Vergennes City Council OKs loan to lu*lu

The Vergennes City Council on Aug. 27 approved a $40,000 city loan to downtown ice cream business lu*lu to help it expand the company’s manufacturing/wholesale end into an undisclosed location elsewhere in Vergennes.

New owners, familiar faces, take helm at Waybury Inn

Chas Lyons was a longtime customer of East Middlebury’s historic Waybury Inn. His wife, Halina, used to work there.

Vermont lifestyle lures biotech duo to buy lumber yard

What do two, 37-year-old friends do after successfully incubating and growing two successful biotechnology companies in the greater Boston area? They become owner-operators of an established lumber business in East Middlebury, Vt., of course.

A chocolate shop opens in Middlebury

On Main Street, down a flight of stairs on the south side of Otter Creek Bridge is a recently opened chocolate store — Adagio Chocolates. 

Stone Mill launches new wine bar

The Stone Mill’s partnership with Dedalus is aging like fine wine. 

New owners take over local vineyard

Spring is a season associated with new beginnings, and that’s certainly been the case this year at Lincoln Peak Vineyard, where new owners Nichole Bambacigno and Kevin Bednar are settling in and readying to welcome wine enthusiasts from far and wide. 

Local woman starts new fitness center

Karrie Sinks has opened 802 Pilates Health & Fitness in The Centre shopping plaza in Middlebury, in a space previously occupied by H&R Block, and then Middlebury Sew-N-Vac.

MUHS grad wins $212K business pitch award

When Salisbury’s Zachary Dunn graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 2019, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do — other than attend the University of Vermont.

Popular Middlebury UPS Store to close

The very popular UPS Store at 105 Court St. in Middlebury will close on May 31, and the building in which it’s been located since 2014 has been sold.

Bristol startup aims to help kids learn key skills

When Carleen Haylett founded EnrichedHQ Marketplace four years ago, the Bristol resident was hoping to address an ongoing challenge she and other working parents faced: getting their children involved in enriching extracurricular activities. 

Sparrow Art Supply flies to a new nest

Downtown Middlebury’s Sparrow is leaving its nest, but it’s building a new one just a few wingbeats away.

AllEarth Renewables first tenant at Bristol’s new park

AllEarth Renewables, a prominent provider of sustainable solar energy solutions in Vermont, has announced its recent relocation from its current headquarters in Williston to a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bristol. 

3 Squares to change hands after 17 years

Sometime in the near future, Matt and Danelle Birong will sell their downtown Vergennes eatery, 3 Squares Café, to longtime friends Scott Collins and Jody Hayes, a couple living in Bolton with their own deep ties to Vermont’s restaurant sector. 

Local comes home to steer car dealership

Cory Quenneville is living a dream, but slumber has been a challenge. It’s part of the excitement of returning home to Addison County to take over the vehicle dealership at which he got his start.

Smoke & Lola’s cooks up comfort food in Bristol

Lincoln residents Abbey LaMay-West and Wayne Johnson are passionate about feeding their community. 

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