By Victoria Gaither A new female Black-owned hair salon is coming to Merchants Row in Rutland. Euphoric Hair Experience is angling to create a place for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) clients to get their crown done — […]
Tag: Rutland
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
National tour of ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ stops at Paramount Theatre
Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — “Holly’s Story” returns to the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. Seen by more than 22 million music fans since it opened in London’s West […]
Letter, Opinion
I’m running for assistant judge
Dear Editor, I am running as an Independent for Rutland County assistant judge in the November election. I believe the office should be nonpartisan and as apolitical as possible, so that is why I’m running as an Independent. I will […]
Local News
Aldermen discuss defunding Redevelopment Authority
By Katy Savage Some members of the Rutland Board of Alderman criticized the Rutland Redevelopment Authority for not being proactive or collaborative enough at the board’s Oct. 3 meeting. Alderman Thomas Franco made a motion to defund the Rutland Redevelopment […]
Featured, Local News
Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered St. Joseph’s college campus
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger One of Vermont’s biggest employers is poised to buy a portion of the former College of St. Joseph campus, where it’s planning to set up new offices, a training center and employee housing. Casella Waste Systems signed […]
Local News
Rutland walk to end Alzheimer’s raises more than $28,000
RUTLAND – More than 120 residents from Rutland and surrounding communities participated in this year’s Rutland Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Main Street Park. Participants raised more than $28,000 towards the care, support and research efforts of the […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Bennie and the Jets perform a tribute to Elton John Saturday at the Paramount Theatre
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND— Bennie and the Jets, the premier Elton John tribute band, will play the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland on Saturday. The band is led by Greg Ransom, whose vocals are naturally exactly like Elton Johns, […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
61st annual Halloween parade in Rutland set for Oct. 29
Deadline for float submissions due Oct. 12 RUTLAND—Rutland City Recreation & Parks is excited to celebrate the 61st running of the Rutland City Halloween Parade. This year, the parade will take place Saturday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. throughout downtown […]
Local News
Rutland business gets greenlight to sell marijuana
By Katy Savage Three businesses became the state’s first to get approved to sell cannabis last Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Cannabis Control Board unanimously approved retail licenses for Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland, FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury and Champlain Valley […]
Local News, State News
Vermont issues first retail cannabis licenses
By Fred Thys/VTDigger Businesses in Rutland, Middlebury and Burlington are the first in Vermont to secure licenses to sell cannabis for recreational use. The state Cannabis Control Board on Wednesday, Sept. 14, issued retail licenses to FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury and […]