#BTV #VT - A growing number of U.S. communities are organizing their own PorchFest events. How about one for Burlington or other Vermont town? Front Porch Forum can make the organizers’ job that much easier.
Category Archives: Burlington
PorchFest Burlington?
Five more Addison Co. towns join FPF
#VT - Front Porch Forum expansion continues across Vermont with another five Addison County towns recently receiving our community-building service. Welcome to Weybridge, Panton, Lincoln, Ferrisburgh and Monkton. Click to see the full list of towns served by FPF.
Please tell friends and neighbors in these communities that they are welcome to join their new online local conversation space at FrontPorchForum.com.
AO Glass Birds
#BTV #VT - Wow! Check out the beautiful glass FPF birds made by the artists at AO Glass. Get yours at AO Glass studio (416 Pine St behind Speeder and Earl’s coffeeshop in Burlington) or at the Burlington Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. Half of the proceeds of each bird purchased goes to support Front Porch Forum‘s community building work.
Neighbors rally for Dave the Mailman
#BTV #VT - Hi neighbors. Many of you may have noticed that Dave the mailman for our neighborhood has been absent. I found out that he had a knee injury, and probably will be retiring.
This simple post by Nancy on a Front Porch Forum for a South Burlington neighborhood has led to 20 more postings in support of doing something to recognize their long-serving postal carrier. And, per usual, each posting leads to more direct conversation among neighbors off FPF. This particular FPF covers a 150-household neighborhood and has 195 members… and they’ve been discussing this issue for about a week now. Lucky Dave… I’m sure he’ll get some lovely and well-deserved expressions of gratitude in the coming days.
Making life easier
#BTV #VT - Just want to give a big thanks to the Front Porch Forum. After less than a week after we posted our investment property for sale on here we are under contract… and we hadn’t even formally listed it yet!!
Over the years we have found all our tenants through you. We leave this part of our lives with a big thanks for all the wonderful people you’ve helped us meet, and for how much easier you’ve made our lives.
Posted to an FPF in Burlington today by Mark and Kandy.
Spring business fair at Burlington City Hall April 18
#BTV #VT - Please join us at the 2013 Spring Business Fair – Thursday, April 18, from 10am to 2pm at Burlington ’s City Hall.
The event connects people interested in starting or expanding their business with a variety of federal, state and local organizations and businesses that can help.
The event will include:
- Over 30 tabling organizations that people can connect with for business assistance- Micro Business Development Program, SBDC , VT Dept. of Taxes, VT Dept of Labor, Community Capital of VT, USDA, PTAC, etc
- Front Porch Forum
- 3 free business seminars
- Professional corners- speak to legal, accounting, insurance and marketing experts for free! Bring your business questions!
- NEW THIS YEAR! Visit the Localvore Food Sector of the event and connect with food business development organizations. Interested in creating a food product or starting or expanding a food truck, food cart, restaurant, CSA, catering business, etc? Do you have a family recipe that you think would make a great product? Want to know more about packaging, nutritional labels and regulations? Want to get your product into stores like City Market? Connect with food experts to help you learn more!
- Food available from Muchacho Taco- Southwestern-style fare
This event is FREE!
CHT to the rescue…
#VT - Many thanks to Champlain Housing Trust for generously sharing facilities with Front Porch Forum staff last week. What a great organization!
How do Vermonters prepare for Town Meeting Day decisions?
#BTV #VT - Increasingly, the answer to this question includes Front Porch Forum. Ninety Vermont towns are served by FPF and public officials, advocacy groups and voters alike use their FPF to share information, state opinions and encourage participation in local democracy. Occasionally an FPF will get heated in the days approaching Town Meeting… but that’s how community works. Ideally neighbors pull together and move the community forward after Town Meeting Day, regardless of which candidates and ballot measures prevail.
FPF is popping up in traditional media this week. Two recent front pages (one and two) of the Burlington Free Press mentioned FPF’s role in Town Meeting issues. And Seven Days quoted former City Councilor Ed Adrian today…
In a February 28 posting on Front Porch Forum, Adrian lodged five points of criticism against Bushor, including: “To the best of my knowledge, Sharon has never posted on FPF. Anything.”
Ed will be glad to know that Sharon posted a campaign-related item to her FPF today!
Vermont connection to The Simpsons?
#BTV #VT - Posted by Nicki Feldman on the Underhill Front Porch Forum today…
My brother, Ben Feldman, is 1 of 3 finalists chosen out of 25,000 for a contest on the Simpsons Television Show! The winner will have their illustration animated on the season finale.
I am being a shameless sister and asking if you would please vote for him…check it out!!
http://www.fox.com/thesimpsons/couchgag/
Thank you and stay warm : )