In Burlington, the new Waterfront Plaza at 180 Battery Street is filling up, and now tenants don’t have to leave the premises to eat. Madera’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina became their neighbor on Friday, when it opened on the ground floor.... Read more

The corner of St. Paul and Main streets in Burlington will be reanimated come Friday, when Esperanto opens in the former Souza’s Brazilian Steakhouse space at 131 Main Street.... Read more

Dan and Liz Holtz of Liz Lovely, a Waitsfield-based natural cookie business focused on dairy-, egg-and gluten-free gourmet cookies, will appear as contestants on the ABC reality show “Shark Tank.” The business-oriented show includes a panel of investors, or sharks, who review an array of hungry entrepreneurs seeking investments for their companies or products. In exchange for their capital and confidence, the sharks receive good karma and a return on their investment.... Read more