Vermont Tortilla’s new owners got through a year-long move. Now they’re rebuilding
Leyland Papa and Lindsey West bought the organic corn tortilla maker in 2025, then spent a year finding a building with enough water. Production is back in Essex.
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Baked Beads, a Waitsfield jewelry maker for 35 years, is closing
Robin and David Cohen built Baked Beads from a car full of necklaces into a Mad River Valley employer. After 35 years, they are winding it down.
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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.
