Henry Padnos, Opinion Columnist
• September 17, 2025
The City of Burlington is currently facing a debilitating housing crisis.
In 2024, Burlington’s rental vacancy rate was only 2.2%. As of 2022, 31% of Burlington renters were paying 50% or more of...
Maya Surrenti, Culture Staff Writer
• February 6, 2023
UVM is on an upward trend towards becoming a more competitive, reputed institution. But with growth there are always some growing pains.
The University of Vermont saw a record number of applicants...
One year ago, the Burlington Police Department announced a mass eviction of the more than 40 residents of the Sears Lane houseless encampment, a tent city occupying public land in Burlington’s South...
As UVM students compete with immigrants and refugees for the same types of housing, housing accessibility for new Americans in the city is threatened, Chittenden District Senator Christopher Pearson said.
Fifty-eight...
Burlington may be on a path to creating both affordable and eco-friendly places to live.
The Cambrian Rise Project on North Avenue, a housing development project to revitalize the North End, was...
Students dealing with landlord issues can turn to a UVM program.
The Consumer Assistance Program is a joint program between UVM and the Vermont attorney general’s office that can be a resource for students...
Tension remains between student and permanent residents in Burlington, which was a significant issue during this year’s Burlington city council elections, residents say.
Noise is one of the largest...
