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Vermont Business Magazine Burlington City Arts is bringing Festival of Fools back to downtown Burlington from July 30-August 1, 2021. Presented by Community Bank NA, this year s festival marks a return to the Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park after having to cancel the beloved celebration in 2020 due to the pandemic. After a long and difficult year that included the cancellation of the 2020 Festival of Fools, it will be great to have some good laughs together once again, said Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.
As in years past, this year s celebration presents a fantastic lineup of street performers, circus artists, musicians, and comedians performing consistently throughout the three-day event.
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Local Vermont family teaches their kids how to earn, manage money with the help of an app
More time spent at home during the pandemic has allowed them to do so Share Updated: 12:43 PM EST Mar 1, 2021
More time spent at home during the pandemic has allowed them to do so Share Updated: 12:43 PM EST Mar 1, 2021
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Show Transcript VERMONT. IF PASSED. THE LAW WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN JULY. LEARNING REMOTELY CAN BE A CHALLENGE. BUT ONE VERMONT FAMILY SAW THE OPPORTUNITY. TO TEACH THEIR KIDS ABOUT MORE PRACTICAL LIFE LESSONS. LIKE HOW TO MANAGE AND SAVE YOUR MONEY. NBC 5 S LAUREN GRANADA SHOWS US HOW TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WILLISTON. HAVE TURNED CHORES. INTO AN OPPORTUNITY. NAT: AIDAN AND EMMA PUTTING CLEAN DISHES AWA 9-YEAR-OLD EMMA WALKER AND HER BROTHER 10- YEAR-OLD AIDAN WALKER. MAY LOOK LIKE THEY RE JUST DOING MOM AND DAD A NICE FAVOR. THE WALKER FAMILY, WILLISTO
Local Vermont donor steps forward with a new, time-limited fundraising match
Vermont Business Magazine In just six days, people from across the country raised nearly $20,000 for LGBTQ+ youth.
It started when now world-famous Bernie-mitten-maker Jen Ellis gifted Outright Vermont 1 of 3 pairs of newly made mitts in a ‘coming out of hiatus’ moment.
In a recent NBC article, Ellis reflected on what LGBTQ+ youth are experiencing during the pandemic:
“This hard for them. I just wanted to give them a shoutout, you know, like, ‘Hang in there. This is not going to last forever, and when it s over, you can go out and hug all your friends and be your awesome selves, out in public.’”