Madeleine Kunin: the refugee who became Vermont’s first woman governor
Madeleine May Kunin fled Nazi-era Europe as a child, became a Burlington journalist and legislator, and in 1985 became Vermont’s first woman governor.
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Church Street Marketplace: how Burlington’s pedestrian mall keeps its stores
Burlington closed four blocks of Church Street to cars in 1981. The marketplace has lasted decades longer than most American pedestrian malls, with its own management district.
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Bernie Sanders as mayor: the four Burlington terms before the national stage
Before the Senate and two presidential runs, Bernie Sanders won the Burlington mayor’s race by 10 votes in 1981 and served four terms. A look at what his City Hall years left behind.
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Ethan Allen: the Green Mountain Boy at the State House door
Ethan Allen led the Green Mountain Boys, captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and fought for Vermont’s independence from New York. His statue stands at the State House in Montpelier.
