered balloon, which will travel by car to 28 states this summer, courtesy of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. Representatives from VPIRG and the offices of Sens. Patrick Leahy and Jim Jeffords held a joint press conference next to the Earth, calling for an 80 percent reduction in global-warming pollution by 2050.... Read more