Old North End Arts & Business Network

07/06/2026

Don't miss the July 9 ONE Community Dinner! We'll meet candidates for statewide offices* while enjoying a delicious meal of veggie burgers, summer salads, and strawberry shortcake - yum! Music by Ana Ruesink & Alli Cooper-Ellis, kids art activities, and great company.
With thanks to Guest Chef Joanna Dawson/, Intervale Community Farm Cooperative, Diggers' Mirth Veggie Truck, City Market/Onion River Food Co-Op, and Champlain Housing Trust.
*Please note that there will NOT be a regular Ward 2 NPA - Burlington VT meeting this month. Instead, candidates for office will join us for dinner. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the fine folks seeking to represent us and share your ideas and concerns. For more info about the August 11 primary, visit https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Elections and the ballots by party are here: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/192/Sample-Ballots-Warnings-Notices
IMPORTANT: State primary ballots WILL NOT be mailed out to all voters. If you would like to request this ballot be mailed to you, please request one online at https://vote.vermont.gov/ or call the Burlington City Clerk’s office at (802) 865-7000.

06/10/2026

I'll be making a presentation on the "Black History of the Old North End" at 7:05pm tomorrow evening at our Ward 2 gathering! Please join us for a free, delicious meal at 5:30 (Guest Chef Latha Mangipudi will help the volunteer crew create a Dosa Masala Meal) and stay for the meeting that begins at 6:30...agenda is posted below. Eat good food, chat with current and/or new friends, hear updates about what's happening in the City and State. And please help spread the word. Thank you!

CivicClerk events and agendas for citizens

06/06/2026

We're looking forward to the June 11 ONE Community Dinner and Ward 2 NPA - Burlington VT and hope to see you there!
Join us for a delicious veggie-powered Indian meal created by guest Chef Latha Mangipudi and the Community Dinner volunteers, with thanks to Aromas of India. Harold Kaplan will provide music during dinner and there will be arts activities for the kids. The Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly follows the meal -> agenda will be posted here: https://wards2and3npa.weebly.com/
As always, the ONE Community Dinner is FREE (with donations appreciated).
Thanks to Market, Diggers' Mirth Veggie Truck, Intervale Community Farm Cooperative, Champlain Housing Trust, CCTV & Town Meeting TV!

04/06/2026

Don't miss the next delicious veggie-powered meal and Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly this Thursday!
Keep your eye on https://wards2and3npa.weebly.com/agenda.html for this month's agenda. See you there!

03/07/2026

Coming up this Thursday! Join your neighbors for the Ward 2 NPA - Burlington VT and a yummy St. Patrick's Day-inspired dinner of Veggie Shepherd's Pie topped with Colcannon, Irish Soda Bread, Slaw, and Apple Cake with music by Ana Ruesink & Luci Simmons. Free, fun, and everyone is welcome!
Want to help out? We're looking for a few more clean-up superstars. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084BADAD22A2FF2-62504271-onecommunity #/

03/01/2026

PLEASE support the Bake Sales and "Help our Neighbors Food Drives" on Election Day, this Tuesday (March 3), at both Integrated Arts Academy At HO Wheeler and Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Elementary From 7:00am-7:00pm, Hilary Martin, volunteers and bakers, and I will have a bake sale and collect items for Feeding Champlain Valley at IAA. The Bake Sale supports the PTO so that kids can have some cool adventures, and purchases can be made by donation. And Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Elementary will be doing the same!

Feeding Champlain Valley is specifically hoping for: soap (both dish and personal use), shampoo, hair conditioner, cooking oil, diapers (any size), eggs, potatoes, and tomatoes. Other items consistently requested are: canned proteins (chicken, beef, fish), peanut butter, cereal & oatmeal, canned fruits and veggies, pasta & sauce, rices, shelf-stable milk & juice, toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, body soap & washes, menstrual products), and baby food.

Here's the poster made by Hilary's daughter, Harriet, so please help us spread the word. Thank you very much for your support!

02/10/2026

Hi Neighbors, Tomorrow, Feb 11th, is Crossing Guard Appreciation Day! So please make a card, say thank you to a person who keeps our kids safe, some gesture that makes them feel cherished. At Integrated Arts Academy At HO Wheeler, they are John Hollowlegs and Martha. Not sure who folks are at other street crossings and Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Elementary, but please spread the word and the love. Thank you!

01/05/2026

Kick off the New Year with your neighbors and a delicious veggie-powered meal, followed by the Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (Ward 2 NPA - Burlington VT) this Thursday, Jan. 8 at the ONE Community Center, 20 Allen St.
Free - Fun - Family-friendly!
Ward 2 NPA Agenda: https://wards2and3npa.weebly.com/
With thanks to the awesome volunteer crew and the fine folks at Intervale Community Farm Cooperative City Market Champlain Housing Trust ONE Good Deed Fund

https://onecommunitydinner.weebly.com/

12/09/2025

Join your Old North End neighbors and friends old and new this Thursday, 5:30-8:30pm at the ONE Community Center, 20 Allen St. for the Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly and Community Dinner!
The free holiday-themed meal includes Potato Kugel, Hearty Butternut Squash Soup, Cheery Quinoa & Kale Salad, and Apple Cider Donut Cake - yum!
Dinner is 5:30-6:30pm, with music by Ben Wang, followed by the Ward 2 NPA at 6:30pm.
On the NPA Agenda: Public Forum, Community Vote for Apartheid-Free Resolution, Overdose Prevention Center update, Ward 2 NPA budget vote, Listening Session with State Legislators, and Door prize drawing. More info and Zoom link: https://wards2and3npa.weebly.com/agenda.html

With thanks to the awesome Community Dinner volunteer team, Intervale Community Farm Cooperative, Diggers' Mirth Veggie Truck, City Market, Mascoma Bank, Champlain Housing Trust, and the ONE Good Deed Fund