Sister Sankofa, also known as Shanda Williams, died unexpectedly in late January at the age of 50. Sankofa was a self-described “changemaker, reparations activist, equity strategist, and BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] community advocate,” working on behalf of causes such as BIPOC homeownership, financial wellness, and healing from trauma.

1 day ago · Montpelier’s Community Fund, a taxpayer-funded system created in 2012 to provide grants to nonprofit social service and arts organizations, will be on the ballot as a separate item for the first time on Town Meeting Day this year. In the past, the fund was included in the city’s budget. Under the current year’s budget, the city council provided $134,150 to …

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1 day ago · While cross-country skiing in the United States had likely been going on quietly for decades, if not centuries, before the late-1960s opening of the ski touring center at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, that opening spurred huge growth in participation. It was only one of Vermont’s many markers in the growth of the sport. Trail Grooming A related turning point occurred in 1960, when the ...

6 days ago · The Bridge office is located at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, Stone Science Hall. You can receive The Bridge by mail for $50 a year. Subscribe here, or make out your check to Capital Region Community Media (CRCM), and mail …

Feb 1, 2025 · The city of Montpelier was awarded a thermal energy storage grant in November by the federal Department of Energy (DOE) that will pay 80% of the cost to replace the Recreation Center’s failing heating system with an air-to-water heat pump system with water storage, according to Sustainability and Facilities Coordinator Chris Lumbra. The project involves an “all new heating system along ...

Jan 6, 2025 · No clear cuts or additions came out of a long discussion about the upcoming $19,177,186 Montpelier annual budget, but the city council will discuss it again Jan. 8. The deadline to finalize a city budget is Jan. 23. In this discussion on Dec. 18 of the first draft of the city budget, the total amount of cash expected to be raised by taxes (not including school costs) is up $1.3 million (7.38% ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Montpelier may see more paving projects in 2025, although fewer than if the city’s finances were not so tight. After years of underfunding, City Manager Bill Fraser proposed a budget to the city council on Dec. 11 that boosts the paving budget for fiscal year 2026 to $725,000, up from $658,000 in the current budget. Funded through the Capital Plan, the proposal also calls for increasing the ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Bridge office is located at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, Stone Science Hall. You can receive The Bridge by mail for $50 a year. Subscribe here, or make out your check to Capital Region Community Media (CRCM), and …

Nov 7, 2024 · By Vivian Ladd Tomasi for Montpelier Alive For the first time, on Nov. 16, seven key bridges will be illuminated in Montpelier’s historic downtown. The capital city has almost two dozen highway, railroad, vehicular, and pedestrian bridges crossing the four rivers that flow through it. Later this month, Montpelier Alive will transform these utilitarian structures into sparkling gateways into ...