Volunteers from the Rutland Halloween Parade, the Downtown Rutland Partnership, and Awesome Graphics are hanging past parade photos in businesses and empty storefronts for “Downtown Windows on Parade,” which will be on display starting Saturday, October 24th through Halloween.
Read MoreThe 61st Rutland Halloween Parade may be canceled due to Covid-19, but that won’t stop the celebration of Rutland’s favorite holiday! Gather your ghouls (and don’t forget your masks!) for socially distanced events being held the last week of October.
Read MoreThe latest piece in the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a marble image of Paul Harris, who founded Rotary International, will be unveiled in downtown Rutland on Oct. 6.
The bust of Harris will be the seventh in the series of downtown carvings and will be on the west side of Merchants Row, outside the Opera House.
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 MoreResidents and visitors to Rutland may notice a new series of “Rutland Art Ramble” signs on windows along the streets of our familiar city. The signs point to art exhibitions throughout the city, designed to enliven, challenge and entertain.
Read MoreSummer is in full swing in Downtown Rutland! Make reservations to dine with your family and close friends at one of our many restaurants.
Read MoreTitled “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest Until it Comes,” the mural is 60-feet high at its tallest point and it is painted on the back wall of the former Strand Theater overlooking Center Street Marketplace Park. The title is from a song composed by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock and inspired by Ella Josephine Baker, a civil rights leader and mentor with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has closed playgrounds, limited sports and summer camp activities and curtailed playdates. So for many families with young kids, the long hot summer looms. But the situation got several nonprofit groups in Rutland to brainstorm ways to create kid-friendly, hands-on activities to help jumpstart family fun.
Read MoreA new strategic plan for downtown Rutland, released Tuesday evening, sets ambitious goals for a city struck by Covid-19’s severe economic setbacks.
Read MoreJoin us on Zoom as we present the findings of the Downtown Rutland Strategic Plan and look forward to reshaping the future of our district.
Read MoreYou're invited to play bingo in Downtown Rutland to support local businesses. Starting Friday, June 12th, fill 4 tiles in a row, send us proof, and 3 lucky winners will get a $50 gift certificate to a business of their choice! We'll announce winners on June 29th.
Read MoreThe primary responsibility of this position is to maintain the cleanliness of sidewalks and the urban environment within Rutland Vermont’s designated downtown district. A major component of this role includes the operation of a small sidewalk sweeping machine. This is a seasonal, part-time position averaging 10 hours per week through October, with flexibility on the schedule.
Read MoreThe purpose of this annual meeting is to elect members to the Downtown Rutland Partnership Board of Directors as well as review the organization's 2020/21 Fiscal Year Work Plan and Budget.
Read MoreLocally-owned in downtown Rutland for 37 years, Domino’s Pizza is giving back to those who support small businesses as they reopen. Starting June 1st, customers making a purchase at any locally-owned-and-operated business in the district and get a free medium 1-topping pizza.
Read MoreDue to public health concerns surrounding COVID-19, many of Downtown Rutland’s businesses are taking extra precautions to keep the community safe. This includes changes to hours, offering additional services or reducing current services, extra cleaning precautions, and more. Please refer to the list below for possible changes in regular schedules. With everyone rapidly changing their current offerings, we suggest checking with each business for the most up-to-date information or changes.
Read MoreWalking up the stairs at 11 Cottage Street is just an introduction to the blood-pumping classes and equipment at The Gymnasium, a locally owned fitness and wellness center in Downtown Rutland.
Read MoreStep into 5 Center Street and you’ll find a nostalgic paradise full of bins of records, cases of jewelry, and racks of tie dye tees. Brightly-colored tapestries and posters line the walls while the soft sound of classic rock and jam bands permeate the room.
Read MoreBarre and Rutland, two cities with extraordinary stone history, are equally busy building new monuments to create sculpture walks for their communities.
Read MoreImagine walking into a store filled with organic and locally grown products everywhere you look. This is the reality at the Rutland Area Food Co-op located at 77 Wales Street in downtown Rutland. I had the wonderful pleasure of taking a trip over to this community-owned business and talking with the General Manager, TJ Allen.
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