South Burlington News

Patrons planning on lunch at Hooters on Monday arrived to an empty parking lot and a 'Goodbye' sign posted in front.

Bill Shearer, owner of two General Motors dealerships in South Burlington, has purchased Lewis Motors, which sells the Acura, Audi and Volkswagen brands.

A popular crafts shop in South Burlington is closing to make way for a pharmacy.

A Vermont meteorologist says he's contacted weather forecasters in and near the state to ensure they're aware of false storm readings created by wind turbines.

Hooters, the franchise that made a splash when it opened its first restaurant located in Vermont, is closing.

WOKO 98.9 has planned a going party for 1,800 Vermont Guard troops awaiting deployment during the radio station's Country Club Music Festival, July 19 at the Champlain Valley Exposition.

SOUTH BURLINGTON - Some of FairPoint Communications' Vermont customers were unable to call out-of-state or reach Fairpoint's customer service and repair centers Wednesday.

For a week he'd been meaning to get to the DMV office on North Avenue to register his new baby -- a '67 Mustang convertible -- but John Hoehl of South Burlington didn't walk through the door until Wednesday morning and found he'd be forced to pay a little more for the delay.

The South Burlington Schools' Foundation and the city school district have agreed to proceed with the construction of the Skip Farrell Pavilion for the entrance of the artificial-turf field and track off Dorset Street.

UPDATE: 11:40 a.m. A severe thunderstorm watch has just been issued for western and southern Vermont, including St.

BARRE - Laura Hall, 21, of South Burlington was crowned Miss Vermont 2009 Saturday at the Barre Opera House.

WOODSTOCK - Each side prevailed in the North-South high all-star baseball doubleheader on Saturday.

Jutta Miner of South Burlington grew up in Germany and moved to Vermont 20 years ago.

The city got a look at the size of its stormwater problem Monday night and that size was marked Extra Large.

Tim Wile recently received the Counselor of the Year award from the New England Association for College Admission Counseling recently.

More than a half-dozen years after opening his first burrito shop, John Pepper carried 10 index cards around with him for four months - each with a name to rebrand the growing company he helped found.

Bus service is unlikely to reach Fletcher Allen's satellite medical facilities on Tilley Drive in South Burlington anytime soon, panelists agreed Tuesday night at a health-care forum in Burlington.

Albert Martellaro wouldn't seem a likely target for investment fraud, but when the former insurance company investigator is asked if he feels vulnerable to financial scam artists, he doesn't hesitate.

Hop a flight from Burlington International Airport and you can jet off to Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Newark, New York or Washington, D.C. But if you want to leave the continental United States on a foreign adventure, you can't get there from here.

The training and curriculum development coordinator at the Vermont Police Academy, facing an investigation for an unspecified personnel matter, has resigned, effective Friday.