Edith Wilson: The Woman Who Secretly Ran the United States

I don’t know why but I find this story crazy.  I guess considering today’s politics where we know every bruise on a president’s hand.  With FDR, we had a president in a wheelchair that never was known outside everyone who saw him everyd ay.  But did you know we had a President who had a…

The Vermont Housing Improvement Program (VHIP) 2.0 – New and Improved?

The Vermont Housing Improvement Program (VHIP) 2.0: Vermont has a problem.  There are way more folks that want to live here than available housing.  Any available housing is priced double what it should be considering Vermonters overall earn less for the same work.  If you guess that would lead to higher homeless and housing insecurity…

Opportunity Awaits: Why Downtown Burlington is Primed for Retail Renaissance

If you read  Reddit or talk to someone “who hasn’t been to Church Street in years” you may think they are confusing 1980s Bogata to present-day Burlington Vermont. However, if you go on Spotify Wrapped Sound Town you’ll learn you may already live in Burlington.  While the hand-wringing about crime and vacant storefronts makes splashy…