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Community NewsDowntown RutlandDecember 11, 2019

VSO: Delivering the excellence in holiday pops

Tipton will conduct the VSO Holiday Pops concerts in “that perfect balance” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Barre Opera House; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at Burlington’s Flynn Center; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland.

How to: Plan an Event in Downtown Rutland

Merchant NewsDowntown RutlandDecember 2, 2019Event Planning, Downtown Rutland, Event Planning Guide, Rutland VT, Rutland City

Vermont Actors to perform Oscar Wilde

Community NewsDowntown RutlandNovember 30, 2019Vermont Actors' Repertory Theatre, Oscar Wilde, Theatre

Hundreds Expected to Shop Small at the Holiday Stroll

Community NewsDowntown RutlandNovember 27, 2019Holiday Stroll, Santa, Tree Lighting, Downtown Rutland, Depot Park, Rutland Free Library, Small Business Saturday, Mayor Dave Allaire, Sales, Holiday

Rutland celebrates 60 years of Halloween parade

The Rutland Halloween Parade celebrated 60 years of float making and community fun in Downtown Rutland on Saturday, October 26th, 2019.

Fall Sip & Shop Packs Downtown Businesses

Over 270 people visited Downtown Rutland on Thursday, October 3rd for the Fall Sip + Shop. The event featured 17 locally owned businesses hosting tastings of 19 Vermont brands over the span of 3 hours.

Downtown Rutland becomes giant playground

"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.

Escape Room opens Downtown

Stephen and Anna Montanez, owners of Vermont Truffle Company, opened “The Escape Room” in the vacant space above their Center Street shop last weekend. Escape rooms offer guests a set amount of time to solve a series of puzzles.

How to: Add an Event to Your Facebook Business Page

So, you’re participating in a downtown event with your business - how do you promote it? Downtown Rutland events typically involve multiple businesses from the district as well as a multi-faceted marketing approach from the Downtown Rutland Partnership, so it’s important to promote your business correctly.

Merchant NewsDowntown RutlandAugust 1, 2019Facebook, How To, Social Media Marketing, Tutorial

Downtown Rutland Seeks Consultant

The City of Rutland is seeking a qualified consultant to conduct a market analysis and strategic plan for the Special Benefits District of Downtown Rutland, VT.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandAugust 1, 2019

Timco Jewelers Inspires Creativity & Community

From a young age, Tim Schneller, owner of Timco Jewelers and Goldsmiths, found inspiration to create his own jewelry.

Rutland Landlord Partners With Artists to Spur Creative Economy

The 77ART Residency was born out of an unusual alliance between Rutland businessman and property owner Mark Foley Jr. and retired Castleton University art professor and artist William Ramage. The residency is only the latest way in which Foley — with Ramage's help — is turning empty commercial spaces into places to create and exhibit contemporary art, at virtually no cost to the artists themselves.

Plenty of Potential on West Street

Jessi Travers loves her downtown building at 146 West Street and it shows. Although she rents the space that is home to her consignment clothing business, Unlimited Potential, that hasn’t stopped Travers from investing in its future and the future of her business.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJuly 17, 2019Unlimited Potential, Downtown Grant

Christian Aaron Mendoza’s ‘Exactitude’: Bridging the modern, primitive and organic

Rutland’s Alley Gallery is presenting Brooklyn artist Chris Mendoza. The exhibit, “Exactitude,” is a glimpse of the artist finding, developing and evolving his art sensibility. The diversity of Mendoza’s work makes “Exactitude” a big experience for viewers.

Rutland City firefighters to take part in Storytime

This year’s Friday Night Live Storytime will feature members of the Rutland City Fire Department reading from their favorite children’s books.

Friday Night Live: Free music, fun and games on tap

Friday Night Live will see Center Street in the city closed to traffic from 5 to 10 p.m. so people can enjoy music, food and games, said Nikki Hindman, marketing and events coordinator for the Downtown Rutland Partnership.

Don't be a Stranger to Strangefellows

If you’re looking for Rutland’s sense of community, you’ll find it at Strangefellows Pub. Located at 13 Evelyn Street in Downtown Rutland, Joe Sharps opened Strangefellows four and a half years ago with the goal of creating a reasonable place for locals to visit.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJune 28, 2019Downtown Rutland, Joe Sharps, Strangefellows Pub

Downtown named one of top 14 places to visit in Vermont

New England Cable News (NECN) recently listed Downtown Rutland as a can’t-miss place to visit on vacation in Vermont during their 2019 vacation week trip to the Green Mountain State. Their list included a range of activities around the state, including mountain biking destinations, hikes to waterfalls, and the best spots for foodies and artisan beverage connoisseurs.

New Home, New Patio: Roots Grows in the Marketplace Park

Billings opened Roots in 2011 on Wales Street in downtown Rutland. Roots gained popularity with a farm fresh menu and creative, original entrees, drawing patrons from in-and-out of state. After its move in December, Roots opened with twice the seats in the Center Street Marketplace Park on Washington Street, where Billings describes it as “bigger and better.”