Eric Mallette, director of the Paramount Theater, made a formal request to the Rutland Board of Aldermen to “partner” with the Paramount with a financial investment of $450,000 over the next four years, according to the minutes of the Nov. 1 aldermanic meeting.
Read More“After a year of patiently waiting and planning, we can’t be more excited to bring back Friday Night Live’s free entertainment to Center Street,” said Nikki Hindman, executive director of the Downtown Rutland Partnership. “Downtown businesses are eager to welcome the Rutland community to the district for a night of fun.”
Read MoreAs part of the scoping study being conducted for a potential redesign of the street, community leaders had discussed putting the perennial suggestion of converting the street into a pedestrian zone to the test with a temporary closure. As the summer ends, that has yet to take shape, but Rutland Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Brennan Duffy said the idea hasn’t been abandoned.
Read MoreCalista Budrow and her husband have bought the former Christian Science Reading Room building and are renovating it ahead of opening a plant shop there. The store, to be called GreenSpell Plant Shop will be aimed at indoor horticulture.
Read MoreOrganizers say a temporary reconfiguration of Center Street has been a big hit, and the city is looking at a grant to study a more permanent redesign. The Community and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the Board of Aldermen apply for a $30,000 Agency of Transportation grant to study permanently changing the street.
Read More"Come Alive Outside Vermont" rolled out green grass on Center Street to make room for a pop-up park. It was part of the national Green Street Challenge. Hundreds of kids and their parents stopped by to play, socialize and learn. It featured free yoga and Zumba, bike repair demonstrations and a picnic.
Read MoreJay Sabataso owns and operates three restaurants — two owned alongside his wife, Audrey Brandt. Their most recent endeavor, Taso on Center, opened in February 2019. The couple, inspired by the downtown district, wanted to invest more in keeping business local to the area.
Read MoreCenter Street will once again be home to the Vermont Great 2,4,6,8K Run Walk and Green Street Challenge on September 15th along with a whole weekend of activities in Downtown Rutland, Vermont.
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