Burlington

Kim Carson is Burlington's new director of racial equity, inclusion and belonging. Carson worked in the Iowa Judicial system prior to beginning this role in Vermont's largest city.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with community and law enforcement leaders in and around Burlington about addressing crime and violence.

This hour, we start a two-part conversation about crime in the Burlington area with host Connor Cyrus.

Depending on the day, walking into the Tiny Community Kitchen in Burlington’s Old North End feels like walking into a different part of the country or a whole new country altogether. From soul food to food from the Middle East, local chefs are using the space to introduce new flavors to the neighborhood.

This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with state and local emergency housing and homelessness prevention officials about keeping Vermonters housed this winter.

A University of Vermont thoroughfare has been redesigned with safety in mind. University Place Street separates the University Green and Billings Library. Renovations include widened sidewalks, the removal of parking areas, and a designated area for food truck vendors to stop.

Construction began this week on a long-stalled development in the heart of Vermont’s largest city. The CityPlace Burlington project is slated to bring hundreds of new apartments to a city that, like the rest of the state, is struggling with a historically-tight housing market.

The case was initially dismissed after the Chittenden County State's Attorney's office determined it didn't have evidence to refute Aita Gurung's insanity defense. But in an usual move, the governor intervened and asked the Attorney General to refile the case.

The Burlington City Council unanimously approved a new development agreement with the owners of CityPlace project, clearing the way for construction to begin on the long-delayed mall redevelopment. The stalled project has left a hole in the heart of the city’s downtown for more than four years.

Five years after Aita Gurung allegedly killed his wife and attacked his mother-in-law, a jury will decide whether he was insane at the time, or whether he should be sent to prison. All the mental health experts who examined Gurung, including one hired by prosecutors, determined he was legally insane, which led Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George to dismiss the case in 2019. The attorney general's office refiled the case after a request from Gov. Phil Scott.