@clamdin

Editor @ UVM Community News Service. Recovering perfectionist, perpetually in search of balance.

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Over the last year, Democrats on the Burlington City Council routinely used a group chat to discuss city business, coordinate votes and gossip about their Progressive colleagues. sevendaysvt.com/news/burling… #btvcc #vtpoli

Burlington Democrats Talked Shop — and Gossiped — on Group Text | Seven Days

While not illegal, the practice raises red flags for transparency advocates, who say deliberations among elected officials should be accessible to the public.

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But while the practice was indeed legal, transparency advocates say it violates the spirit of the law. Read about it in this week's @sevendaysvt. #btvcc #vtpoli sevendaysvt.com/news/burling…
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And for the record, I didn't learn about this because the Dems accidentally added me to their group chat. But they can feel free to invite me any time!!! #btvcc #vtpoli
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Town Meeting Day is the only time I miss this website (and even then, mostly I just miss TweetDeck.) #tmdvt #vtpoli
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The latest from @OneNorthAvenue. The story will be updated. #btv
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Murad Won't Seek Reappointment as Burlington Police Chief buff.ly/4ftqm86
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Burlington police terrified high school students this week when they staged a mock shooting in an attempt to teach them about the unreliability of witness statements. My latest, with @CFlandersVT sevendaysvt.com/news/burling… #btv #vtpoli
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IT'S BACK #btv sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/r…

Reinvented Deep City Brings Penny Cluse Café's Beloved Brunch Back to Burlington | Seven Days

The most beloved home fries in Burlington are back. The heaping mound of perfectly griddled potatoes topped with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream and green...

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.@Emmaformayor made history Monday night when she was sworn in as the first woman and openly queer person to serve as #btv mayor. My latest for @sevendaysvt. sevendaysvt.com/news/queen-o…
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This story by @TasteofVermont was a great diversion from what I'm usually reading and writing about Burlington. Find some much-needed feel-good journalism here: sevendaysvt.com/news/catchin… #btv

Catching Up With David Corey, the 'Angel' of Burlington's City Hardware | Seven Days

If Mister Rogers' neighborhood had included a hardware store, David Corey could have been its clerk. In his customary outfit of pressed navy shirt, neat...

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My latest scoop in @sevendaysvt: The mother of a 14-yr-old Black teen sues the City of #BTV, alleging excessive force by @OneNorthAvenue and racial bias by police and @btvfire. sevendaysvt.com/news/lawsuit…

Lawsuit Accuses Burlington Police of Using Excessive Force on Black Teen With Disabilities | Seven...

The mother of a Black teenager with intellectual disabilities is suing the City of Burlington, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they pinned...

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The lawsuit seeks to ban the use of ketamine to restrain people in mental health crisis. It also questions the diagnosis of "excited delirium," a controversial syndrome that's disproportionately applied to Black people and that's been denounced by medical experts. #btv
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Three decades after voters ended #RentControl in Massachusetts, rents have exploded. For renters, only California and Hawaii are more expensive than Massachusetts, per @NLIHC. To afford a modest 2-bed apt. at $2,165 per month in MA, a renter would need to earn almost $42 an hour.
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Just in: #btv took the unprecedented step this week of suspending the Handys' rental permit for 184 Church Street, a notorious building with more than three-dozen code violations. sevendaysvt.com/news/burling…
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Breaking #btv news: Joan Shannon (@BTVJoan) wins the @BTV_Dems' nomination for mayor. First write-thru here: sevendaysvt.com/news/joan-sh…

Joan Shannon Wins Democratic Nomination in Burlington Mayor's Race | Seven Days

Updated at 7:37 p.m. Burlington Democrats chose City Councilor Joan Shannon (South District) as their candidate for mayor at a caucus on Sunday that had...

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a little #btvcc election news for your feed sevendaysvt.com/vermont/burl… #vtpoli #btv
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The @sunjournal in Lewiston, Maine has impressive un-paywalled coverage of the mass shooting. Give them your clicks. sunjournal.com/ #LewistonME

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It begins: Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (@emmaformayor) kicks off the #btv mayoral contest. sevendaysvt.com/vermont/emma… #vtpoli
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The #btvcc unanimously approved a new zoning district that allows housing to be built in part of the South End where it was previously prohibited. Also allowed: Dorms. Not allowed: Hotels. More on the decision & tonight's council meeting here: sevendaysvt.com/vermont/burl… #btv
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