Good morning, Burlington.

Church Street Marketplace is hosting its 46th Annual Sidewalk Sale from August 5 to August 9 with major discounts and fun events — including mini golf, live music, and games — at various downtown locations.

Shoppers enjoy local deals and special promotions as they explore the lively event.

Burlington artist Paige Hurley has been drawing weekly one-page sketches showing acts of kindness for four weeks.

Her work is on display at Speeder and Earl’s Coffee on Pine Street today — and she plans to keep collecting uplifting stories.

South End residents met Wednesday at a biking safety forum near Shiloh's memorial (about 500 feet away) to share suggestions for safer crosswalks and routes after the fatal e‑bike crash at Pine and Locust Street; city officials said the feedback will help guide long‑term planning.

Kelly Brush, founder of the Kelly Brush Foundation, leads efforts to help people with spinal cord injuries secure adaptive sports equipment and maintain active lifestyles.

Her foundation will host an annual ride on Sept. 12 in Middlebury to build a supportive community.

BETA Technologies and EXIM Bank have announced plans to expand their financing with up to $1 billion (targeting a doubling of manufacturing capacity in South Burlington).

The proposed funding will support capital expenditures and add hundreds of aerospace jobs over the coming years.

Publisher Paula Routly visited St. Albans after local readers revealed top picks in the Seven Daysies best-of guide (including winners and finalists among local shops and eateries).

Her tour highlighted the town’s creative and resilient business spirit near the U.S.-Canada border.

Rokeby Museum is hosting its annual Pie and Ice Cream Social on Aug.

9 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Ferrisburgh where visitors will enjoy homemade pie, ice cream for sale, self-guided tours, lawn games, raffle baskets, and live music by Erik and Erica Andrus.

BDCC's SoVT Get on Board program trains emerging local leaders with four live sessions on Oct 3, 17, Nov 7 and 14 in Southern Vermont towns.

A free webinar is scheduled Sept 2 at noon and applications are accepted until Sept 26.

State officials and developers plan to build the Green Mountain Youth Center at the end of Meadowland Drive for 14 troubled youth.

Neagley and Chase Construction will complete the $25,900,000 project by June next year in South Burlington (the third facility since Woodside Juvenile Detention Center closed in 2020).

UVM Health presented its revised budget to regulators this week, outlining cost cuts, layoffs & fewer traveling staff under new CEO Stephen Leffler while asking for cost metric exemptions and forecasting losses at Burlington and Berlin hospitals with profits expected for New York facilities as the fiscal year starts Oct. 1.

Chef Doug Paine launched a retrospective menu at The Harborvale hotel in Burlington to rebrand the former Courtyard with improved lake views and reserved seating for walk-ins.

The upscale restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily (serving pasta, rotisserie chicken, and grilled steak) for locals to enjoy.