Congratulations to the winners of the Rutland Herald Readers’ Choice Awards - "Best of the Best" 2021! 🏆
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“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.”
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As 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.
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The Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) has hired BENT Media, a video production company based in Franklin County, to create a series of advertisements that will promote shopping, dining, art, and entertainment in the city’s historic center.
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It’s been 18 years since the Sound Barrier — Rutland’s last official skateboard shop — closed its doors on Center Street. That void has now been filled.
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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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Building off a desire to make the greater Rutland community hospitable to everyone, including the LGBTQ+ community, a new coalition and campaign is heralding the message that “All are welcome here.”
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