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The Budrow family finds their groove in the Rutland community

In March 2020, just days before the state shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Calista Budrow moved into a new house with her family in Rutland. She brought her small collection of houseplants with her. A year later, Budrow has more than 100 plants in her 2,000 square foot house.

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Planners eye plaza improvements

“When you step off that train, where do you go?” Rutland Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Brennan Duffy asked on Monday. “Where is it logical you would leave and walk to.”

Duffy said the Rutland Regional Planning Commission was working on designs for improving the area around the station to make it more aesthetically pleasing, provide a “sense of arrival” and improve pedestrian safety.

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Dos Eses Delicious Tamales opens in Downtown Rutland

An authentic Mexican restaurant opened in downtown Rutland City on Friday.

Ibjar Meneses and his wife, Betsabe Meneses, have been selling tamales out of the church they belong to for the last several months, but ever since the Rutland Board of Alderman approved a grant that supported his plan to open a brick-and-mortar business downtown, excitement on social media has ballooned.

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Knights of Columbus building gets a second chance

The former Knight of Columbus (KOC) building is showing the classic signs of remodeling, as it is one of the several properties purchased by Belarus-native and Guilford, Vermont, resident Pavek “Paul” Belegour, 50.

The tech mogul and cryptocurrency investor has been in the news a lot lately, after purchasing at least 3,100 acres and 10 buildings and businesses in Windham, Windsor and Rutland counties over the past two years. He is working on a “Viking Village” theme park in Guilford, and on May 4 he also took over the media operations of the Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal.

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